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Western Sanctions ‘Severely’ Harming Russia: Vladimir Putin
President Vladimir Putin acknowledged today in an interview with German daily Bild that Western economic sanctions over the Ukraine crisis are affecting Russia. …read more Source:...
Hackers Used Malware To Confuse Utility In Ukraine Outage: Report
Hackers likely caused a December 23 electricity outage in Ukraine by remotely switching breakers to cut power, after installing malware to prevent technicians from detecting the attack, according to a… …read more Source:...
Dutch Investigators To Study Citizen Journalism Probe Into MH17
Dutch prosecutors said on Sunday they would “seriously study” claims by citizen journalists to have identified Russian soldiers implicated in the crash of flight MH17, shot down over eastern Ukraine i… …read more Source:...
Russian Blogger Jailed For Five Years For Pro-Ukraine Posts
A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced a blogger to five years in a Siberian penal colony for “inciting hatred and extremism” by posting videos online criticising pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine, i… …read more Source:...
Children Replace Lawmakers in Ukraine’s Often-Rowdy Parliament
The Ukrainian parliament, better known for its frequent fistfights, today replaced its rowdy deputies with children – but only for one day. …read more Source:...
Russia Not Pondering Sanctions Against Ukraine, Vladimir Putin Says
President Vladimir Putin said today Russia was not planning to impose sanctions against Ukraine after Moscow slashed its free trade agreement with Kiev as it is set to enter a similar deal with Brusse… …read more Source:...
Ukrainian Minister, Governor In ‘Street-Style’ Spat
The spokesman for Ukraine’s President has upbraided the country’s Interior Minister and the Odessa Governor for a water-throwing and insult-laced clash during a meeting of the National Reform Council. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Lawmaker Manhandles Prime Minister In Rowdy Parliament Scenes
Fighting broke out among members of Ukraine’s ruling coalition in parliament today after a member of President Petro Poroshenko’s bloc physically picked up Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk and pulled h… …read more Source:...
Joe Biden In Ukraine To Push Reforms, Reaffirm US Support
US Vice President Joe Biden meets Ukrainian leaders today to kickstart their drive against corruption and reassure them of Western support in the face of the current focus on Syria. …read more Source:...
Joe Biden Visits War-Scarred Ukraine to Reaffirm US Support
US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Kiev late Sunday to reassure its pro-Western leaders that Washington remains committed to Ukraine despite stepped-up efforts to work with Russia against Islamic … …read more Source:...
