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5 Nemtsov killing suspects arrive at court for arraignment
Five suspects in the killing of prominent Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov have been delivered to the court for arraignment, the spokeswoman for a Moscow court said Sunday.The statement by Anna Fedeeva to reporters outside the courthouse came one day after the Federal Security service said two suspects had been detained.Russian news...
‘Rebel sniper kills Ukrainian serviceman despite ceasefire’
One Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and three wounded as a result of fighting in separatist eastern territories in the past 24 hours despite a ceasefire deal, Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said on Sunday. Attacks have fallen significantly in the past two weeks, but accusations of continued violence on both sides show the...
Rebel sniper kills Ukrainian serviceman despite ceasefire – military
One Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and three wounded as a result of fighting in separatist eastern territories in the past 24 hours despite a ceasefire deal, Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said on Sunday. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukrainian serviceman killed despite ceasefire – Ukraine military
KIEV (Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and three wounded as a result of fighting in separatist eastern territories in the past 24 hours, despite a ceasefire deal, Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said on Sunday. …read more Source: The...
Russia detains four suspects over Nemtsov killing
Moscow (AFP) – Four men were in custody Sunday for the killing of Russian opposition activist Boris Nemtsov in a probe which has yet to reveal the motive for the brazen assassination in the centre of Moscow.The suspects, from Chechnya in the volatile northern Caucasus region, were detained a little over a week after Nemtsov, a longtime...
No sign Putin has changed strategy on Ukraine – UK foreign minister
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Sunday he had detected no change in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s strategic intentions towards Ukraine, despite a reduction in violence following the Minsk ceasefire agreement. …read more Source: Channel...
No sign Putin has changed strategy on Ukraine – UK foreign minister
LONDON (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Sunday he had detected no change in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s strategic intentions towards Ukraine, despite a reduction in violence following the Minsk ceasefire agreement. …read more Source: The...
China vows cooperation with Russia despite West’s sanctions
BEIJING – China vowed Sunday to plough ahead on economic and diplomatic cooperation with Russia despite Western sanctions against Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine, stressing their relations are based on “mutual need”. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Boom in journalist drone use flies into legal obstacles
Flying over the flaming barricades of the Maidan protests in Kiev, the camps of Auschwitz or hurtling down a ski slope — drones have become a vital tool for cameramen, but they are increasingly running into legal and practical obstacles. Many news networks such as the BBC, Russia Today and France’s TF1 have bought their own drones in...
Russia holds two more suspects over Nemtsov killing
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russian police have arrested another two men over the killing of opposition activist Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down in the centre of Moscow, state media reported Sunday, bringing the number held to four.Albert Barakhoyev, secretary of the Security Council of Russian republic of Ingushetia told state news agency RIA...
