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Russian soldier detained in Ukraine, charged with terrorism
Ukraine’s state security service on Wednesday named a Russian army major who was detained by Ukrainian servicemen at the weekend with a cargo of military equipment in eastern Ukraine and said he had been charged with terrorism. State security chief Vasyl Hrytsak told reporters that Vladimir Starkov, 37, from Russia’s Kirov region, had...
Ukraine names detained Russian soldier, charges him with terrorism
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s state security service on Wednesday named a Russian army major who was detained by Ukrainian servicemen at the weekend with a cargo of military equipment in eastern Ukraine and said he had been charged with terrorism. …read more Source: The...
Putin opposes MH17 tribunal ahead of UN vote
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he opposed the creation of an international tribunal to prosecute those who shot down a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine, hours before a UN vote on such a proposal. …read more Source: New Straits...
Russia's Putin says opposes MH17 tribunal ahead of U.N. vote
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he opposed the creation of an international tribunal to prosecute those who shot down a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine, hours before a U.N. vote on such a proposal. …read more Source: The...
MH17: Liow, JIT members in New York to seek UNSC’s support for tribunal
KUALA LUMPUR: Transport Minister Datuk Dr Seri Liow Ting Lai and representatives from the Netherlands, Belgium, Australia and Ukraine are in New York to meet the United Nations Security Council. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukrainian army hobbled by bureaucracy
After more than a year of fighting in eastern Ukraine, the country’s army remains disorganised and poorly equipped. “The Defence Ministry needed to test underpants for a year before approving them for use. I’m not kidding,” president Petro Poroshenko told a meeting of regional chiefs this month. Building up an army to...
Guns and underpants: Ukrainian army hobbled by bureaucratic woes
KIEV (Reuters) – After more than a year of fighting in eastern Ukraine, the country’s regular army remains disorganised and poorly equipped. “The Defence Ministry needed to test underpants for a year before approving them for use. I’m not kidding,” President Petro Poroshenko told a meeting of regional chiefs this...
Special Report – Ukraine struggles to control maverick battalions
KIEV (Reuters) – From a basement billiard club in central Kiev, Dmytro Korchynsky commands a volunteer battalion helping Ukraine’s government fight rebels in the east. A burly man with a long, Cossack-style moustache, Korchynsky has several hundred armed men at his disposal. The exact number, he said, is “classified.”...
Actor Depardieu banned from Ukraine for support of Russia
Ukraine has banned French actor Gerard Depardieu from entering the country for five years, its state security service said on Wednesday, apparently for making comments that suggested he supported Russia’s annexation of Crimea last year. Government spokeswoman Olena Hitlyanska said the 66-year-old, known for films such as ‘Cyrano de...
Russian veto expected as Security Council votes on MH17
UNITED NATIONS: Russia on Wednesday is expected to veto a U.N. Security Council resolution to set up an international criminal court to prosecute those responsible for shooting down a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine a year ago. …read more Source: New Straits...
