Section: Turkey
Former Russian lawmaker shot dead in Ukraine
Ukrainian police say former Russian lawmaker Denis Voronenkov has been shot and killed in Kiev. Ukrainian police said Voronenkov was shot dead Thursday by an unidentified gunman at the entrance of an…Click To Continue …read more Source: Daily...
Arms depot explodes in Ukraine, Kiev blames ‘sabotage’
Ukraine’s security services said they had opened an investigation into a suspected act of “diversion”. …read more Source: World...
Warehouse holding 138,000 tonnes of ammunition on fire in Ukraine
The Ukrainian military said unknown saboteurs blew up a warehouse storing tank ammunition at a military base in the east of the country early on Thursday, but nobody was hurt. The base, which contained…Click To Continue …read more Source: Daily...
Ukraine bars Russia’s 2017 Eurovision candidate to country over Crimea visit
Ukraine has barred Russia’s entry for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest from entering the country over a past performance in Russia-annexed Crimea, the Ukrainian security service (SBU) said Wednesday. “The…Click To Continue …read more Source: Daily...
Ukraine central bank warns of steep hit from trade blockade
The bank warned that it now expects GDP to grow 1.9 percent this year, down from its previous forecast of 2.8 percent, after an estimated 1.8 percent growth in 2016. …read more Source: World...
Three years of illegal Crimea occupation by Russia
It’s now been three years since Russia’s illegal occupation of Crimea …read more Source: World...
Trade war drives fresh wedge between Ukraine and rebels
The sudden collapse in trade ties between the two sides has sparked fears among Kiev’s Western allies that it will now be even harder to make peace in Ukraine, with a European-brokered plan to end the conflict long stalled. …read more Source: World...
Putin says Merkel to visit Russia on May 2
Merkel has been the main mediator with Putin over the crisis in Ukraine that has seen Moscow seize the Crimea peninsula and back a separatist insurgency in the east of the country. …read more Source: World...
European Parliament urges Russia to free prisoners over Crimea issue
The European Parliament on Thursday urged Moscow to free without delay Ukrainian “political prisoners” linked to the situation in Crimea. MEPs “call on Russia to release without further delay all illegally…Click To Continue …read more Source: Daily...
Turkey, Ukraine agree on passport-free travel
Citizens of both countries will only need to present their national ID cards according to agreement …read more Source: Anadolu...
