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      Mass rally for murdered politician in Moscow
      Mar02

      Mass rally for murdered politician in Moscow

      Thousands of people marched in Moscow on Sunday (1 March) to honour Boris Nemtsov, an opposition politician who was killed on Friday. Nemtsov, 55, was shot on a bridge near the Kremlin. He was a top official in the Republican Party of Russia/Party of People’s Freedom, a liberal opposition group. Nemtsov has been a vocal critic of Vladimir...

      Russia: Ukraine should distance itself from ‘extremists’
      Mar02

      Russia: Ukraine should distance itself from ‘extremists’

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      Kerry and Lavrov meet in Geneva for Ukraine talks
      Mar02

      Kerry and Lavrov meet in Geneva for Ukraine talks

      US secretary of state expected to warn Russian foreign minister that the US and EU are already working on fresh sanctions if ceasefire deal fails to hold firmThe US secretary of state John Kerry and Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov were expected to meet in Geneva to shore up a shaky two-week old ceasefire in Ukraine.Monday’s talks in...

      UN says more than 6,000 dead in Ukraine conflict
      Mar02

      UN says more than 6,000 dead in Ukraine conflict

      Geneva-based body says hundreds killed in recent weeks after upswing in fighting …read more Source: The Irish...

      UN: Death toll in eastern Ukraine exceeds 6,000
      Mar02

      UN: Death toll in eastern Ukraine exceeds 6,000

      ‘All aspects of people’s lives are being negatively affected, and the situation is increasingly untenable for the local inhabitants’ …read more Source: The Prague...

      Kerry and Lavrov meet for Ukraine talks in Geneva
      Mar02

      Kerry and Lavrov meet for Ukraine talks in Geneva

      Top US diplomat John Kerry has begun talks on the Ukraine conflict with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov. Kerry will also push for a ‘credible’ inquiry into the death of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      Beness Aijo ‘on the front line’ in Ukraine
      Mar02

      Beness Aijo ‘on the front line’ in Ukraine

      A month after he fled Latvia rather than face a court appearance on charges of plotting to overthrow the state, controversial Latvian ‘National Bolshevik’ Beness Aijo has reappeared in Eastern Ukraine where he claims there are dozens of other Latvian volunteers. …read more Source:...

      Defeat for Putin in Estonia, as pro-NATO party claims victory
      Mar02

      Defeat for Putin in Estonia, as pro-NATO party claims victory

      Author(s): Dan Alexe Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Roivas.jpg There were fears that Putin might come to rule through proxy in tiny Estonia, after the pro-Moscow Centre Party had been given favourite by practically every poll, but Estonia’s ruling Reform Party has emerged as the overall winner in Sunday’s general election dominated by...

      UN: More than 6,000 killed in Ukraine war
      Mar02

      UN: More than 6,000 killed in Ukraine war

      More than 6,000 people have been killed since eastern Ukraine’s separatist insurgency erupted last April, the UN says. The Geneva-based body warned the situation had “dramatically deteriorated” in recent months. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      Protests held in wake of murder of Russian politician
      Mar02

      Protests held in wake of murder of Russian politician

      Dozens of demonstrators protested in New York near the Permanent Mission of Russia to the UN over the murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov. Protesters, mostly of Russian or Ukrainian origin, carried photos of the victim and banners with slogans reading, “Putin plague of the 21st century” and “Stop the dictator...