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Ukrainian-born John K., investigated for Nazi crimes, dies aged 93
BERLIN (Reuters) – A Ukrainian-born man investigated for murder as a part of a Nazi police force has died in the United States aged 93, Munich prosecutors said on Wednesday, ending their inquiry into the man’s alleged crimes in 1942. …read more Source:...
Russia charges Ukrainian woman pilot
Russia charges a female Ukrainian army pilot with complicity to murder two Russian journalists, as Ukraine demands she be freed. …read more Source:...
Ukraine seeks aid to rebuild regions shattered by separatist war
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Wednesday it was confident of receiving further aid under a $17 billion IMF bailout but appealed to Western institutions and donors for further cash and credit to rebuild the east, shattered by separatist conflict. …read more Source:...
Putin’s Ukraine U-turn: why it makes sense for Russia to allow Kiev victory
Russia’s president has agreed to new talks aimed at resolving the conflict in eastern Ukraine, and has renounced the right to use military force in the country. Balázs Jarábik explains whyEastern Ukrainian separatists have emerged as Russian President Vladimir Putins biggest critics in the past few weeks. Their pleas for Russia to intervene...
EU leaders to push for Ukraine truce
The leaders of France and Germany are to press Ukraine’s president to agree to a new truce in eastern Ukraine when they speak by phone on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine accuses Russia of abducting woman army officer
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine accused Russia on Wednesday of abducting a woman army officer captured by separatist fighters in eastern Ukraine and demanded she be released and returned home. …read more Source:...
Ukraine: no sign of siege as rebels prepare for inevitable Donetsk battle
Dispatch: There is no battle outside Donetsk – but the drive in presents some alarming sights, reports Roland Oliphant …read more Source: The...
From Bamboo to E-stonia: social media in the post-Soviet states
Despite restrictions and censorship in some countries, the internet is becoming an increasingly powerful tool around the region. Here’s how online freedoms compare:Depending on where you log on in the post-Soviet states you will have different social networks available and different degrees of freedom in using them. While Estonians enjoy...
Ukraine troops prepare to crush rebels
Ukrainian forces are preparing a “major offensive” to crush pro-Russian rebels in their final big city strongholds and complete the… …read more Source: The...
Putin pauses for tactical rethink on Ukraine
President’s softer stance is interpreted by some as a retreat in the showdown over the fate of Ukraine, but others see it as merely a tactical shift …read more Source: Financial...
