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Assailant jumps on ex-Ukraine president's car after he leaves questioning
KIEV (Reuters) – A man jumped on the car of former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko as he was driven away from being questioned as a witness on Thursday over the sale of his shipbuilding plant to another businessman. …read more Source: The...
Russia warns of ‘consequences’ after Ukraine seizes tanker
KIEV: Ukraine said Thursday it seized a Russian tanker used in a naval confrontation last November, prompting a warning from Moscow of swift “consequences”.Ukraine’s SBU security service said it stopped the tanker, the Neyma, as it entered the port of Izmail in the southern Odessa region. Investigators seized documents onboard and...
Ukraine releases crew of Russian tanker – RIA cites embassy
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine has released the crew of a Russian tanker detained in the port of Izmail, but the vessel is still being held by Ukrainian authorities, RIA news agency cited the Russian embassy in Ukraine as saying. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine says interrogated 10 crew members of detained Russian tanker
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine has interrogated ten crew members of a detained Russian tanker as witnesses, the spokesman of the general prosecutor’s said by phone on Thursday. Asked whether the crew members would be released, he declined to comment. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine detains Russian tanker, Moscow warns of consequences
Tanker attacks in the Gulf of Oman is blamed on Iran. (AFP pic)KIEV: Ukraine said on Thursday it had detained a Russian tanker for its alleged involvement in the seizure of three Ukrainian vessels by Russia in November, and Moscow threatened consequences if Russian citizens were “taken hostage”. Ukraine’s security service maintained that...
Russia warns Ukraine of consequences if crew of detained tanker held – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry warned Ukraine on Thursday that there would be consequences if any Russian members of the crew of a Russian tanker detained in Ukraine were held in custody, RIA news agency reported. …read more Source: The...
Russian lawmaker calls detention of tanker by Ukraine 'illegal' – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Senior Russian lawmaker Vladimir Dzhabarov on Thursday described the detention of a Russian tanker by Ukraine as “absolutely illegal” and said it was detrimental to relations between the two countries, RIA news agency reported. …read more Source: The...
Talks on release of Ukrainian sailors intensified after leaders spoke
KIEV (Reuters) – Negotiations on the release of Ukrainian sailors, captured by Russian Navy off the coast of Crimea, have intensified after Russian and Ukrainian leaders spoke by phone earlier this month, Ukraine’s ombudswoman said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine detains Russian tanker over Kerch Strait incident
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s security service said on Thursday it had detained a Russian tanker in the Ukrainian port of Izmail for its alleged involvement in an incident in November in the Kerch Strait that led to Russia seizing three Ukrainian vessels. …read more Source: The...
Russia hatches plan to become top tourist draw
MOSCOW: Fancy a tank ride in the snow, then a night in a Tsarist-era palace?With ambitious plans to become one of the world’s top 10 travel destinations, Russia is offering tours off the beaten track and lifting visa restrictions to attract more visitors.A year after it successfully hosted the World Cup, the ex-Soviet country is looking for...
