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Ukraine loyalists say they’re close to taking rebel-held area
The Ukrainian military said Monday it was preparing for a “final stage” of taking back the city of Donetsk from pro-Russian separatists after making significant gains that have split rebel forces on the ground. Spokesman Andriy Lysenko said Kiev’s troops had cut Donetsk off from the other main rebel-held city of Luhansk, 150 km...
World › U.S. action movie star Steven Seagal plays gig in Crimea
Hollywood tough guy and musician Steven Seagal played a weekend concert in the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, appearing on a stage adorned with the flag of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine. Seagal and his blues band played late Saturday at a bikers’ show held in the city of Sevastopol, home… …read more Source: Japan...
Ukraine demands that Donetsk rebels surrender; humanitarian aid gets qualified nod
Fighting raged in the city of Donetsk on Sunday as government forces continued to close in on the rebel stronghold and pro-Russian insurgents backed away from an unconditional cease-fire offer that they announced just the day before. With a string of military successes and broad support for its campaign from the West and most of […] The...
World › West warns Russia against ‘illegal’ invasion of Ukraine
The West warned Russia on Saturday that any attempt to enter Ukraine on “humanitarian” grounds would be considered an “illegal” invasion after Kiev claimed Russian troops had tried to cross the border in the guise of aid workers. Moscow denied the claim, saying “Russian troops made no attempt to...
ExxonMobil starts drilling for oil in Russia’s Arctic
U.S. oil giant ExxonMobil began drilling in Russia’s Arctic on Saturday, despite Western sanctions imposed on its Russian partner Rosneft, and was hailed by Russia’s president as an model of “cooperation.” Although U.S. sanctions over the crisis in Ukraine are not designed to halt joint projects by Russian and U.S....
Ukraine says it stopped Russian troops invading; Moscow calls statement ‘fairy tale’
Ukraine said on Saturday it had headed off an attempt by Russia to send troops into Ukraine under the guise of peacekeepers with the aim of provoking a large-scale military conflict, a statement Moscow dismissed as a “fairy tale.” Ukraine has made several similar statements about Russian aggression during months of conflict with...
New Ukrainian rebel leader says he wants only Moscow’s ‘moral support’
A Ukrainian has replaced a Russian at the helm of the insurgency in eastern Ukraine and declared that he wants “only moral support” from Moscow, as the Kremlin apparently tries to rebut Western claims that it is calling the shots among the rebels. Many in the rebel ranks decry what they call Russia’s betrayal of […] The...
World › US warns Russia against intervention in Ukraine
The United States warned Russia on Friday that any further intervention in Ukraine, including under the pretense of delivering humanitarian aid, would be viewed as “an invasion of Ukraine.” U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power delivered the warning at a Security Council meeting focusing on the human rights situation in Ukraine’s...
Snowden receives three-year Russian residence permit
Former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, wanted by the United States for leaking extensive secrets of its electronic surveillance programs, has been given a three-year residence permit by Russia, his Russian lawyer said on Thursday. Moscow’s relations with the West are at Cold War-era lows over Russia’s actions in Ukraine....
World › Australia holds national day of mourning for MH17 victims
Flags flew at half mast Thursday as Australia held a national day of mourning for those killed in the MH17 crash in Ukraine, a day after experts suspended the search for body parts. Australia lost 38 citizens and residents, including children, when the Malaysia Airlines plane from Amsterdam to Kuala… …read more Source: Japan...
