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Ukraine security service accuses Russia of meddling in election
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s State Security Service SBU accused Russia on Thursday of meddling in the electoral process in Ukraine by creating illegal structures to help guarantee victory for a certain candidate. …read more Source: The...
Airlines need better info before flying over conflict zones
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — More than four years after a Malaysian passenger jet was shot down over conflict-ravaged eastern Ukraine, airlines around the world still need more and better information to make risk assessments about flying over war zones, a Dutch safety watchdog said Thursday. The post Airlines need better info before flying over...
Despite Putin’s swagger, Russia struggles to modernise its navy
Earmarked for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, the frigates fell victim to sanctions imposed by Ukraine in 2014 after Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula, prompting Kiev to ban the sale of the Ukrainian-made engines needed to propel them. …read more Source: The Times of...
Young Moldovans fight corruption as election nears
CHISINAU: For Andrei Trupceac, the breaking point came when courts in his native Moldova overturned the results of a local election that had been won by an opposition candidate.“That day I understood that justice doesn’t work here,“ said the 30-year-old, one of thousands of people who protested the decision last summer in the Moldovan...
Armenian Defense Ministry begins collecting data from Armenians who participated in the Great Patriotic War
ArmInfo. The Armenian Defense Ministry began collecting data from Armenians who participated in the Great Patriotic War. Press secretary of the Armenian Ministry of Defense Artsrun Hovhannisyan on his Facebook page turned to the relatives of veterans who participated in the Second World War, and called on compatriots to actively participate in...
New local heating system under construction in Agarakadzor
ArmInfo.Construction works are actively underway in the kindergarten of Agarakadzor, a village in Vayots Dzor region of Armenia. A local solar heating system is expected to provide the institution with conditions, which have lacked since the collapse of the Soviet Union. For 38 years now the kindergarten has been inoperable in winter months due...
Rouhani says Iran-US tensions are at “a maximum”
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attends talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during their meeting in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. (Reuters pic)LONDON: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that tensions between Tehran and Washington were at “a maximum” rarely seen in the...
Putin promises Russians better living conditions ‘within this year’
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin promised Russians rapid improvements in their living conditions as he kicked off his annual state of the nation address on Wednesday.“We cannot wait, the situation must change for the better now,“ Putin said. “Within this year (Russians) should feel changes for the better.”The Russian leader announced several...
Comedian leads new poll in Ukraine presidential election
KIEV (Reuters) – Comic actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy is the frontrunner in Ukraine’s presidential election, according to the latest opinion poll published on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Trade turnover between Azerbaijan, Ukraine exceeds $74mln
…read more Source: Today.Az
