Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)
What a murdered former Russian lawmaker Denis Voronenkov said in one of his final interviews
Denis Voronenkov, a former Russian lawmaker facing corruption charges in Moscow who fled to Ukraine and became a critic of President Vladimir Putin, was shot twice in the head and killed outside a posh hotel here in the country’s… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
What makes a cyberattack? Experts lobby to restrict the term
LONDON (AP) ” When U.S. senator John McCain told Ukrainian television that the allegedly Russian-backed breach of the Democratic National Committee’s server was “an act of war,” Michael Schmitt cringed.Schmitt, a professor of law… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU court rules Russia sanctions over Ukraine are valid
BRUSSELS (AP) ” The European Union’s top court has ruled that the bloc’s economic sanctions on Russian companies over the crisis in Ukraine are valid.The EU Court of Justice’s decision Tuesday came in response to a legal challenge… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU prolongs satellite support to Ukraine monitors
BRUSSELS (AP) ” The European Union is prolonging its satellite imagery support to help observers monitor the conflict in eastern Ukraine.EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said in a statement Friday that satellite imagery… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine official says Russian agent killed Kremlin critic
MOSCOW (AP) ” A senior Ukrainian official says the killer of Kremlin critic Denis Voronenko, who was gunned down in Kiev, was a Russian agent.Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to Ukraine’s interior minister, identified the man who… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
1 killed as large fire rips through Ukraine military arsenal
MOSCOW (AP) ” A woman has died in an enormous fire at a Ukrainian munitions dump in the country’s Kharkiv region near the Russian border.The body of the 66-year old woman was found in a house that had been hit by a shell in a town… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine ex finance minister to oversee Puerto Rico crisis
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) ” A federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances has appointed Ukraine’s former finance minister as its executive director.The board said Thursday that Natalie Jaresko is a U.S. citizen who… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Former Russian lawmaker shot dead in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian police say former Russian lawmaker Denis Voronenkov has been shot and killed in Kiev.Ukrainian police said Voronenkov was shot dead Thursday by an unidentified gunman at the entrance of an upscale… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian police say former Russian lawmaker Denis Voronenkov has been shot and killed in Kiev
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian police say former Russian lawmaker Denis Voronenkov has been shot and killed in Kiev. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
20,000 evacuated after fire at military arsenal in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian officials say around 20,000 people have been evacuated in the Kharkiv region near the border with Russia after a massive fire at a military ammunition depot.Ukraine’s chief military prosecutor, Anatolii… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
