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Three killed in a missile explosion at a plant in Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – Three people died, including a NATO representative, in an explosion at a military installation in northern Ukraine, the Ukrainian defence company Ukroboronprom said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine at UN says Putin’s Crimea decree ‘null and void’
UNITED NATIONS, United States: Ukraine’s UN ambassador on Thursday dismissed as “null and void” a decree by Russian President Vladimir Putin incorporating annexed Crimea into his country’s southern region. Kiev asked the UN Security Council to issue a statement reaffirming Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial...
Russia asks London court to order Ukraine to repay $3 billion Eurobond
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Finance Ministry said on Thursday that it had asked the London court handling a lawsuit over Ukraine’s $3 billion (2 billion pounds) debt to Russia to issue an expedited judgment ordering Kiev to repay the debt. …read more Source: The...
Clinton camp says Trump encouraging foreign espionage
PHILADELPHIA: Hillary Clinton’s campaign on Wednesday lashed out at Donald Trump for encouraging Russia to trawl the former secretary of state’s emails, describing his comments as a “national security issue.” “This has to be the first time that a major presidential candidate has actively encouraged a foreign power to conduct espionage...
Kremlin denies interfering in US election campaign
MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Wednesday denied Moscow was interfering in the US election campaign after President Barack Obama refused to rule out that Russia could be trying to sway the vote in favour of Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton’s campaign has blamed Russia for an embarrassing leak of emails from the Democratic National Committee, propelling...
Russia beefs up military on southwestern flank as NATO approaches
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has strengthened its southwestern flank as NATO builds up its military presence near its borders and next-door Ukraine remains unstable, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Trial opens over murder of Kremlin critic Nemtsov
MOSCOW: A Moscow military court on Monday began an initial closed-door hearing in the trial of the suspects in the shock murder of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov last year, a lawyer said. Nemtsov, a former deputy prime minister and one of the most prominent critics of President Vladimir Putin, was gunned down on the evening of February 27, 2015, as...
Trial opens over murder of Kremlin critic Nemtsov
KREMLIN: A Moscow military court on Monday began an initial closed-door hearing in the trial of the suspects in the shock murder of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov last year, a lawyer said. Nemtsov, a former deputy prime minister and one of the most prominent critics of President Vladimir Putin, was gunned down on the evening of February 27, 2015,...
Insight – Ukraine, after war, becomes a trove for black market arms trade
SLOVIANSK, Ukraine/MOSCOW (Reuters) – On Feb. 12 last year, the same day that a ceasefire ended the worst of the fighting in eastern Ukraine between rebels and government forces, a former rebel fighter seized a chance to turn his inside knowledge of the conflict into hard cash. …read more Source: The...
Top Obama aide to take call for South China Sea calm to Beijing
WASHINGTON: US National Security Adviser Susan Rice will urge Beijing next week to avoid escalation in the South China Sea when she makes the highest-level US visit to China since an international court rejected its sweeping claims to the strategic waterway. Even as Washington has sought to keep a lid on the situation, Rice – in an interview with...
