Section: Africa&ME
Putin ensures Ukraine-born Neustadter can play for Russia at Euros
Russian president Vladimir Putin has given the green light for defender Roman Neustadter, who was born in Ukraine, to play for Russia at the Euro 2016 soccer finals by approving his passport. …read more Source: The Sunday...
EU faces ‘difficult’ talks on Russia sanctions: Germany
Germany says the EU is facing difficult talks on extending sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine due to the increased resistance of some member states, according to an interview released Thursday …read more Source: The Daily...
Savchenko returns to Ukraine after Moscow, Kiev exchange prisoners
Russia has freed a Ukrainian pilot as part of a prisoner swap between Kiev and Moscow. …read more Source:...
Watch Russia’s Pytliviy warship set sail for Syria coast
Watch Russia’s Pytliviy warship depart the Crimean Peninsula’s port of Sevastopol to join the battle against terrorism in Syria. …read more Source:...
Woman Ukrainian pilot returns home
MOSCOW: When war broke out in eastern Ukraine, pilot Nadezhda Savchenko left her hometown to join the fight against Russia-backed separatists. Nearly two years after she was captured, then tried and convicted in Russia, she returned home to a rapturous welcome in Kiev. Over the past two years, Savchenko became both Ukraine’s national hero...
Lonely Planet: This is the best place to visit in Europe
Leading travel resource site, Lonely Planet has released its annual list of best places to visit in Europe and Peloponnese emerged top on the list. It’s the summer season – let the travelling begin people!The sun is finally out in the northern hemisphere, and folks are ready to soak it all in alongside friends and loved ones.Leading...
Moscow frees Ukrainian pilot under prisoner swap deal
Ukrainian military pilot Savchenko arrives in Kiev after release; 2 released Russian soldiers reportedly en route to Moscow …read more Source: Anadolu...
News24.com | Freed pilot arrives in Ukraine to hero’s welcome
Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko has returned home to a hero’s welcome after nearly two years in a Russian prison. …read more Source:...
Nadezhda Savchenko calls on Russians to defy regime
Nadezhda Savchenko, jailed over deaths of two Russian journalists, returns to Ukraine after prisoner swap. …read more Source: AL...
EU welcomes ‘overdue’ Savchenko release
The EU welcomed the “overdue” release by Russia of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko Wednesday, saying all sides should build on it to end the conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
