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Putin fails to mention MH17 in phone-in but finds time for whales
Russian president avoids 2014 disaster in annual Q&A but is confronted by journalists on subject afterwardsVladimir Putin faced questioning on both domestic and international issues at his annual phone-in – but managed to avoid any mention of the MH17 plane disaster until journalists confronted him about it afterwards.“There is no evidence of...
The improbable careers of Vladimir Putin’s bodyguards
VLADIMIR PUTIN was asleep upstairs when the bear arrived. The Russian president’s bodyguard, Alexey Dyumin, stared at the creature through the glass doors of the mountain home. “It was quite large,” Mr Dyumin later recalled. “I opened the door and emptied my pistol at his legs.” The bear wisely turned and ran. Politicians often develop...
Ukraine’s Constitutional Court backs decree dissolving parliament: Ukrinform
Ukraine’s Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s move to dissolve parliament was constitutional, the Ukrinform news agency reported on Thursday. …read more Source:...
EU to extend economic sanctions on Russia until 2020
European Union leaders will decide on Thursday to prolong until the end of January 2020 economic sanctions against Russia over the turmoil in Ukraine and call on Moscow to help bring to justice those guilty of shooting down a passenger plane there in 2014. …read more Source:...
Putin: Fate of captured Ukrainian sailors must be tied to jailed Russians
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the fate of 24 Ukrainian sailors held in Russia since last year must be linked to the release of Russian citizens held in Ukraine whom Moscow wants to see freed. …read more Source:...
The west thinks Putin is Russia’s spymaster. But are the spies controlling him? | Mark Galeotti
From Ukraine to the US, Russia’s risky policies may be a sign of the security services’ sway over the presidentVladimir Putin will be hoping that the release of the Russian investigative journalist Ivan Golunov in response to an unprecedented campaign of public protest demonstrates his credentials as a a “good tsar” willing and able...
What caused Angela Merkel’s shakes during Berlin ceremony? Doctor gives his verdict
ANGELA Merkel sparked fears for her health after she was seen shaking during a military ceremony to welcome the new Ukrainian president to Berlin on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
Vladimir Putin to hold national phone-in after Russians charged over MH17
Newscasters will cautiously press Russian president on the economy, protests and foreign relations in choreographed eventRussian President Vladimir Putin will address the nation in a live televised broadcast on Thursday, one day after a Dutch-led investigation accused four Russian-back separatists in the 2014 shooting down of a passenger jet over...
Dmytro Tymchuk: Ukrainian MP found shot dead at home
Politician and military analyst Dmytro Tymchuk was killed with his own pistol, reports suggest. …read more Source:...
Ukraine president: I hope MH17 crash suspects will stand trial
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he welcomed murder charges brought against four suspects over the 2014 downing of the MH17 passenger jet over eastern Ukraine, and said he hoped they would stand trial. …read more Source:...
