Section: Africa&ME
Putin orders Russia govt response to sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has ordered the government to develop measures in response to Western sanctions. …read more Source:...
Moscow may force European airlines to fly around Russia
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev threatened on Tuesday to retaliate for the grounding of a subsidiary of national airline Aeroflot because of EU sanctions …read more Source: Gulf...
UN warns of ‘massive exodus’ from Ukraine
UN alarmed by sharp rise of displaced people due to fighting in the country’s restive east. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine says rebels fired on unarmed troops
The soldiers were making their way back to Ukraine after being forced by separatist fire to flee into Russia, Kiev says. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine urges rebels to let civilians flee
Civilians are increasingly caught in the crossfire of civil war as the army marches on rebel-held Donetsk. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine soldiers cross over to Russia
MOSCOW — A Russian border security official said more than 400 Ukrainian soldiers crossed into Russia, according to a report from the Interfax news agency. It wasn’t immediately clear why the soldiers entered Russia, with both sides giving conflicting accounts. The Russian official said the soldiers deserted the Kiev government and th...
Russia announces air defence exercise near Ukraine
Russia has announced large-scale air defence exercises along the border with Ukraine, further raising military tensions in the region. …read more Source:...
Malaysian experts expected at MH17 crash site
Malaysian experts will visit the site of the downed flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine for the first time, joining Dutch and Australian police as they continued combing the area for remains. …read more Source:...
Germany scraps $140m arms deal with Russia
Germany has stopped a major deal to provide a fully equipped training camp to Russian forces due to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, the government says. …read more Source:...
Hundreds of Ukraine troops cross into Russia
Military says soldiers forced into Russia by rebel fire, while other reports say the troops “abandoned Kiev”. …read more Source: AL...
