Section: NDTV (India)
Vladimir Putin Makes Surprise Visit to Crimea After Power Shortages
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday made a surprise visit to Crimea, inaugurating an undersea cable project to bring a new power supply to the strategic Black Sea peninsula. …read more Source:...
Russia Unlikely to Meet Ukraine Peace Deal Deadline, NATO Says
NATO’s top commander warned today there was little chance that Russia would meet a year-end deadline for a peace deal in eastern Ukraine, saying the calmer situation there did not mean the end of the … …read more Source:...
On Ukraine’s Front Lines, US-Supplied Equipment is Falling Apart
The United States has delivered more than $260 million in non-lethal military equipment to help the government of Ukraine in its fight against a Russian-backed insurgency, but some of the U.S.-supplie… …read more Source:...
Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin Discuss Syria, Ukraine at Climate Change Summit: White House
US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the Syria crisis and the situation in Ukraine during a meeting Monday on the sidelines of the climate summit in Paris, a White … …read more Source:...
Dutch Policeman Held for Online Sale of MH17 ‘Souvenirs’
Dutch police have suspended an officer who tried to sell online souvenirs said to have come from the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 shot down over war-torn Ukraine last year. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Halts Russian Gas Purchases, Closes Its Airspace
Tensions between Moscow and Kiev ratched up further today as Ukraine decided to stop buying gas from Russia and closed its airspace to its giant eastern neighbour’s airlines. …read more Source:...
Eastern Europe Fears Closer French-Russian Ties Amid Ukraine Crisis
Several Eastern European countries are becoming increasingly worried that the West may abandon Ukraine in return for Russian backing in Syria, as Paris, Moscow and Washington develop closer ties in th… …read more Source:...
Crimea Blackout After Power Lines ‘Blown Up’
Crimea declared a state of emergency on Sunday after its main electricity power lines from Ukraine were blown up, leaving the Russian-annexed peninsula in darkness after the second such attack in a ma… …read more Source:...
Russia Makes Proposal to IMF on Kiev’s $3 Billion Debt to Moscow: Minister
Russia has made a proposal to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over its $3-billion debt dispute with Ukraine, the country’s finance minister said at the G20 Summit today. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Bans Workplace Discrimination Against Gays
Ukraine’s parliament today finally banned discrimination against gays in the workplace during a heated session on legislation that could open the door to visa-free travel to much of the EU in 2016. …read more Source:...
