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Russia opens trial against Ukrainian aviator
Ukrainian pilot and lawmaker Nadiya Savchenko went on trial in Russia on Thursday in a politically charged case that could send ties between Moscow and Kiev to a new low. The 34-year-old helicopter navigator faces up to 25 years in prison for her alleged involvement in the killing of two Russian journalists in war-torn eastern Ukraine last…...
Russia opens trial against Ukrainian aviator
DONETSK (RUSSIA) – Jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko went on trial in Russia Thursday in a politically charged case that could send ties between Moscow and Kiev to a new low. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Shelling in eastern Ukraine kills four civilians, soldier
Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists accused each other on Thursday of shelling civilian areas near the rebel-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine despite a ceasefire, with four civilians and one soldier killed. …read more Source: Channel...
Shelling in eastern Ukraine kills four civilians, soldier
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists accused each other on Thursday of shelling civilian areas near the rebel-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine despite a ceasefire, with four civilians and one soldier killed. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine vows to push for justice despite Russia`s veto of MH17 tribunal
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko vowed last Wednesday to push for justice despite Russias veto of a UN resolution that would have set up a tribunal to try those responsible for shooting down passenger flight MH17 over the … …read more Source: ANTARA...
Russia vetoes U.N. Security Council proposal on MH17 tribunal
Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that would set up an international criminal court to prosecute those responsible for shooting down a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine a year ago. The foreign ministers of the Netherlands, Australia and Ukraine attended a meeting over the downing that killed all 298 people on board...
Ukraine Wants to Use US Guarantees to Borrow $1B in November
KYIV, UKRAINE – Heavily indebted Ukraine may borrow $1 billion in November via a new sale of U.S.-backed bonds, part of a broader international support package Kyiv expects to receive by the end of … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Russia was the only nation at the fifteen-member Security Council to oppose the move.
In the United Nations, Russia has vetoed a draft resolution to set up an international tribunal into a Malaysia airliner crash in July 2014. The flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed in eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board. Russia was the only nation at the fifteen-member Security Council to oppose the move. Pro-Russian rebels...
Bid blocked at UN to send Malaysian Airlines jet downing to int’l tribunal
Russia on Wednesday vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution which intended to establish an international tribunal for bringing to justice those responsible for the downing of Malaysian Airlines MH17 flight over Ukraine one year ago. …read more Source:...
Australia Prime Minister Slams ‘Outrageous’ Russian Flight MH17 Veto
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said today Russia’s “outrageous” veto of a UN resolution to establish a special tribunal to try those who shot down flight MH17 over Ukraine reinforced concerns M… …read more Source:...
