Section: Australia&NZ
A look at recent politically tainted trials in Russia
MOSCOW (AP) ” The guilty verdict Tuesday for Crimean filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, who was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in a Russian maximum-security prison for an alleged terror conspiracy, follows a plethora of recent Russian trials… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia court jails Ukrainian filmmaker for ‘terrorism’ (AFP)
Rostov-on-Don (Russia) (AFP) – A Russian military court on Tuesday sentenced a Ukrainian filmmaker to 20 years in a strict-regime prison colony on terror charges in a trial condemned by Kiev, Western rights groups and top film directors. …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian filmmaker sentenced to 20 years in Russia
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AP) ” A Russian court has convicted a Ukrainian filmmaker of conspiracy to commit terror attacks and sentenced him to 20 years in prison.The court in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don said Tuesday that Oleg… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian filmmaker jailed in Russia for 20 years for ‘terrorism’ (AFP)
Rostov-on-Don (Russia) (AFP) – A Russian military court on Tuesday sentenced Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov to 20 years on terror charges in a trial condemned by Kiev, rights groups and top film directors. …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian filmmaker sentenced to 20 years in prison in Russia in terror conspiracy case
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AP) ” Ukrainian filmmaker sentenced to 20 years in prison in Russia in terror conspiracy case. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia verdict due in Ukraine filmmaker’s ‘terror’ trial (AFP)
Rostov-on-Don (Russia) (AFP) – A Russian military court is set on Tuesday to announce its verdict against a Ukrainian filmmaker who faces a lengthy prison term on terror charges in a trial decried by the West. …read more Source: The West...
US to deploy F-22 Raptor fighter jets in Europe (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – The United States soon will deploy F-22 Raptors in Europe, sending the stealth fighter jets to reassure NATO partners concerned about Russia’s actions in Ukraine, a Pentagon official said. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine leader accuses Russia as Western powers press truce (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday accused Russia of sending major military backup to pro-Moscow rebels, as he met with the French and German leaders on the recent resurgence of violence. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine leader accuses Russia of arms supplies to rebel east (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday accused Russia of sending major military backup to pro-Moscow rebels, speaking just ahead of talks on the conflict with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande. …read more Source: The West...
Kiev celebrates Ukrainian Independence Day
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Thousands of servicemen have marched in downtown Kiev to mark Ukraine’s Independence Day.The troops carried rifles but, unlike last year, the parade did not feature any of the more powerful weaponry which could… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
