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Pro-Russia Ukrainian journalist shot dead in Kiev
KIEV – A prominent pro-Russian journalist was shot dead in Kiev on Thursday, the Ukrainian government said, the latest in a series of allies of the country’s former pro-Moscow leaders to die in suspicious circumstances.Oles Buzyna, 45, a supporter of ex-president Viktor Yanukovych, was shot in the street, interior ministry official...
Ukraine President Poroshenko orders probe into killings of journalist and ex-lawmaker
April 16, 2015 9:38 PMKIEV (REUTERS, AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday ordered “a quick and transparent”investigation into the murders of a pro-Russian journalist and an ex-lawmaker loyal to ousted President Viktor Yanukovich. …read more Source: The Straits...
Russia’s Putin says Kiev abandons people of eastern Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Kiev was cutting off the Donbass area of eastern Ukraine by excluding its citizens from the national financial system. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia says US forced it to act on Ukraine
MOSCOW – Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Thursday blamed the United States and its allies for the conflict in Ukraine, saying their drive to bring Kiev closer to the West was a threat to Moscow and had forced it to react.Speaking at an annual security conference, Shoigu accused Washington of seeking worldwide military and...
Russia says US forced it to act on Ukraine
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Thursday blamed the United States and its allies for the conflict in Ukraine, saying their drive to bring Kiev closer to the West was a threat to Moscow and had forced it to react. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia’s Putin says economy has passed ‘peak’ of problems
April 16, 2015 5:52 PMMOSCOW (AFP) – President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said the worst was over for Russia’s crisis-hit economy, pointing to the recent rebound of the ruble despite Western sanctions over Ukraine. …read more Source: The Straits...
Former Ukrainian lawmaker shot dead in Kiev – interior ministry
Oleg Kalashnikov, a former member of parliament for ex-president Viktor Yanukovich’s discredited Party of Regions, was found shot dead in Kiev on Wednesday, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry said in a statement. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia sanctions only lifted when truce respected: G7
Russia can expect international sanctions against it to be lifted only when it complies with the terms of a ceasefire with Ukraine, foreign ministers from the Group of Seven said on Wednesday (Apr 15). …read more Source: Channel...
Russian, Iranian companies discuss barter deal terms
Russian and Iranian companies are discussing terms for a barter deal which will not include oil deliveries, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday, trying to end confusion over the status of a long-heralded agreement.Russian officials said on Monday Russia was sending grain, equipment and construction materials to Iran in an...
Putin earns less than many in the Kremlin
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin earned about US$151,000 in 2014, less than many others in the presidential administration, according to details of his income declaration published by the Kremlin on Wednesday.Putin’s wealth has long been the focus of speculation by opponents who portray him as one of the richest men in the...
