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Kremlin rejects charges Russia targeted black US voters
Russian President Vladimir Putin (AFP pic)MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Tuesday rejected Washington’s accusations that Russia tried to disrupt the 2016 presidential vote and sought to demoralise African-Americans, calling the charges incomprehensible. According to a new report for the US Senate, the primary goal of Russia’s Internet Research...
Mueller and other probes posing risk for Trump
S President Donald Trump and former FBI Director Robert Mueller. (AFP pic)WASHINGTON: A special counsel investigation into possible collusion between Russia and the 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump has already secured more than 30 indictments and guilty pleas and has spawned at least four federal probes. But that is not all that Trump...
U.S. envoy – idea of extra Russia sanctions gaining traction
KIEV (Reuters) – A drive to impose more sanctions on Russia for its capture of Ukrainian navy vessels in November seems to be gaining traction, the United States envoy to the Ukraine conflict, Kurt Volker, told an online briefing on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Russia deploys fighter jets to Crimea amid Ukraine tensions – Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Ministry of Defence said on Monday it was deploying more than 10 Sukhoi SU-27 and SU-30 fighter jets to Crimea after Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov alleged Ukraine was preparing “a provocation” near Crimea before the end of the year. …read more Source: The...
Kremlin says new Ukrainian church being used for political ends
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Monday accused Ukraine’s politicians of using the creation of a new Ukrainian Orthodox church independent of Moscow for political ends. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine synod creates independent church
Poroshenko congratulates newly elected head of the independent Ukrainian Orthodox church Metropolitan Epifaniy (Dumenko) at the Saint Sophia’s Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine. — Reuters photo KIEV: A historic council of Orthodox bishops in Kiev has created a new Ukrainian church independent from Russia, President Petro Poroshenko announced on...
Ukraine president hopes anti-corruption court formed by February
KIEV (Reuters) – A special Ukrainian court to try corruption cases will hopefully be formed by February, President Petro Poroshenko told a news conference on Sunday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine church picks bishop as leader, secures split from Russia
The St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine. (Bloomberg pic)KIEV: Ukrainian Orthodox Christian priests selected a 39-year-old bishop to lead their newly independent church, cementing a split from the previous Russian hierarchy in a step that’s further straining relations between the two former allies. Priests gathered in Ukraine’s most...
Ukrainians await decision on independent church
KIEV: Several thousand Ukrainians rallied outside one of Kiev’s main cathedrals yesterday ahead of a historic synod expected to establish an Orthodox church independent from Russia. Ukrainian priests were to meet in Kiev’s 11th-century Saint Sophia Cathedral to work towards founding the church, in what Kiev authorities hope will be a...
Ukraine's President names leader of new church in split from Russia
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine chose the leader of a new national church on Saturday, marking an historic split from Russia its leaders see as vital to the country’s security and independence. …read more Source: The...
