Section: Africa&ME
Putin orders alert for fleet
Tensions between Russia and the West have reached their worst level since the Cold War over the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: World...
More than 100 Germans fighting in Ukraine: report
At least 100 Germans citizens travelled to eastern Ukraine to join pro-Russian separatists, German weekly Welt am Sonntag reports …read more Source: World...
Putin mulled putting nuclear forces ‘on alert’ over Crimea
Putin describes hidden depths of Crimea crisis in documentary aired on Russian state TV …read more Source:...
Russia was ‘ready for nuclear alert’ over Crimea
Moscow was ready to put its nuclear forces on alert to ensure Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine last year, President Vladimir Putin has said in a pre-recorded documentary. Putin also said that Russia had saved the life of Ukraine’s former pro-Moscow president, Viktor Yanukovich, who he said had been in danger after...
Russia was ‘ready for nuclear alert’ over Crimea
Russian President Putin says he was ready to put the country’s nuclear forces on alert as he sought to annex Crimea. …read more Source: AL...
Putin mulled putting nuclear forces ‘on alert’ over Crimea
Unsure whether the West would intervene militarily to stop annexation, Putin was ready to face ‘the… …read more Source:...
One dead in Ukraine clashes despite de-escalation
KIEV: A pro-government militia member has been killed and a soldier injured in clashes between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists, despite a ceasefire, the militia and the army announced on Sunday. The Dnipro-1 militia said one of its fighters had been killed near Pisky village, close to the bombed-out airport of the eastern rebel hub...
Putin says Russia saved life of Yanukovich
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking in a pre-recorded film about Russia’s seizure of Crimea, said the life of Ukrainian former president Viktor Yanukovich was in danger as a result of the “revolution” that set out to seize power in Kiev. “For us it became clear and we received information that there were plans not only for...
More than 100 Germans fighting in Ukraine
At least 100 Germans citizens travelled to eastern Ukraine to join pro-Russian separatists, German weekly Welt am Sonntag reports …read more Source: Anadolu...
Russia to fete a year with Crimea back in the fold
Peninsula left Ukraine to join Russian state in takeover blasted as illegal in the West …read more Source:...
