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Pro-Kremlin demo vows ‘no Maidan’ for Russia
MOSCOW (AFP) – Thousands of pro-Kremlin activists took to the streets of central Moscow on Saturday vowing to prevent a Ukraine-style uprising in Russia.The rally by the Anti-Maidan movement marked one year since scores of demonstrators were gunned down in Ukraines pro-Western uprising that came to be known as the Maidan protests.Ukraines...
Russia did not immediately respond to the accusation.
Kiev has accused Russia of sending more tanks and troops into eastern Ukraine. Ukraine’s military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said that the troops and tanks were heading towards the rebel-held town of Novoazovsk. Russia did not immediately respond to the accusation but in the past it has always denied accusations of its forces’...
Young topples third-seeded Dolgopolov
DELRAY BEACH, United States (AFP) – Donald Young toppled third-seeded Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Friday to book a semi-final showdown with Australian Bernard Tomic at the ATP Delray Beach Open.Young, ranked 56th in the world, withstood 11 aces from the 24th-ranked Dolgopolov in a match lasting one hour and 56 minutes.I...
Germany, France demand Ukraine ceasefire be ‘fully respected’
Debaltseve (Ukraine) (AFP) – Germany and France demanded Friday that a crumbling Ukraine truce be fully respected even as pro-Russian rebels celebrated a battlefield victory in a strategic town and exchanged artillery fire elsewhere with government troops.The ceasefire has been violated several times, French President Francois Hollande said...
Moody’s downgrades Russia debt to ‘junk’ level
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Moodys cut Russias debt rating by one notch into junk territory Friday, saying the Ukraine crisis and the fall in oil prices and the ruble will further undermine Russias economy.Russia is expected to experience a deep recession in 2015 and a continued contraction in 2016. The decline in confidence is likely to constrain...
US State Dept blocks thousands of hack attacks every day
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The State Department faces thousands of cyber attacks every day, a top US official said Friday, refusing to confirm that hackers who breached their system in November were reportedly still lurking in the network.We have robust security to protect our computer systems and our information, which includes access to an...
Kiev accuses Russia of sending more tanks to east Ukraine
DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine: Kiev accused Russia on Friday of sending more tanks and troops into eastern Ukraine and said they were heading towards the rebe …read more Source: The News...
US senators urge Kerry to tighten sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON: (AP) – A bipartisan group of senators Friday called on Secretary of State John Kerry to tighten economic sanctions on Russia and provide defensive weapons to Ukraine after Russian-backed rebels breached this months cease- fire agreement and seized the Ukrainian town of Debaltseve.The senators, including No. 2 Senate Democrat...
Hollande, Merkel: Ukraine truce must be ‘fully respected’
PARIS (AFP) – French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for the Minsk II ceasefire deal in Ukraine to be fully respected after meeting in Paris on Friday.The ceasefire has been violated several times. It must now be fully respected along the entire front line, Hollande told a news conference.A ceasefire...
2014 – A year of crisis in Ukraine
KIEV (AFP) – Ukraines worst political crisis since its independence in 1991 has witnessed a full year of bloody turmoil.Here are key dates of a conflict that has already seen Russia seize a chunk of its western neighbours territory and sparked the worst standoff in East-West relations since the Cold War:2013November 21: Ukraines...
