Section: The Hindu (India)
Ukrainian pilot sentenced to 22 years in Russian prison
A Russian court has sentenced a Ukrainian pilot to 22 years in prison after convicting her for complicity to murder in the 2014 deaths of two Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine. The judge said on… …read more Source: The...
Russian court finds Ukrainian pilot guilty of complicity to murder
Says Nadezhda Savchenko was part of a “criminal group” and aimed to kill an “unlimited number of people.” …read more Source: The...
Russia warns of new Cold War
Violence in eastern Ukraine is intensifying and Russian-backed rebels have moved heavy weaponry back to the front line, international monitors warned on Saturday as Moscow responded by accusing Kiev … …read more Source: The...
Red flags over Turkey-China weapons deal
As tensions in West Asia and Ukraine rose in recent years, Turkey moved to jointly manufacture a sophisticated missile defence system. The $3.4 billion plan would have given Turkey’s military more f… …read more Source: The...
Ukraine not to repay Russia debt
Ukraine won’t make a $3 billion debt repayment due to Russia this weekend because Moscow refused to agree to terms already accepted by other international creditors, Ukraine’s Prime Minister said on … …read more Source: The...
U.N. says over 9,000 killed in Ukraine conflict
Even as a new ceasefire has largely held and contributed to a sharp decline in casualties since mid-August. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine closes its airspace to Russia
Ukraine last month banned all Russian airlines from flying into Ukraine but Russian planes have been allowed to fly over its territory. …read more Source: The...
Main French opposition calls for end to EU embargo on Russia
France’s main opposition party, The Republicans, on Tuesday called on President Francois Hollande to push for an end to the European Union sanctions on Russia over its activities in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Poroshenko suggests suspending cargo transport with Crimea: statement
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday he had proposed the government discuss suspending cargo with Crimea, the peninsula annexed by Russian from Ukraine last year.”One of the… …read more Source: The...
Blasts at Ukrainian towers leave Crimea without power
Nearly 2 million people on the disputed Crimean Peninsula hit by blackout. …read more Source: The...
