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Ukrainians pray for female military pilot jailed in Russia
Ukrainians rally and pray for the health of pilot Nadezhda Savchenko who is imprisoned in Russia on charges of aiding the killing of two Russian journalists in east Ukraine. Fighting rages in run-up to Ukraine ceasefireUkrainian army pilot Nadezhda Savchenko appears in Moscow courtUkraine threatens to retake territory from defiant rebels...
Moscow denounces “abominable” Charlie Hebdo cartoon
The head of the Russian parliament’s foreign affairs committee Alexei Pushkov yesterday denounced a cartoon published in the latest issue of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo on the truce in Ukraine as “abominable”. The drawing, entitled ‘Ceasefire: boredom sets in in Donetsk’, depicts the inhabitants of...
Ukraine military says rebels using truce to regroup
Ukraine’s military said on Sunday a ceasefire had been fully observed in eastern separatist territories overnight, but warned that pro-Russian rebels were using the truce to regroup for new attacks on government positions.Rebel deminers comb Ukraine battleground townUkraine sends $15 million for gas, says Russian energy ministerUkraine...
Moscow denounces Charlie Hebdo cartoon on Ukraine as abominable
March 02, 2015 10:10 AMMOSCOW (AFP) – The head of the Russian parliament’s foreign affairs committee Alexei Pushkov denounced a cartoon published in the latest issue of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo on the truce in Ukraine as “abominable”. …read more Source: The Straits...
Moscow denounces ‘abominable’ Charlie Hebdo cartoon
MOSCOW: The head of the Russian parliament’s foreign affairs committee Alexei Pushkov on Sunday denounced a cartoon published in the latest issue of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo on the truce in Ukraine as “abominable”. The drawing, entitled ‘Ceasefire: boredom sets in in Donetsk’, depicts the inhabitants of...
Russian supermarkets freeze prices
MOSCOW – Lots of things freeze in Russia’s bitterly cold winters, but not usually food prices, yet that is exactly what top supermarket chains are doing to protect the poor from galloping inflation. The plunging ruble and a Russian embargo on European Union and US food products in retribution over Ukraine sanctions has resulted in...
Detained Ukrainian lawmaker released from custody in Moscow
Alexei Goncharenko (C), deputy of Ukrainian parliament, wears a t-shirt depicting Boris Nemtsov reading in Ukrainian “Heroes never die”, in Moscow on March 1, 2015 -© AFP MOSCOW: A Ukrainian lawmaker said Sunday he was detained by Russian police ahead of a Moscow march to honour opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down near the...
Ukraine’s front lines calm ahead of gas talks
Ukraine’s front lines were relatively calm on Sunday ahead of high-level EU-mediated gas talks between Kiev and Moscow, as journalists mourned the killing by mortar fire of a Ukrainian photographer. Kiev’s security officials said there was no fire after midnight on Ukraine’s positions and no Ukrainian soldiers have been killed...
Kerry arrives in Geneva for tough Iran,Ukraine talks
Top US diplomat John Kerry arrived in Switzerland late Sunday for tough talks on Iran and Ukraine, and to push Moscow’s foreign minister to ensure a “credible” investigation into the killing of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. …read more Source: The Times of...
John Kerry Arrives in Geneva for Iran, Ukraine Talks
Top US diplomat John Kerry arrived in Switzerland late Sunday for tough talks on Iran and Ukraine, and to push Moscow’s foreign minister to ensure a “credible” investigation into the killing of opposi… …read more Source:...
