Section: Africa&ME
Kremlin critic Voronenkov killed in Kyiv
Russian opposition politician Denis Voronenkov has been shot dead in Kyiv. He was a key witness in a case against former Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych. …read more Source:...
Putin: Kremlin hopes Kiev’s Eurovision ban ‘will be reconsidered’
The Kremlin said Thursday that it hoped Kiev would reconsider its decision to ban a Russian singer from the Eurovision Song Contest over a past performance in Russia-annexed Crimea. The Kremlin said Thursday that it hoped Kiev would reconsider its decision to ban a Russian singer from the Eurovision Song Contest over a past performance in...
In Belarus: President allegedly orders arrest of 17 opposition activists
A total of 17 opposition activists have been arrested in Belarus in recent days as authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko cracks down on opponents following a wave of major protests, a local rights group said Thursday. A total of 17 opposition activists have been arrested in Belarus in recent days as authoritarian President Alexander...
News24.com | Former Russian lawmaker shot dead in Ukraine
Former Russian lawmaker Denis Voronenkov has been shot and killed in Kiev in what the Ukrainian president described as an “act of state terrorism” by Russia. …read more Source:...
Maelfu ya watu wahamishwa kufuatia mlipuko kwenye ghala la silaha Ukraine
Karibu watu 20,000 wanahamishwa kufuatia misururu ya milipuko kwenye ghala kubwa la kuhifadhi silaha mashariki mwa Ukraine, kisa ambacho kimetajwa na maafisa kuwa cha hujuma. …read more Source:...
Former Russian lawmaker shot dead in Ukraine
Denis Voronenkov, who testified against Moscow’s policies, killed in what Kiev terms an ‘act of state terrorism’ …read more Source: The Times of...
Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘state terrorism’ after former MP shot
Ukraine accused Russia of “state terrorism” after a former Russian lawmaker and key witness in a treason case against former leader Viktor Yanukovich was shot dead in broad daylight outside a hotel in central Kiev on Thursday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Former Russian lawmaker shot dead in Kiev, police say
Critic of Vladimir Putin murdered in contract killing, police chief says …read more Source: Anadolu...
eNCA | Russia ex-MP killed in Kiev, Ukraine blames ‘state terrorism’
Kiev police chief Andriy Kryshchenko confirmed in televised comments that “the identity of the dead man has been established” as former Communist lawmaker Denis Voronenkov. …read more Source:...
Assailant who killed former Russian MP in Kiev dies: police spokesman
The assailant who killed a former Russian lawmaker outside a hotel in Kiev on Thursday has died in hospital, police spokesman Artiom Shevchenko said by phone …read more Source: The Daily...
