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Putin accuses Ukraine of incursions into Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of waging “terror” over alleged attempted incursions into annexed Crimea that Kiev has fiercely denied. Russia’s security agency announced it had thwarted “terrorist attacks” in Crimea by Ukrainian military intelligence and beaten back an armed assault, claims that have ratcheted up...
Russian accusations are cynical pretext for more military threats – Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday that Russian accusations of a Ukrainiaan incursion into Crimea were a cynical pretext to make more military threats against Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Putin accuses Ukraine of choosing terror over peace
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of choosing terror over peace on Wednesday and of playing a dangerous game after Russia’s FSB security service said it had thwarted a series of armed Ukrainian raids on annexed Crimea. …read more Source: The...
Russia accuses Ukraine of armed Crimea incursion, says two killed
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Federal Security Service said on Wednesday it had thwarted an armed Ukrainian incursion into Crimea designed to target critical infrastructure and that a Russian soldier and FSB employee had been killed in the clashes. …read more Source: The...
Putin and Erdogan meet to mend ties after jet downing rift
SAINT PETERSBURG: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan jets into Russia on Tuesday for his first meeting with counterpart Vladimir Putin since the two strongmen leaders began healing a bitter feud over Ankara’s downing of a Russian warplane. Erdogan’s visit to Putin’s hometown of Saint Petersburg is also his first foreign trip...
Putin and Erdogan meet to mend ties after jet downing rift
SAINT PETERSBURG: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan jets into Russia Tuesday for his first meeting with counterpart Vladimir Putin since the two strongmen leaders began healing a bitter feud over Ankara’s downing of a Russian warplane. Erdogan’s visit to Putin’s hometown of Saint Petersburg is also his first foreign trip...
Russia, Ukraine, Germany, France may meet on G20 sidelines – Lavrov
BAKU (Reuters) – Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany may hold a “summit” on the sidelines of the Group of 20 meeting in China to discuss the Ukraine peace process, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Senior separatist official in east Ukraine wounded in explosion
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – The head of the separatist-controlled Luhansk region in east Ukraine was wounded on Saturday after an explosion near his car that regional officials said was an assassination attempt. …read more Source: The...
180,000 ink petition demanding Russia PM’s resignation
MOSCOW: More than 180,000 Russians have signed an online petition to President Vladimir Putin calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev over his recent comments on teachers’ pay. The petition first posted on the website Change.org on Thursday came after the premier advised a low-paid lecturer to go into business if he...
170,000 ink petition demanding Russia PM’s resignation
MOSCOW: More than 170,000 Russians have signed an online petition to President Vladimir Putin calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev over his recent comments on teachers’ pay. The petition posted on Change.org came after the premier advised a low-paid lecturer to go into business if he wanted to make money....
