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Girlfriend Who Witnessed Boris Nemtsov Murder Reaches Kiev
Mar03

Girlfriend Who Witnessed Boris Nemtsov Murder Reaches Kiev

The chief witness in the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov — a Ukrainian model who was his girlfriend — arrived in Kiev late on Monday, as authorities vowed to solve the most shockin… …read more Source:...

3 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Past 24 Hours
Mar03

3 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Past 24 Hours

Three Ukrainian servicemen were killed and nine were wounded in the last 24 hours in the country’s east where government troops are fighting with pro-Russian rebels, a Ukrainian military source told R… …read more Source:...

Ukraine Says Return of Crimea a Must for Mending Ties with Russia
Mar03

Ukraine Says Return of Crimea a Must for Mending Ties with Russia

No normalisation of ties between Ukraine and Russia is likely unless the region of Crimea, now under Russian control, is returned to Kiev’s sovereignty, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said t… …read more Source:...

Mourners pay respects to murdered Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov
Mar03

Mourners pay respects to murdered Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov

Several hundred Russians, many carrying red carnations, queued on Tuesday to pay their respects to Boris Nemtsov, the Kremlin critic whose murder last week showed the hazards of speaking out against Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin’s aides deny any involvement in killing Nemtsov, who was shot in the back four times on Friday within...

Three Ukrainian soldiers killed in past 24 hours: Ukraine military source
Mar03

Three Ukrainian soldiers killed in past 24 hours: Ukraine military source

Three Ukrainian servicemen were killed and nine were wounded in the last 24 hours in the country’s east where government troops are fighting with pro-Russian rebels, a Ukrainian military source told Reuters on Tuesday. …read more Source: The Times of...

Ukraine Foreign Minister Casts Doubt on Russia Ceasefire
Mar03

Ukraine Foreign Minister Casts Doubt on Russia Ceasefire

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin on Tuesday cast doubt on hopes that a UN-backed truce with pro-Russian rebels will stick, as he called for an expansion of international monitoring. …read more Source:...

China state media seen stepping-up anti-Western rhetoric
Mar03

China state media seen stepping-up anti-Western rhetoric

FILE – In this June 15, 2013 photo, supporters of NSA leaker Edward Snowden hold portraits of U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping during a demonstration outside the Consulate General of the United States in Hong Kong, accusing the U.S. government of infringing people’s rights and privacy. (Source: AP) Western...

Russia and Ukraine to Discuss Summer Gas Supplies Late This Month
Mar03

Russia and Ukraine to Discuss Summer Gas Supplies Late This Month

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to discuss a “summer package” of gas supplies late this month, with Kiev winning an assurance at Monday’s EU-mediated talks in Brussels that it would not pay for energy … …read more Source:...

Russia and Ukraine to discuss summer gas supplies late this month
Mar03

Russia and Ukraine to discuss summer gas supplies late this month

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to discuss a “summer package” of gas supplies late this month, with Kiev winning an assurance at Monday’s EU-mediated talks in Brussels that it would not pay for energy delivered to rebel-held areas. …read more Source: The Times of...

Kerry presses Russia’s Lavrov on Ukraine ceasefire deal
Mar02

Kerry presses Russia’s Lavrov on Ukraine ceasefire deal

US Secretary of State John Kerry told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday that Moscow and pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine must implement a ceasefire or face “consequences” that could further hit Russia’s faltering economy. Kerry said the ceasefire must be respected in all “key strategic areas”...