Section: Protothema (Greece)
EU anger over the Russian travel blacklist!
89 EU politicians were surprised to discover that they were on a confidential Russian travel blacklist on Thursday. The people on the list were parliamentarians who have been outspoken critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the war in the Ukraine. A Russian MP has formally requested that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to make the...
Amnesty International reports torture in Ukraine
Beatings, torture with electricity, virtual executions: Ukrainian soldiers and pro-Russian rebels conduct them on captured citizens and enemies, according to Amnesty International. The NGO speaks of at least eight cases of informal executions of Ukrainians held hostage by the rebels. Former prisoners of the Ukrainian army have also stated that...
Ukraine: Two Russian soldiers captured
Two Russian soldiers fighting with pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine were arrested by Ukrainian military forces, according to Kiev. Even though Kiev has leaked a video of one of two soldiers admitting he is part of the Russian military, Russia denies all involvement. …read more Source:...
Sergey Lavrov – John Kerry meeting in Sochi on Tuesday
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov will be meeting with his American counterpart John Kerry in Sochi, to discuss on Ukraine, Syrian, Yemen and Iran issues, according to the RIA news agency. The Russian news agency states that Moscow does not expect any significant progress. …read more Source:...
Huge forest fire heads straight for Chernobyl
The huge forest fire which broke out on Tuesday in northern Ukraine continues to incinerate everything in its path and now threatens the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear plant. The Ukrainian Minister of Interior states that due to the strong winds, the forest fire has taken a turn for the worse, has turned into the largest one since 1992, and is...
US military instructors arrive in Ukraine to train local troops
About 290 American paratroopers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade have arrived this week in western Ukraine with the mission to train the Ukrainian troops. The US paratroopers’ arrival was announced by the US Ambassador to Ukraine via his Twitter account, although the exact number of the instructors was not mentioned in the tweet. According to...
Reuters: Greek DM shopping for replacement A/A missiles in Moscow!
related posts DM Kammenos to Times: ‘We cannot keep Isis out if EU keeps bullying us’!Greek DM: We’ll do our utmost to end Russia sanctionsReuters on Wednesday reported from Moscow that Greek DM Panos Kammenos is negotiating the purchase of missiles for the S-300 long-range anti-aircraft system originally bought for Cyprus but...
French Front National tarnished by Kremlin leak and Holocaust-minimizing
related posts Jean-Marie Le Pen: SYRIZA victory a renouncement EUMarine Le Pen voices support for … SYRIZALe Pen on Tsipras: A wind of change is blowing through Greece Hacked Kremlin tax messages emerged implying that Marine Le Pen’s far-right party had been given a 9-million-euro loan by a Russian bank last year as “reward” for...
Merkel says “Nein” to Putin’s invitation for V-Day anniversary celebration
German Chancellor Angela Merkel refused Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invitation to partake in the Russian military parade in Moscow on May 9th, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Allied victory against Nazi Germany. However, the chancellor will visit Moscow the day after in order to pay her respects with a wreath over the tomb...
Britain supports Ukraine with non-lethal army gear
Britain donated non-lethal army supplies to Ukraine, in order to help the latter fight against pro-Russian separatists. This equipment, valued at 850,000 UK pounds will be donated to Ukraine in the coming weeks, after Kiev’s request. This package contains, amongst many others, Night Vision goggles, laptops, helmets and GPS locators. Britain...
