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Ukraine begs for further Russian sanctions
Ukraine’s president accused Russian-backed separatists in the east of failing to respect a ceasefire and called for further sanctions on Russia in comments to a German newspaper to be published on Monday. Attacks have become less frequent since the latest ceasefire came into force in mid-February, but both sides accuse each other of…...
Ukraine's president says truce not working, urges more Russia sanctions – newspaper
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Ukraine’s president accused Russian-backed separatists in the east of failing to respect a ceasefire with Ukrainian troops and called for further sanctions on Russia in comments to a German newspaper to be published on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Putin: Russia prepared raising nuclear readiness over Crimea
Russia was ready to bring its nuclear weapons into a state of alert during last year’s tensions over the Crimean Peninsula and the overthrow of Ukraine’s president, President Vladimir Putin said in remarks aired on Sunday.Putin’s comments, in a documentary being shown on state TV, highlight the extent to which alarm spread in...
Ukraine protestors erect mock Putin tombstone
Ukrainian activists, playing on speculation about President Vladimir Putin’s health, erected a mock tombstone to the Russian leader depicting him as the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler outside the Russian embassy in Kiev on Sunday. The protest was carried out by the Automaidan group, which organised anti-government car processions on...
Putin, speaking in film, says Russia saved life of Ukraine ex-leader – agency
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking in a pre-recorded film about Russia’s seizure of Crimea, said the life of Ukrainian former president Viktor Yanukovich was in danger as a result of the “revolution” that set out to seize power in Kiev. …read more Source: The...
Putin: Russia helped Yanukovych flee Ukraine
In a new documentary about Russia’s annexation of Crimea, President Vladimir Putin says Russian forces helped ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych escape to Russia. …read more Source: The Times of...
Putin: Russia helped Yanukovych flee Ukraine
MOSCOW: (AP) – In a new documentary about Russias annexation of Crimea, President Vladimir Putin says Russian forces helped ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych escape to Russia.The documentary is being shown Sunday on state TV, marking a year since the widely questioned referendum in Crimea that supported its secession from...
What happened to Putin? Satirists run riot online
MOSCOW – A wave of savage mockery broke over Russian President Vladimir Putin across the Internet on Friday, sparked by days of absence from public view, despite official insistence it was business as usual in the Kremlin.State television footage of Putin working at his residence failed to quell the tide of fantastical theories circulating...
China respects Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity: Premier
China respects Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and hopes the Ukraine issue can be settled through dialogue, Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday. …read more Source: China...
China Premier says respects Ukraine integrity, won't be drawn on Crimea
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday that his government respected the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine, but would not be drawn on whether China considers Crimea to be Ukraine’s or Russia’s. …read more Source: The...
