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Aussies pledge to pursue justice for victims of Russian missile-downed MH17
Australia vowed Wednesday it will not be “bullied” in the pursuit of justice after a Dutch-led investigation found flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made missile fired from war-torn eastern Ukraine. Among the 298 passengers and crew on board the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 who died during a routine flight between Amsterdam and Kuala […] The...
World › Dutch Safety Board: Buk missile downed MH17 over Ukraine
Malaysia Airlines flight 17 was destroyed by a Buk surface-to-air missile over eastern Ukraine, the Dutch Safety Board said Tuesday as it presented the results of an official probe into the crash. The missile’s Russian maker, however, presented its own report hours earlier, trying to clear Russia-backed separatists who controlled…...
Dutch-led probe releases final report on downing of flight MH17
After a 15-month probe, Dutch-led international investigators on Tuesday released a final report into last year’s crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. The Malaysia Airlines jetliner broke up on a routine flight between Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014, as heavy fighting raged between Kiev’s army and...
Russian missile-maker says Dutch report on MH17 contradicts its own probe
A Russian state-controlled missile-maker says its own investigation of last year’s crash of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 over rebel eastern Ukraine contradicts conclusions from a Dutch probe. Results of the Dutch investigation were to be released later Tuesday. Yan Novikov, head of the Russian Almaz-Antey concern, speaking at a news...
Russia Not Compromising Wants Ukraine Debt Paid In Full
Moscow will not compromise on Ukraine’s debt, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said October 9 before meeting with Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko. Siluanov said Russia will insist … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Kazakhstan Deftly Balances Relations with Ukraine and Russia
Astana’s careful diplomatic balance was on display as Ukrainian President Poroshenko paid an official visit. …read more Source: The...
Belarus vote sets stage for Putin duel with EU
For an election deemed unnoticeable by international observers, there will be plenty of global attention when Belarus votes for president on Sunday. Incumbent Alexander Lukashenko, 61, is seeking his fifth term against a fractured and weakened opposition, with the country besieged by economic turmoil and an 18-month conflict in neighboring...
Next stop Syria? Ukraine rebels mull options during lull in fighting
As fighting has dropped off in eastern Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels are now weighing their options: wait for the conflict to resume, return to civilian life or even head to war-torn Syria. “There are no more battles and some people are bored,” said a bearded rebel fighter who goes by the name of “Turok,” meaning Turk. […] The post Next stop Syria?...
US Tax Dollars and Ukraines Finance Minister
DMCA The U.S. government is missing — or withholding — audit documents about the finances and possible accounting irregularities at a $150 million U.S.-taxpayer-financed investment fund when it was … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Ukraine Peace Talks End on Positive Note
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Friday that he felt “cautious optimism” following talks in Paris with the Russian, French and German leaders on reviving the peace process for eastern … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
