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Voting cancelled in Ukraine’s strategic port Mariupol
Ukraine’s local elections were cancelled today in the strategic southeastern port of Mariupol because of what officials described as a lack of sufficient ballots in the disputed industrial city. “Polling stations did not open in Mariupol because the ballots were not ready in the voting offices,” electoral commission Natalia...
Veto under fire as United Nations turns 70
UNITED NATIONS: More than 100 countries on Friday challenged Security Council powers to restrict their use of the veto as the United Nations turned 70, with a joint pledge not to oppose resolutions on mass atrocities. The initiative is aimed at avoiding the kind of gridlock that has paralyzed the Security Council on Syria, with Russia and China...
Flights between Russia and Ukraine to stop due to sanctions
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Flights between Russia and Ukraine will be terminated on Sunday after the countries exchanged sanctions against their airlines amid a standoff over Moscow’s support of separatists in the east of Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Veto under fire as UN turns 70
NEW YORK: More than 100 countries on Friday challenged Security Council powers to restrict their use of the veto as the United Nations turned 70, with a joint pledge not to oppose resolutions on mass atrocities. The initiative is aimed at avoiding the kind of gridlock that has paralyzed the Security Council on Syria, with Russia and China vetoing...
Ukrainians transform Lenin statue into Darth Vader
Just in time for the release of the latest “Star Wars” blockbuster, Ukrainians have transformed a statue of Lenin into one of Darth Vader, an oddly prominent figure in local politics. Soviet founder Lenin, long despised by most in non-separatist parts of Ukraine, fell victim to a law adopted in April that ordered the removal of all...
Ukrainians transform famed Lenin statue into Darth Vader
ODESSA, Ukraine: Just in time for the release of the latest “Star Wars” blockbuster, Ukrainians have transformed a statue of Lenin into one of Darth Vader, an oddly prominent figure in local politics. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Russian ‘spies’ accused of trying to hack inquiry
THE HAGUE: Russian spies likely tried to hack into the Dutch Safety Board’s computer systems to access a sensitive final report into the shooting down of flight MH17 over Ukraine, experts said Friday. The cyberattacks were revealed by security experts Trend Micro which blamed a shadowy group dubbed Operation Pawn Storm, “an active economic...
Merkel says wants good economic ties with Ukraine and Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said a European Union free trade agreement with Ukraine is not directed against Russia and that Berlin desired good economic ties with both Ukraine and Russia. …read more Source: The...
Russia's Putin says Kiev not fulfilling Ukraine peace deal
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Ukraine’s government is not fulfilling key points of the Minsk agreement, the international peace deal aimed at halting the fighting in eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Bishop’s emoji use sparks debate on Russia relations
SYDNEY: The Australian foreign minister’s use of a red-faced emoji to depict Russia’s Vladimir Putin sparked debate among lawmakers in Canberra Thursday, demanding to know what the icon means for relations between the nations. The image was used to describe the Russian leader when Foreign Minster Julie Bishop, who regularly tweets the...
