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West condemns Boris Nemtsov murder as Putin vows to punish killers
President Vladimir Putin has vowed to punish the killers of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov as Russian opposition figures denounced what they called a “political murder” and Western leaders called for a full probe. The 55-year-old former deputy premier, a vocal Putin critic prominent at opposition rallies, was shot in the back several...
Two killed as clashes threaten fragile Ukraine truce
Ukraine’s military told AFP that it had completed the first stage of the withdrawal by pulling back its 100-mm cannons and was waiting for the order to start moving bigger calibre weapons. Two people have been killed by shelling in east Ukraine as isolated clashes rattled a shaky truce with pro-Russian rebels and observers warned the...
Joe Biden welcomes pending passage of Ukrainian economic plan
Washington: Vice President Joe Biden is welcoming plans by the Ukrainian government to pass legislation next week to help stabilize the country’s economy.The White House says Biden expressed his approval during a conversation Saturday with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshen.. …read more Source: India...
Boris Nemtsov murder: President Putin vows to punish killers
Hours before the killing, he had gone on a popular radio station to urge people to join an opposition rally on Sunday calling for “an immediate end to the war in Ukraine.” (Source: AP photo) President Vladimir Putin has vowed to punish the killers of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov as Russian opposition figures denounced what they called a...
2 Killed as Skirmishes Threaten Ukraine Truce
Two people were killed by shelling in east Ukraine Saturday as isolated clashes rattled a shaky truce with pro-Russian rebels and observers warned the country was at a “crossroads”. …read more Source:...
Isolated Skirmishes Hamper Ukraine Truce
Ukraine announced the completion of an initial phase of military pullback in east Ukraine today as isolated clashes rattled a shaky truce with pro-Russian rebels and observers warned the country was a… …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s Military Reports Significant Fall in Fighting
Ukraine’s military said today there had been a significant decrease in attacks by pro-Russian separatists in the east overnight, but said rebels had fired GRAD missiles at the town of Avdiivka despite… …read more Source:...
Deaths shake Ukraine truce, Poroshenko wary of Russian threat
Ukraine on Friday reported the first deaths in three days in east Ukraine and President Petro Poroshenko said Russia would pose a “military threat” even if a ceasefire holds. …read more Source: The Times of...
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko says troop deaths ‘serious breach’ of truce
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (Source: Reuters photo) Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has declared the killing of three government troops by pro-Moscow rebels a “serious breach of the ceasefire”, during a telephone call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, her office said. “The firing by separatists on Ukrainian troops who were...
Prominent Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov shot dead
Boris Nemtsov (Source: AP photo) Boris Nemtsov, a charismatic Russian opposition leader and sharp critic of President Vladimir Putin, was gunned down Saturday near the Kremlin, just a day before a planned protest against the government. The death of Nemtsov, a 55-year-old former deputy prime minister, ignited a fury among opposition figures who...
