Section: Malaysia
Ex pro-Putin Internet troll seeks to expose Kremlin ‘propaganda factory’
SAINT PETERSBURG: A Russian freelance journalist who claims she went undercover as a pro-government Internet troll says she is suing her former employer in a bid to expose the workings of the Kremlin’s online army. “This propaganda on the Internet is very dangerous,” Lyudmila Savchuk, 34, told AFP on Tuesday. “It has to be...
Russia's Lavrov says fresh fighting in east Ukraine stalls peace talks
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday those responsible for a fresh outbreak of fighting in east Ukraine aimed at stalling progress in peace talks to solve the conflict that has claimed more than 6,100 lives. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine forces, separatists fight first serious battles in months
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists on Wednesday fought their first serious battles in months and Ukraine’s defence minister said an attempt by rebels to take the eastern town of Maryinka had been thwarted. …read more Source: The...
Russian investigators point finger at Ukraine over downing of MH17
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian federal investigators said on Wednesday they had testimony from a former Ukrainian air force mechanic supporting a Moscow theory that a Malaysian passenger plane downed in east Ukraine last summer was attacked by a Ukrainian fighter jet. …read more Source: The...
Separatists say 15 people killed in clashes in east Ukraine – report
KIEV (Reuters) – A senior rebel commander said around 15 fighters and civilians had been killed as a result of clashes between Ukrainian government forces and separatists near rebel-controlled Donetsk on Wednesday, separatist press service DAN reported. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine says government forces halt rebel attempt to advance on eastern town
KIEV (Reuters) – An attempt by pro-Russian separatists to advance on Ukrainian troop positions near the town of Maryinka in eastern Ukraine has been halted for now, Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine military says rebels attempt advance on east Ukraine town
KIEV (Reuters) – Separatist rebels have launched a push using tanks and artillery towards Ukrainian government positions west of the big regional city of Donetsk in an escalation of the conflict in the east, the Kiev military said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Two civilians killed in rebel attack in east Ukraine – governor
KIEV (Reuters) – Two civilians were killed on Wednesday when mortar bombs fired by pro-Russian separatists hit their car in government-controlled territory near Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, the head of the Kiev-controlled regional administration said. …read more Source: The...
Sink or sell? Russia spat leaves France with warships to spare
PARIS: For sale: two French-built helicopter carriers, tested by Russians. Buy now for only 1.2 billion euros($1.33 billion). Shipping extra. Tensions between the West and Russia over Ukraine have blocked a deal in which Moscow was to buy the ships, leaving Paris trying to negotiate a face-saving compromise and work out CAwhat to do with two...
Missile maker says Russia did not shoot down MH17
MOSCOW: The Russian company that makes the BUK air defence system that was used to shoot down a Malaysian airliner in east Ukraine said on Tuesday the plane was hit by a missile deployed by Ukraine and not widely used by Russia’s military. State-run Almaz-Antey said its own analysis of the wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines plane brought...
