Section: South Korea
Ukraine president says almost 7,000 civilians killed in war
Nearly 7,000 civilians have been killed in the war in eastern Ukraine between government forces and Russian-backed separ …read more Source: The Korea...
Global Survey: Approval for Russia Lowest Among World Powers; U.S. Highest
For the eighth consecutive year, Russia has earned the lowest approval ratings among major world powers in a survey of people in more than 130 countries, with Moscow’s ranking falling sharply in Western nations after its intervention last year in Ukraine. The Gallup survey of about 1,000 a… …read more Source: The Chosun...
Pro-Russian journalist gunned down in Ukraine’s capital
A Ukrainian journalist known for his pro-Russian views was gunned down in broad daylight in Kiev a day after a pro-Russi …read more Source: The Korea...
Czech president, US envoy in rare public spat over Ukraine
PRAGUE (AP) _ Czech President Milos Zeman and the U.S. ambassador to Prague are in a rare public dispute over Zeman’s de …read more Source: The Korea...
[Newsmaker] One year on, Putin’s Ukraine gamble brings mixed results
MOSCOW ― A year since the start of the fighting in eastern Ukraine, Vladimir Putin may not have emerged the winner in hi …read more Source: The Korea...
Six Ukrainian soldiers killed in rebel east
KIEV (AFP) – Six Ukrainian troops were killed in two separate incidents in the troubled separatist-held east Sunday as i …read more Source: The Korea...
Russia: Extended EU Sanctions ‘Destructive’
Russia has denounced the European Union’s move to maintain sanctions against Moscow over its role in the Ukraine conflict, calling Thursday’s decision to extend the measures “destructive.” Speaking to reporters Friday in Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov refused to specify how Russia… …read more Source:...
Report: Fragment from MH17 Crash Site Supports Missile Theory
A metal fragment from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 matches a surface-to-air BUK rocket, a Dutch broadcaster said on Thursday, supporting a theory that the plane was downed by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. The fragment was recovered by a Dutch journalist fro… …read more Source: The Chosun...
Putin: Russia prepared raising nuclear readiness over Crimea
Russia was ready to bring its nuclear weapons into a state of alert during last year’s tensions over the Crimean Peninsu …read more Source: The Korea...
EU Unlikely to Extend Russia Sanctions Next Week
European Union leaders are unlikely to reach agreement at next week’s summit to prolong economic sanctions on Russia that expire in July, a senior EU official said Friday. New sanctions on Russia also are off the table because EU governments want to give a chance to a fragile cease-fire in… …read more Source: The Chosun...
