Section: RAPPLER (Philippines)
Ukrainians attack Russia embassy, demand pilot’s release
KIEV, Ukraine – Angry protesters threw stones and eggs at the Russian embassy in Kiev on Sunday, March 6, breaking several of its windows after smashing cars and burning a Russian flag, as Ukrainians’ anger boiled over at Moscow’s refusal to free … …read more Source:...
Kiev, Moscow agree to hold vote in east Ukraine by end July – French FM
PARIS, France – The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France agreed Thursday, March 3 that elections should be held in eastern Ukraine by the end of July, France’s Jean-Marc Ayrault said. “We underlined the importance of adopting an electoral law to hold local elections by the end of the first half of …...
Systematic gaming detected in Rappler poll
There was evidence of systematic, organized gaming in the survey that Rappler ran in December 2015. An irregular surge vote from Russia, South Korea, China, India, and Ukraine on the last day of the poll showed administration standard-bearer Manuel “Mar” Roxas II being the beneficiary of the vote manipulation. He … …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s graft problem tests Western patience and resolve
KIEV, Ukraine – Ukraine’s failure to fight state graft is testing the patience of its Western allies and threatening renewed economic and political chaos in a country still healing the wounds of war. The latest and perhaps sternest warning to the pro-EU team of President Petro Poroshenko came Wednesday, February … …read more...
Russia decries ‘new Cold War’ as East-West strains cloud talks
MUNICH, Germany – The world has plunged into a “new Cold War”, the Russian premier said on Saturday, February 13, as East-West tensions over Ukraine and Syria took center-stage at a gathering of world leaders in Germany. “We have slid into a new period of Cold War,” Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev … …read more...
3 killed as passenger bus hits mine in east Ukraine
MARINKA, Ukraine – Three people were killed on Wednesday, February 10, when a passenger minibus hit a mine in separatist eastern Ukraine during a relative calm in fighting in the 21-month war. An AFP reporter at the scene saw pools of blood and personal belongings of the victims scattered near … …read more Source:...
Merkel tells Putin to ‘use influence’ to rein in Ukraine rebels
BERLIN, Germany – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday, February 2, urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to use his influence to rein in pro-Kremlin rebels in eastern Ukraine, a day after she warned a year-old peace deal was not being fully implemented. During a phone call, Merkel “made it clear … …read more Source:...
Vladimir Putin is ‘picture of corruption’ – US Treasury official
LONDON, United Kingdom – A senior US Treasury official has directly accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of corruption, in a BBC program that aired Monday, January 25. The US government imposed sanctions against a number of Kremlin insiders in 2014 after Russia’s annexation of Crimea in Ukraine, but did not accuse … …read...
Top Europe rights body sends team to Crimea
STRASBOURG, France – Europe’s top human rights body has sent a delegation to Crimea to assess the situation in the strategic peninsula annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014, officials said Monday, January 25. The Council of Europe mission will look at several … …read more Source:...
Winter freeze leaves 300 Ukraine towns without power
KIEV, Ukraine – Almost 300 Ukrainian towns were left without power on Tuesday, January 19, while snowdrifts and blizzards trapped hundreds of vehicles and dozens of ambulances across the former Soviet state. Ukraine’s emergency service said most of the outages were recorded on Monday evening … …read more Source:...
