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Ukraine security chief accuses Russian soldiers of killing Ukrainian serviceman
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s state security chief on Monday accused two captured Russian servicemen of participating in the killing of a Ukrainian soldier and said they would be prosecuted for “terrorist actions”. …read more Source: The...
Russian soldier said captured in Ukraine admits on video to spying mission
KIEV (Reuters) – One of two Russian servicemen Ukraine says it captured while fighting with separatists in eastern Ukraine admitted on a video circulating on Monday that he had been part of a Russian special forces spying mission. …read more Source: The...
Russia reiterates no troops in east Ukraine after Kiev says captured two
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin reiterated on Monday that there were no regular Russian troops fighting in east Ukraine, a day after Kiev said it had captured two Russian servicemen there. …read more Source: The...
Two Ukrainian servicemen killed in fighting with rebels – Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian serviceman have been killed and four wounded in separatist attacks in eastern Ukraine in violation of a ceasefire agreement, Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Pope Francis extends agenda of change to Vatican diplomacy
ROME: Pope Francis’ (pix) hard-hitting criticisms of globalisation and inequality long ago set him out as a leader unafraid of mixing theology and politics. He is now flexing the Vatican’s diplomatic muscles as well. Last year, he helped to broker an historic accord between Cuba and the United States after half a century of hostility....
NATO says not clear if Russia serious about Ukraine peace deal
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – A senior NATO official said on Monday it was still unclear whether Russia was prepared to take steps to support the Minsk agreement to ease the conflict in Ukraine, adding that Moscow would face more sanctions and isolation if the deal collapsed. …read more Source: The...
Two Russian servicemen arrested in east Ukraine – Ukrainian military
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops have arrested two Russian servicemen in the country’s separatist eastern territories, a Ukrainian military spokesman said on Sunday, reporting further casualties in rebel attacks despite a three-month-old ceasefire deal. …read more Source: The...
Russia unveils bust of Putin as Roman emperor
SAINT PETERSBURG: A group of supporters of Russian President Vladimir Putin (pix) on Sunday presented a bust of the strongman depicting him in the heroic guise of a Roman emperor. “We wanted to immortalise Vladimir Putin as a conqueror and statesman who returned Crimea to Russia,” said Andrei Polyakov, the head of a group of Cossacks...
Three Ukrainian servicemen killed, 17 wounded in past 24 hours in east – Ukrainian military
KIEV (Reuters) – Three Ukrainian serviceman have been killed and 17 wounded in fresh separatist attacks in eastern Ukraine in violation of a ceasefire agreement, a Ukrainian military spokesman said on Sunday. …read more Source: The...
Analysis – West clings to fraying Ukraine peace deal despite Kiev doubts
KIEV (Reuters) – Western powers are clinging to a fraying peace deal in Ukraine and forcing Kiev to follow suit, even though Russian President Vladimir Putin shows no sign of wavering and NATO is warning that Moscow may be preparing for a new offensive. …read more Source: The...
