Section: Croatia
Violence flares up in east Ukraine as government, OSCE report gunfire
Ukraine’s government said Monday that separatist rebels opened fire on civilian homes in east Ukraine, in a flare up of weekend fighting that saw monitors for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) caught in heavy gunfire. Two… …read more Source:...
Russia vows to block UN tribunal over downed Malaysian airliner
The UN Security Council is to vote Wednesday on a resolution sponsored by Malaysia, the Netherlands, Ukraine and Australia seeking accountability for the firing of a suspected missile that destroyed Flight MH17 last year over Ukraine.A media report said… …read more Source:...
Putin, Poroshenko discuss efforts to resolve Ukraine conflict
The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany held a conference call late Thursday to discuss efforts to resolve the conflict in eastern Ukraine, according to statements by their offices.Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said the security situation… …read more Source:...
MiG-21 squadron presented after upgrade
The Croatian Air Force and Air Defence on Wednesday presented its squadron of MiG-21 aircraft following their repair and modernisation in Ukraine. On July 9, 2013, the Croatian Ministry of Defence signed a HRK 133 million (EUR 17.5 million) agreement… …read more Source:...
Malaysia demands international tribunal in downing of flight MH17
Kuala Lumpur (dpa) – Malaysia called Monday for an international tribunal in the downing of a commercial airliner over Ukraine that killed 298 people a year ago.“It is important for the (UN) Security Council to take clear and decisive action… …read more Source:...
Mourners mark one year since MH17 airliner crashed in Ukraine
Mourners around the world on Friday marked one year since Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was apparently shot down over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people aboard.Flags flew at half-mast in the Netherlands as Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte was set… …read more Source:...
Canberra unveils memorial to MH17 victims
Families of the Australians killed on Malaysian flight MH17 wept as Prime Minister Tony Abbott unveiled a new memorial in Canberra one year after the plane was shot down over Ukraine killing 298 people.“We owe it to the dead to bring the guilty… …read more Source:...
Video of rebels at MH17 crash site “sickening” – Australian minister
A video of Ukrainian rebels ransacking the luggage from downed flight MH17 was “sickening,” Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said, ahead of the opening of a memorial to victims.The video appears to show the moment the rebels first… …read more Source:...
Security in eastern Ukraine deteriorating, monitors say
The situation in eastern Ukraine has deteriorated significantly in the last week, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) warned Sunday, with heavy weaponry such as tanks and howitzers spotted along the front lines.Such weapons… …read more Source:...
Russia’s food industry emerges as winner amid embargo, recession
It was not so long ago that Russian stores and restaurants were full of the fruits of the European harvest. Then sanctions and embargoes kicked in as a backlash to the Ukrainian crisis. The result? Agriculture in Russia is seeing some growth. The question… …read more Source:...
