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White House – Obama, Putin have 'intense' talk about Syria, Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin had an “intense conversation” on Monday that covered Syria and Ukraine, White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters. …read more Source: The...
'Putin's Bridge' edges closer to annexed Crimea despite delays
KERCH, Crimea (Reuters) – A crumbling nineteenth century fortress perched on the edge of a cape in Russian-annexed Crimea is drawing locals to gaze at what some are calling Putin’s Bridge: a nascent super structure that will link the peninsula to Russia. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine finds two Russian servicemen guilty of 'terrorism'
KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian court ruled on Monday that two Russian servicemen, captured in Ukrainian territory last May, were guilty of charges including preparing “an act of terror” related to the pro-Russian separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Defying radiation, elderly residents cling on in Chernobyl
CHERNOBYL: Defying radioactive contamination and a government evacuation order, Yevgeny Markevich returned to his beloved Chernobyl shortly after it suffered the world’s worst nuclear accident 30 years ago this week. The sturdy 78-year-old former teacher is among 158 people still living in the 30 kilometre (19 mile) exclusion zone around...
Ukraine recovers four stolen Dutch paintings
Paintings are seen on display during a news conference at the Ukraine’s Security Service headquarters in Kiev, Ukraine. — Reuters photo KIEV: Ukraine said Thursday it has recovered four 17th-century paintings that were stolen a decade ago from a Dutch museum and whose alleged presence in the hands of an ultranationalist Ukrainian militia...
U.S. Vice President Biden, new Ukraine PM discuss reforms -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden spoke on Thursday to new Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, emphasising the need to move quickly on reforms and implementing the Minsk ceasefire agreement with Russia, the White House said. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine recovers four stolen Dutch paintings
KIEV (Reuters) – Four Dutch masterpieces dating from the country’s 17th-century Golden Age have been recovered by security services in Ukraine over 10 years after they were stolen from a museum in the Netherlands, Ukraine Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Opponents of Russian annexation persecuted in Crimea – Europe rights body
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe’s leading human rights organisation said on Thursday that Crimea’s indigenous Muslim Tatars and other opponents of the region’s annexation by Russia face persecution including police intimidation and brutality. …read more Source: The...
Putin believes there will be no military action in east Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he believed that there would be no military action in eastern Ukraine, but the West should use its influence on the authorities in Kiev to fully implement the Minsk peace deal. …read more Source: The...
Putin says Western sanctions to remain in near future
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he does not see Western sanctions on Russia being lifted in the near future. Putin, in his annual televised phone-in, said Moscow would maintain its counter sanctions against the West. …read more Source: The...
