Section: Africa&ME
Ukrainian pilot facing Russian prison goes on hunger strike
A volunteer pilot currently on trial for killing Russian civilians in the Ukraine conflict has said she will begin refusing food and water. She told the judge he would have to “deliver the verdict posthumously.” …read more Source:...
UN: Civilians suffering ‘abandonment’ and despair in eastern Ukraine
The United Nations has said the conflict in eastern Ukraine has left millions of civilians suffering from despair and isolation. The assessment comes as foreign ministers hold talks over a ceasefire in the region. …read more Source:...
Gazan terrorist planned to kidnap senior officer in Ukraine
Gazan terrorist living in Ukraine accused of several planned attacks, including an ISIS attack in Israel using wireless aircraft. …read more Source: Arutz...
Gazan indicted for planning attacks on Jews in Ukraine, Israel
Sami Haviv, 30, was charged in an indictment filed by the Southern District Attorney’s Office with several counts relating to terror activities. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Poll: 70% support 4th term for Putin
Public support for Vladimir Putin to serve another term as president has hit its highest level in four years, according to a poll. ||| Moscow – Public support for Vladimir Putin to serve another term as president has hit its highest level in four years, a survey by a state-run pollster showed on Thursday. Seventy-four percent of Russians...
Ukraine accuses rebels of using Grad missile launchers
The Ukrainian government Thursday accused Russian-backed rebels of using large-caliber weapons despite a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine that required both sides to pull back those arms …read more Source: The Daily...
Public support for Putin to serve another term hits highest level in four years – poll
Public support for Vladimir Putin to serve another term as president has hit its highest level in four years, a survey by a state-run pollster showed on Thursday. Seventy-four percent of Russians would vote to re-elect Putin as president, according to a poll by VTsIOM. Putin dominates state media in Russia and is widely expected to contest the...
Ukrainian pilot in Russia trial threatens hunger strike
Russia’s chief prosecutor has demanded 23 years of imprisonment and nearly one thousand U.S. dollars in fines for Ukrainian pilot and MP Nadiya Savchenko …read more Source: World...
Russia seeks 23 years in jail for Ukraine pilot
MOSCOW: Russia’s state prosecutor on Wednesday demanded a 23-year prison sentence for Ukrainian pilot and lawmaker Nadiya Savchenko who is accused of killing two Russian journalists in war-torn Ukraine. One of Savchenko’s lawyers, Mark Feigin, said the prosecution had also requested she pay a fine of 100,000 rubles ($1,350/1,250...
Ukrainian pilot, parliamentarian Nadezhda Savchenko on trial in Russia
After nearly two years in detention, the trial in Russia of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko is drawing to a close. She faces a long jail term for involvement in the murder of two Russian journalists in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
