Section: Africa&ME
Nemtsov girlfriend says threatened: Ukraine
Nemtsov, an outspoken critic of Russian President Putin was shot and killed last Friday near the… …read more Source:...
Russian troops dying in ‘large numbers’ in eastern Ukraine: Nato
Russian officials on Thursday dismissed a claim by the United States that Moscow has sent “thousands” of troops to fight alongside pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine. …read more Source: Khaleej...
Ukraine’s Coal Pits Dangerous in Peacetime, Deadlier in War
DONETSK—Ivan Lazarenko, one of those pulled out alive after an explosion at a mine near the front line in rebel-held east Ukraine killed 33 workers, lay in hospital on Thursday, still unconscious and in bandages.If he recovers, it will not be the first time this… …read more Source:...
NATO Official: Putin’s Suppression to Blame for Nemtsov’s Death
RIGA, LATVIA—Vladimir Putin is seeking to turn Ukraine into a failed state while silencing dissent at home, a top NATO official said on Thursday, suggesting the Russian President was ultimately responsible for the murder of Kremlin… …read more Source:...
US lawmakers ask Obama to send arms to Ukraine
Speaker of the House John Boehner and a group of US lawmakers are asking President Barack Obama to send arms to Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Report: Human Rights Deteriorating in Annexed Crimea
Human rights conditions have deteriorated in Crimea since its annexation by Russia last year… …read more Source:...
News24.com | Death toll in Ukraine mine blast reaches 32
Officials in a separatist rebel-held city in east Ukraine say the death toll from an accidental explosion at a coal mine has risen to 32. …read more Source:...
Report: Human Rights in Annexed Crimea Deteriorating
Published March 05, 2015 A new report by Freedom House and the Atlantic Council of the United States says the human rights situation in Crimea has deteriorated since the peninsula was annexed by Russia in March of last year. The report says the …read more Source:...
Officials to Ukraine Peace Deal to Discuss Next Steps
Senior Russian, Ukrainian, German and French officials will meet in Berlin on Friday to discuss eastern Ukraine and the next steps needed toward implementing a peace accord struck three weeks ago in Minsk, Germany’s foreign minister said. “Of course we cannot be satisfied with the speed of the implementation of the Minsk accord, but we have...
Ukraine to boost number of soldiers to 250,000
Ukrainian parliament approves bill on increasing number of soldiers in country’s armed forces. …read more Source: Anadolu...
