Section: Africa&ME
Erdogan’s antics keep Russia on its toes
Turkey’s president takes actions that sometimes seem like self-sabotage, like surprising Moscow with his recent statements on the Crimean Peninsula and his decision to complicate Russia’s export procedures. …read more Source:...
Activist threatened for opposing Ukraine city’s honoring of Nazi SS officer
A street was named for Dmytro Paliiv, a commander of the Galician SS division, a German-led unit comprising Ukrainian volunteers The post Activist threatened for opposing Ukraine city’s honoring of Nazi SS officer appeared first on The Times of Israel. …read more Source: The Times of...
Activist threatened for opposing Ukraine city’s honoring of Nazi officer
One of the threats made against Voroniak was on Facebook, where a user wrote to him: “Be afraid of your own shadow. Death to the enemies,” the news site reported. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Ukraine’s Education Law Specifically Targets Russian Language – Russian Senator
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Ukraine’s recently adopted education language law was initially aimed at violating the rights of the Russian-speaking minority, which is confirmed by the fact that EU member states’ languages have seen significant concessions, the chairman of the Russian parliament’s upper house’s Foreign Affairs...
eNCA | Ukraine says cyber attack may strike in next few days
Ukraine’s state security service SBU and the state-run Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) said the attack could take place 13-17 October. …read more Source:...
How Ukraine Turned into Arms Dealer
The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) together with the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network revealed a scheme of weapons supply to the terrorists of ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra. There is no secret that the U.S. provides the so-called moderate opposition and Kurdish militia in Syria with arms and ammunition most of which are...
Relatives admit existence of Russia’s ‘Wagner mercenary army’ in Syria
As Russia counts the cost of victories in Syria two years after the start of its overt military intervention, there is apparent surprise at the news that two fighters from a Russian mercenary unit have been killed by Daesh. The Defence Ministry in Moscow immediately denied the news, stressing that there are no Russian prisoners of war in Syria....
Moscow: Russia assails US over flag removals amid consulate dispute
The United States in August ordered Russia to close its San Francisco consulate and two other installations. Moscow has lodged a protest with Washington over the removal of Russian flags from two of its closed diplomatic missions in the United States, the foreign ministry said Thursday.”Yesterday we learned about a new hostile act of the US...
North Korea Recognizes Crimea as Part of Russia
According to the statement, the North Korean Foreign Ministry marked its position on the issue at the UN vote and considers Crimea as an “integral part of the Russian Federation.” Pyongyang has also said it recognizes the Kuril Islands as Russian territory. “The publishing house “Scientific Encyclopedia” released a new political Atlas of the...
Crimea Chose to Join Russia, Compensation to Kiev ‘Out of Question’ – German MP
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Crimea’s reunification with Russia was based on the decision of its residents, so Ukraine should not receive any compensation for the territory that seceded after a referendum, Maurer told Sputnik on Wednesday. “Compensation is out of the question. The topic should be closed once and forever,” Maurer, who has been on a...
