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Ukraine helicopter pilot slams ‘lies’ as murder trial starts in Russia
DONETSK (AFP) – Ukrainian airforce helicopter pilot Nadiya Savchenko on Tuesday blasted Russian prosecution lies against her at the start of a trial over the murder of two journalists that has caused outrage in Kiev and the West.Savchenko faces up to 25 years in prison for her alleged role in the deaths of two Russian reporters killed by...
Russia still arming Ukraine rebels despite truce: NATO chief
YAVORIV (AFP) – Russia is still sending weapons to separatist rebels battling the Ukrainian government despite a fresh truce in the war-torn east of the country, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Monday.The ceasefire is mainly holding. This is, of course, encouraging because that was not the case before, Stoltenberg said on the first day of...
Russian embassy ‘shelled’ amid Syria build-up fears
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russia demanded action Monday after a shell landed in its embassy compound in Damascus, as President Vladimir Putin tried to reassure Israel over an apparent military build-up in Syria that US officials now say includes combat aircraft.Moscow said a mortar fell on the embassy compound in the Syrian capital on Sunday without...
Germany criticises Ukraine rebels plans for local polls
BERLIN: Germany on Monday criticised local elections being organised by pro-Moscow separatists in eastern Ukraine as a breach of a February peace deal …read more Source: The News...
Germany criticises Ukraine rebels’ plans for local polls
BERLIN (AFP) – Germany on Monday criticised local elections being organised by pro-Moscow separatists in eastern Ukraine as a breach of a February peace deal and urged Russia to distance itself from the idea.We consider with great concern the announcement by pro-Russian separatists of the organisation of elections, so-called municipal...
Russia jails ex-military engineer over Swedish job bid
MOSCOW (AFP) – A Russian court on Monday sentenced a former military intelligence engineer to 14 years in jail for treason after he wrote to a Swedish organisation seeking a job.Gennady Kravtsov was accused of passing state secrets to Sweden by sending his resume in 2010. He was arrested on charges of treason in May 2014 as part of a...
Putin gives go-ahead to Belarus airbase plan
Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed the establishment of an airbase in neighboring Belarus, the latest move by Moscow to project its military power abroad. Saturday’s announcement, which comes at a time of tension with the West over Russian involvement in Ukraine and Syria, may also signal the Kremlin’s interest in keeping...
Ukraine soldier killed by landmine in separatist east
KIEV (AFP) – A Ukrainian soldier was killed, and another injured, after stepping on a land mine in the war-torn separatist east, but a new ceasefire deal remains in place, a military spokesman said Saturday.One soldier was killed and another injured in the Lugansk region, but the new truce, which came into force on September 1, is being...
Putin and Berlusconi under fire for Crimea wine tasting
KIEV (AFP) – Ukraine has launched a criminal probe into wine-tasting by Russian President Vladimir Putin and ex-Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi after they allegedly quaffed a $100,000 bottle of centuries-old wine in Crimea, prosecutors said Saturday.The Kremlin strongman and the disgraced billionaire reportedly cracked open a bottle of...
US and Russian militaries launch talks on Syria
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States and Russia renewed high-level contacts between their militaries on Friday to discuss how to deal with the war in Syria.US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Russias Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu spoke by telephone, spokesmen from their ministries said.Washington and its NATO allies broke off ties with...
