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Russia moves closer to adopting compensation for sanctions law
MOSCOW – The Russian parliament moved a step closer on Wednesday to adopting a law that would allow for foreign assets inside the country to be seized and for the state to pay compensation for the loss of property due to Western sanctions.The pro-Kremlin deputy who submitted the draft law says the bill would protect the interests of...
Staff numb the horror as bodies pile up in Ukraine morgue
DONETSK, Ukraine – Like most staff at this east Ukrainian morgue, Olga Georgiyevna takes sedatives to numb the horror of seeing the bodies pile up. The ceasefire deal has done nothing to make her job easier.”I know I’m crazy to still work here,” the nurse says, her eyes welling with tears in the central hospital of...
Women take up arms on both sides of conflict in east Ukraine
DONETSK/DNIPROPETROVSK Ukraine – Before fighting broke out in eastern Ukraine, Irina was a croupier in a casino who never dreamt of taking up arms. Now she is gambling with her life.Using the nom de guerre “Gaika”, a cartoon character that translates as Gadget, she has joined an artillery unit in a pro-Russian separatist group...
Kerry, Lavrov to meet in Paris with Ukraine, Syria on agenda
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki confirmed the two men would meet in Paris, after Kerry first attends talks in Cairo on Sunday (Oct 12) on rebuilding the Gaza Strip following the 50-day war with Israel. …read more Source: Channel...
Europe sends in drones to save Ukraine truce
The Western rush in support of Ukraine came one month into a ceasefire that has done little to resolve Europe’s worst crisis in decades and still threatens to break the ex-Soviet country apart. …read more Source: Channel...
First European drones arrive in Ukraine to monitor truce
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe will deploy four unmanned aerial vehicles along Ukraine’s border with Russia and in the war zone as part of a peace deal agreed by Moscow and Kiev. …read more Source: Channel...
One month in, Ukraine truce exists in name only
The artillery blasts that rocked the frontline city of Donetsk were yet another blow to the 12-point peace agreement signed on Sep 5, and which is officially still in force. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin turns deaf ear to warnings on economy and Ukraine crisis
Speeches at an investment forum in Moscow this past week by Russian President Vladimir Putin and key members of the government exposed glaring differences. …read more Source: Channel...
German aid convoy heads to embattled Ukraine
A convoy of more than 100 trucks carrying humanitarian aid has left Germany for war-torn eastern Ukraine, the German ministry of economic cooperation and development said on Saturday (Oct 4). …read more Source: Channel...
Western pressure mounts on Russia to save Ukraine truce
Western pressure mounted on Russia to save Ukraine’s crumbling truce as pro-Kremlin insurgents staged intensifying raids on an airport vital for sustaining their independence drive. …read more Source: Channel...
