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Vladimir Putin to be Notable Absence From Ukraine Crisis Talks in Berlin
Aug22

Vladimir Putin to be Notable Absence From Ukraine Crisis Talks in Berlin

The heads of Germany and France will meet Kiev’s pro-Western leader in Berlin on Monday for Ukrainian crisis talks most notable for their diplomatically-charged exclusion of Russia’s Vladimir Putin. …read more Source:...

Putin to be notable absence from Ukraine crisis talks in Berlin
Aug22

Putin to be notable absence from Ukraine crisis talks in Berlin

The heads of Germany and France will meet Kiev’s pro-Western leader in Berlin on Monday for Ukrainian crisis talks most notable for their diplomatically-charged exclusion of Russia’s Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: The Times of...

7 die, 31 survive as planes crash midair over Slovakia
Aug20

7 die, 31 survive as planes crash midair over Slovakia

The burning debries of a light aircraft photographed near the village of Cerveny Kamen, Slovakia Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015. (Source: AP) Two planes carrying dozens of parachutists collided in midair Thursday over western Slovakia, killing seven people, officials said. Thirty-one others on board survived by jumping out with their parachutes. The...

Four Ukrainian servicemen killed, 14 wounded in past 24 hours: military
Aug20

Four Ukrainian servicemen killed, 14 wounded in past 24 hours: military

Four Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and 14 wounded in fighting with pro-Russian rebels in the past 24 hours, military spokesman Oleksander Motuzyanyk said on Thursday.Increased violen… …read more Source: The...

Vladimir Putin Says ‘Glad’ to Give US Boxing Star Russian Passport
Aug19

Vladimir Putin Says ‘Glad’ to Give US Boxing Star Russian Passport

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said he would be glad to grant a request for Russian citizenship from US boxer Roy Jones Jr as the multiple world champion visited Russian-annexed Crimea. …read more Source:...

Russia wants Germany, France to pressure Kiev over east Ukraine peace plan
Aug19

Russia wants Germany, France to pressure Kiev over east Ukraine peace plan

Russia expects the leaders of Germany and France to put more pressure on Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to implement a the February peace plan for east Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The Times of...

Ukraine, Russia trade blame for sharp violence spike
Aug19

Ukraine, Russia trade blame for sharp violence spike

Ukraine’s pro-Western leadership and Russia traded blame on Tuesday for a sharp escalation in violence that threatened to see all-out warfare return to the former Soviet nation’s separatist east. …read more Source: The Times of...

Vladimir Putin Dives in Mini-Sub to Shipwreck Off Crimea
Aug18

Vladimir Putin Dives in Mini-Sub to Shipwreck Off Crimea

Russian President Vladimir Putin burnished his action man image on Tuesday by diving down in a mini-submarine to explore a shipwreck off the coast of the Crimea peninsula that Moscow seized from Ukrai… …read more Source:...

Ukraine violence: 9 dead as shelling increases in eastern Ukraine
Aug18

Ukraine violence: 9 dead as shelling increases in eastern Ukraine

Ukraine fighting: A woman visit her apartment damaged after shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. At least seven civilians and two Ukrainian troops were killed overnight today in eastern Ukraine as shelling from the warring sides intensified. The fighting between Russia-backed separatist rebels and Ukrainian government troops in...

Fierce Ukraine clashes kill 10
Aug18

Fierce Ukraine clashes kill 10

European Union and the United Nations have expressed alarm over a spike in violence in east Ukraine that claimed 10 lives as Russia warned Kiev could be preparing a fresh offensive. …read more Source: The Times of...