Section: Malaysia
Kremlin – two Russians jailed by Kiev return home, Putin pardons Savchenko
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Two Russian nationals jailed by Kiev are now back in Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Wednesday, adding that Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko imprisoned in Russia had been pardoned by President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: The...
Pilot Savchenko is on plane bound for Kiev from Russia
KIEV (Reuters) – Detained Ukrainian servicewoman Nadiya Savchenko is on board a plane returning to Ukraine from Russia, a source close to a deal to swap the pilot for two Russians held by Kiev said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's Poroshenko to oversee Savchenko prisoner swap on Wed – Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine has pardoned the two jailed Russians to be swapped for imprisoned Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, a source close to the prisoner exchange told Reuters. …read more Source: The...
Seven Ukrainian soldiers killed in war-torn east
KIEV: Seven Ukrainian soldiers have died in the war-torn east over the past 24 hours, the biggest casualty toll in a single day this year, Kiev said on Tuesday. The latest violence came as the leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine called for the implementation of a peace deal in the separatist east during late-night talks Monday....
Surge in eastern fighting kills seven Ukrainian soldiers – official
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Tuesday seven of its servicemen had been killed in the past 24 hours as a result of increased attacks by pro-Russian rebels, the highest reported daily casualty figure since August. …read more Source: The...
Russia, Ukraine commit to Minsk accords in call with France, Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – The leaders of Russia and Ukraine discussed with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the French President preparations to hold elections in an eastern Ukrainian area hit by a pro-Russian insurrection, according to the German government. …read more Source: The...
Russian agriculture minister granted entry to France despite sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – France granted Russian Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachev an entry visa, the ministry said on Monday, even though he is on a European Union list of Russians banned from entering the bloc after Moscow annexed Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula. …read more Source: The...
Lockerbie lawyer seeks US$330 mln from Putin, Russia for MH17 disaster
SYDNEY: The U.S. aviation lawyer who won compensation for victims of the 1988 Lockerbie aircraft bombing and is now seeking US$330 million from Russia for the downing of Malaysian Airlines MH17 in 2014, says Russian President Vladimir Putin must be held responsible. Jerry Skinner, who is leading Australian law firm LHD’s compensation claim...
Experts: Slow response to past crashes could hinder EgyptAir search
CAIRO: Teams searching for the black box flight recorders of a missing EgyptAir jet that crashed with 66 people aboard face technical constraints that aviation experts increasingly blame on a slow regulatory response to earlier disasters. As a three-year deep-sea search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 draws toward a close in the Indian Ocean...
MH17: Lockerbie says Putin must be held responsible
SYDNEY: The US aviation lawyer who won compensation for victims of the 1988 Lockerbie aircraft bombing and is now seeking $330 million from Russia for the downing of Malaysian Airlines MH17 in 2014, says Russian President Vladimir Putin must be held responsible. Jerry Skinner, who is leading Australian law firm LHD’s compensation claim...
