Section: The Hindu (India)
Kiev celebrates Ukrainian Independence Day
Thousands of servicemen have marched in downtown Kiev to mark Ukraine’s Independence Day. The troops carried rifles but, unlike last year, the parade did not feature any of the more powerful… …read more Source: The...
Four Ukrainian servicemen killed, 14 wounded in past 24 hours: military
Four Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and 14 wounded in fighting with pro-Russian rebels in the past 24 hours, military spokesman Oleksander Motuzyanyk said on Thursday.Increased violen… …read more Source: The...
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...
Crimean filmmaker pleads not guilty in terrorism trial
A Ukrainian filmmaker who has been in jail for more than a year on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit terrorism. Critics have dismissed Oleg Sentsov’s prosecution… …read more Source: The...
Australia remembers Flight MH17 victims
Tearful relatives of several Australians, who were flying on the Malaysian jetliner that was shot down over eastern Ukraine a year ago gathered for a memorial service on Friday that included the u… …read more Source: The...
BRICS declaration: Selective approach to terror disapproved
Grouping of five nations oppose Western sanctions on Russia. …read more Source: The...
Putin calls up Obama to discuss Ukraine, IS advance
The US has said it would deploy heavy weapons in central and Eastern Europe for the first time. …read more Source: The...
NATO: risk of return to heavy fighting in Ukraine
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says that Russia continues to support pro-Moscow separatists “with training, weapons and soldiers.” …read more Source: The...
EU extends sanctions against Russia by 6 months
The EU has extended economic sanctions against Russia until January to keep pressure on Moscow over the conflict in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: The...
Germany G7 Summit: Obama, Hollande agree on Ukraine, Iran nukes
Russia says it saw nothing new in the tough line taken by G7 leaders on Moscow over sanctions, suggests there were differences among its member states. …read more Source: The...
