Section: The Times of India (India)
Russia deploys missiles on NATO doorstep: Lithuania
Russia is again deploying nuclear- capable Iskander missiles into its Kaliningrad outpost that borders two NATO members, Lithuania said on Saturday, warning the move was aimed at pressuring the West into making concessions over Syria and Ukraine. …read more Source: The Times of...
Putin suspends weapons-grade plutonium deal with US
President Vladimir Putin on Monday suspended a deal with the United States on the disposal of weapons-grade plutonium, once a symbol of US-Russian rapprochement that has fallen apart amid tensions over Ukraine, Syria and other disputes. …read more Source: The Times of...
MH17 missile suspects might be confirmed by year-end
Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop said on Sunday the names of those responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014 might be confirmed by the end of the year. …read more Source: The Times of...
Russia calls MH17 probe ‘biased’
Moscow on Wednesday described as “biased” and “politically motivated” the Dutch-led inquiry into the downing of Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine, which concluded the plane was shot down by a missile brought from Russian territory. …read more Source: The Times of...
Ukraine recovers four stolen Dutch paintings
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Ukrainian parliament accepts PM’s resignation and appoints new head
Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk and appointed parliament speaker Volodymyr Groysman as the new head of government. The decision was approved by 257 votes in favour, passing the 226-vote minimum requirement. …read more Source: The Times of...
Ukraine looks to new pro-EU government after PM quits
Ukraine prepared on Tuesday to usher in a stable new pro-western government following the resignation of prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk over public anger with his seeming inability to fight government graft. Yatsenyuk’s resignation came 2 months after he survived a no-confidence vote in parliament. …read more Source: The Times of...
Kerry to visit Belgium on Friday in show of US support after bombings
US secretary of state John Kerry will visit Belgium on Friday to voice US support for investigations of Tuesday’s bombings, a State Department spokesman said on Wednesday after Kerry arrived in Moscow for talks on Syria and Ukraine. …read more Source: The Times of...
Russia accuses Ukraine of ignoring peace deal
Russia accused Ukraine of dragging its feet on implementing last year’s ceasefire agreement as Moscow sought to press its point in a new round of high-level diplomacy. Fighting in Ukraine’s industrial heartland has killed over 9,100 people and left large swaths of land under rebel control. …read more Source: The Times of...
Russian court finds Ukrainian woman pilot guilty of murder
A Russian court found Ukrainian woman pilot Nadezhda Savchenko guilty of complicity to murder two Russian journalists in war-torn eastern Ukraine. The judge recounted the circumstances of the case, saying Savchenko was part of a “criminal group” and aimed to kill an “unlimited number of people”. …read more Source:...
