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Russia accuses Britain of forcing out its diplomats
Aug06

Russia accuses Britain of forcing out its diplomats

Russia has accused the British government of forcing out its diplomats in violation of international law, saying it believes some of the country’s politicians have taken a strategic decision to worsen relations with Moscow. In a series of statements and interviews this week, the Russian embassy in London and its ambassador, Alexander...

France Says ‘Several’ Nations Interested in Mistral Warships
Aug06

France Says ‘Several’ Nations Interested in Mistral Warships

France’s defence minister said on Thursday that “several” countries had expressed an interest in buying its Mistral-class warships, after Paris refused to deliver them to Russia because of the Ukraine… …read more Source:...

4 Killed Ahead of New Ukraine Peace Talks
Aug03

4 Killed Ahead of New Ukraine Peace Talks

Ukraine on Monday reported the death of four soldiers in clashes with pro-Russian rebels that came only hours ahead of fresh talks on ending the 15-month separatist revolt. …read more Source:...

Putin wants to take over the whole of Europe: Ukraine President Poroshenko
Aug03

Putin wants to take over the whole of Europe: Ukraine President Poroshenko

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with government officials in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service) Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko today accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of wanting to take over the “whole of Europe” and potentially aiming his...

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Accuses Vladimir Putin of Wanting ‘Whole of Europe’
Aug03

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Accuses Vladimir Putin of Wanting ‘Whole of Europe’

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko today accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of wanting to take over the “whole of Europe” and potentially aiming his sights next at Finland and the Baltic… …read more Source:...

Putin puts Crimean archaeological site under federal control
Aug01

Putin puts Crimean archaeological site under federal control

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has placed a major archaeological site in Crimea under federal control following turmoil over the appointment of its director. The Kremlin said on Saturday that Putin ordered the area of the ancient Greek city of Chersonesus to be placed under federal oversight. The site is located just outside Sevastopol,...

Germany shelves Nazi crimes probe of U.S. man
Aug01

Germany shelves Nazi crimes probe of U.S. man

The decision came more than two years after The AP published a story establishing that Michael Karkoc commanded a unit in the SS-led Ukrainian Self Defence Legion. …read more Source: The...

Why Have we Been Put on Sanction List, Finland Ask US
Jul31

Why Have we Been Put on Sanction List, Finland Ask US

Finland has asked the United States to explain why two Finnish citizens and four enterprises have been slapped with sanctions over the conflict in Ukraine, the Finnish foreign ministry said today. …read more Source:...

Australia Prime Minister Slams ‘Outrageous’ Russian Flight MH17 Veto
Jul30

Australia Prime Minister Slams ‘Outrageous’ Russian Flight MH17 Veto

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said today Russia’s “outrageous” veto of a UN resolution to establish a special tribunal to try those who shot down flight MH17 over Ukraine reinforced concerns M… …read more Source:...

Debris found in Indian Ocean belongs to Boeing 777: US official
Jul30

Debris found in Indian Ocean belongs to Boeing 777: US official

The plane disappeared in March 2014 with 239 people on board. (Source: Reuters) Air safety investigators have a “high degree of confidence” that aircraft debris found in the Indian Ocean is of a wing component unique to the Boeing 777, the same model as the Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared last year, a U.S. official said Wednesday. Air...