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Ukrainian journalist killed in shelling despite ceasefire
KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian journalist was killed by shelling in east Ukraine on Saturday, his newspaper said, even as the Ukrainian military reported a significant drop in rebel attacks, boosting hopes for a two-week-old ceasefire. …read more Source: The...
West condemns Nemtsov murder as Putin vows to punish killers
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Saturday vowed to punish the killers of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov as Russian opposition figures denounced what they called a “political murder” and Western leaders called for a full probe. The 55-year-old former deputy premier, a vocal Putin critic prominent at opposition rallies, was shot in the back...
Russian opposition leader shot dead
Medics lift the body of Nemtsov, covered with plastic, on Moskvoretsky bridge near St Basil cathedral in central Moscow. — AFP photo Obama leads western group condemning the killing of Boris Nemtsov, a fierce critic of President Putin MOSCOW: Western leaders yesterday condemned the drive-by shooting of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, a...
Ukrainian journalist killed as a result of shelling in east – Ukraine military
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military said on Saturday a Ukrainian journalist had been killed as a result of shelling in east Ukraine despite a ceasefire deal. …read more Source: The...
Nemtsov planned to reveal Russian links to Ukraine conflict – Poroshenko
(This refiled version of the story corrects spelling error in second paragraph) …read more Source: The...
World leaders condemn killing of Russian opposition leader Nemtsov
LONDON (Reuters) – The murder of Boris Nemtsov drew condemnation on Saturday from leaders and politicians around the world, who paid tribute to the outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s role in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The...
Obama condemns ‘brutal, vicious’ Nemtsov killing
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama condemned what he called the “brutal” and “vicious” murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin who was shot dead in Moscow on Friday. “We call upon the Russian government to conduct a prompt, impartial and transparent...
Ukraine's military reports significant fall in fighting
KIEV(Reuters) – Ukraine’s military said on Saturday there had been a significant decrease in attacks by pro-Russian separatists in the east overnight, but said rebels had fired GRAD missiles at the town of Avdiivka despite a two-week-old ceasefire deal. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine mourns slain Russian opposition leader Nemtsov
Kiev today paid homage to slain Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down in Moscow hours after calling on people to protest against Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine. President Petro Poroshenko, writing on Facebook, called Nemtsov a “bridge” between the two countries in troubled times. “I remember his...
Ukraine leader says troop deaths ‘serious breach’ of truce
A photo taken and released on February 18, 2015 by the Ukrainian presidential press-service shows Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko speaking during the Security and Defence Council in Kiev -© Ukraine Presidential Press Service/AFP/File BERLIN: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko declared the killing of three government troops by pro-Moscow...
