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Russian Defence Minister Blames US for Conflict in Ukraine
Apr16

Russian Defence Minister Blames US for Conflict in Ukraine

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu today blamed the United States and its allies for the conflict in Ukraine, saying their drive to bring Kiev closer to the West was a threat to Moscow and had for… …read more Source:...

Pro-Russian journalist gunned down in Ukraine’s capital
Apr16

Pro-Russian journalist gunned down in Ukraine’s capital

A Ukrainian journalist known for his pro-Russian views has been gunned down in Kiev. …read more Source: The Times of...

Ukrainian journalist killed by masked gunmen in Kiev: Interior ministry
Apr16

Ukrainian journalist killed by masked gunmen in Kiev: Interior ministry

Ukrainian journalist Oles Buzina was shot dead by two masked gunmen in Kiev on Thursday, the interior ministry said in an online statement. “Today at 1320 (1020 GMT) … two unidentifiable men in masks shot journalist Oles Buzina,” it said, adding that a team of police investigators was at the scene. Also Read: Russia’s...

Russia’s Putin says Kiev abandoning people of eastern Ukraine
Apr16

Russia’s Putin says Kiev abandoning people of eastern Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Kiev was cutting off the Donbass area of eastern Ukraine by excluding its citizens from the national financial system. In answer to questions at a televised call-in, Putin also denied reports that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko had asked Russia to take Donbass, a coal-mining region where...

Kiev Abandons People of Eastern Ukraine: Vladimir Putin
Apr16

Kiev Abandons People of Eastern Ukraine: Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said today Kiev was cutting off the Donbass area of eastern Ukraine by excluding its citizens from the national financial system. …read more Source:...

Vladimir Putin Says Russian Economy Has Passed ‘Peak’ of Problems
Apr16

Vladimir Putin Says Russian Economy Has Passed ‘Peak’ of Problems

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said the worse was over for Russia’s crisis-hit economy, pointing to the recent rebound of the ruble despite Western sanctions over Ukraine. …read more Source:...

Russian group to show MH17 fragment
Apr16

Russian group to show MH17 fragment

A Russian veterans organization is planning to display a piece of the Malaysia Airlines passenger jet shot down over Ukraine at a museum. …read more Source: The Times of...

MH17 Team Gain Access to New Debris Field, Hope to Find Last 2 Victims
Apr15

MH17 Team Gain Access to New Debris Field, Hope to Find Last 2 Victims

Nine months after Malaysian Airlines MH17 crashed in eastern Ukraine, investigators have gained access to the area where the last unexamined wreckage lies and hope to recover remains of the last two v… …read more Source:...

Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer bulldoze into Monte Carlo last 16
Apr15

Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer bulldoze into Monte Carlo last 16

Rafa Nadal returned to one of his favourite hunting grounds to thrash Frenchman Lucas Pouille at the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday as his build-up to the French Open began. The Spaniard, who will be looking for a 10th Roland Garros title next month, enjoyed a 6-2 6-1 second-round victory. The world number five, who has ruled in Monte Carlo a...

Iran says nuclear deal depends on lifting of sanctions
Apr15

Iran says nuclear deal depends on lifting of sanctions

Iran said on Wednesday it would only accept a deal over its contested nuclear programme if world powers simultaneously lifted all sanctions imposed on it. The comments by President Hassan Rouhani came the day after US President Barack Obama was forced to give Congress a say in any future accord — including the right to veto the lifting of...