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Missile confirmed to have downed Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17
Oct13

Missile confirmed to have downed Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17

Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 crashed as a result of a Russian-made Buk missile, the Dutch Safety Board says, the BBC reports. The missile hit the front left of the plane causing other parts to break off, it said in a final report into the July 2014 disaster, which killed 298 people. The report does not say who fired the missile, but says...

MH17 Ukraine disaster: Dutch to report on cause
Oct13

MH17 Ukraine disaster: Dutch to report on cause

The Dutch Safety Board is to publish a final report on why Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 broke up over Ukraine in 2014, killing all 298 on board. Preliminary findings say it … …read more Source:...

YanAir to operate regular Kyiv-Yerevan-Kyiv flights
Oct12

YanAir to operate regular Kyiv-Yerevan-Kyiv flights

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“Transaero” cancels October 13 flight to Yerevan
Oct12

“Transaero” cancels October 13 flight to Yerevan

Flights to a number of Russian cities, as well as Yerevan, Kiev, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, London, Paris, Rome, Vienna, Istanbul, Ho Chi Minh, Dubai have been cancelled. …read more Source:...

“Armenia may suffer from the Russian-Turkish conflict”
Oct12

“Armenia may suffer from the Russian-Turkish conflict”

Political analyst about the escalation of the Russian-Turkish relations Russia’s political return to the Middle East worries Turkey. A few days ago, breaking the Turkish border by the Russian aircraft further exacerbated the situation. Turkey intimidates to abandon the purchase of Russian gas, as well as announcing that it would cease some...

Russia’s Gazprom resumes supplies to Ukraine
Oct12

Russia’s Gazprom resumes supplies to Ukraine

Russia lowered the price to the same level granted to neighboring countries, from $251 per 1,000 cubic meters to about $230. …read more Source:...

Stories from Balkans, Latin America, Ukraine Win Shining Light Award
Oct11

Stories from Balkans, Latin America, Ukraine Win Shining Light Award

First place was awarded to two series: “Unholy Alliances,” on Montenegro as a Mafia state, by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project; and “Empire of Ashes,” by Brazil’s Gazeta do Povo, on tobacco smuggling and organized crime in South America. …read more Source:...

Ukraine: Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s Ally Accused of Graft
Oct10

Ukraine: Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s Ally Accused of Graft

Ukraine’s Ihor Kotvitsky, a lawmaker from Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s People’s Front party, has been accused of corruption for allegedly moving US$ 40 million to an offshore company through Ukraine’s state-owned Oshchadbank. …read more Source:...

Turkey threatens Russia
Oct10

Turkey threatens Russia

After the operations of Russia in Syria, President of Turkey Erdogan announced that Ankara may look for alternatives in its projects of imports of natural gas and construction of nuclear power plant. Turkey is one of the largest importers of Russian gas, the two countries have come to an agreement to build “Turkish stream” gas pipeline, which is...

Commission chief Juncker: EU must improve Russia ties
Oct09

Commission chief Juncker: EU must improve Russia ties

The EU must restore a “practical relationship” with Russia and not let the US “dictate” that policy, BBC cited the European Commission chief as saying. Jean-Claude Juncker criticised US President Barack Obama’s description of Russia as merely “a regional power”. EU-US sanctions were imposed on Russia because of its intervention in Ukraine....