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Ukraine’s Yaresko says rumors fuelling political crisis
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko on Thursday deflected questions about her chances of becoming prime minister if the government collapsed and said such speculation was fanning the flames of the country’s political crisis. …read more Source:...
A modern martyr
A defiant Nadia Savchenko UKRAINIAN historians may yet be grateful to Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin. His war against the country has given it a rallying cause. He has also provided it with a national hero, a Ukrainian Joan of Arc. She is Nadia Savchenko, a 34-year-old military pilot who served in Iraq. In July 2014 Ms Savchenko was...
Nadia Savchenko: the pilot and politician on trial for murder
Description Nadia Savchenko appears at a hearing in Moscow Credits VASILY MAXIMOV/AFP/Getty Images Global outcry over Russia’s detainment of Ukrainian fighter may not save her from 20 years in jail Profile Thursday, March 10, 2016 – 12:00pm …read more Source: The...
Ukraine pilot Savchenko ‘drinks water’
Ukrainian officer Nadiya Savchenko, who is on trial in Russia over the killing of two journalists, is drinking water but refusing food, her lawyer says. …read more Source:...
Hunger-striking Ukrainian pilot Savchenko starts consuming liquids: lawyer
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Hunger-striking Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who faces up to 25 years in a Russian jail, has started consuming liquids, her lawyer Nikolai Polozov said on his Twitter page on Thursday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine PM demands ‘back me or sack me’
Arseny Yatseniuk complains of constant attacks from within governing coalition …read more Source: Financial...
Calls grow for release of Ukraine pilot
Western politicians urge Russia to “immediately” release Ukrainian officer Nadiya Savchenko, who is on trial over the killing of two journalists. …read more Source:...
Female Ukrainian officer Nadezhda Savchenko shows Russian judges the middle finger
Nadezhda Savchenko faces 25 years in jail if found guilty of helping to direct the fire of Ukrainian artillery in the Luhansk region in June 2014 which killed the two journalists – an accusation she denies. …read more Source: Daily...
Russia looking to buy 5 dolphins with perfect teeth and killer instinct
Government website reveals defence ministry plan to revive Soviet-era use of marine mammals for combat operationsRussia’s defence ministry is looking to buy five dolphins, the government has revealed, as the country strives to revive its Soviet-era use of sea mammals for military tasks.The military has opened the bidding on a 1.75m ruble...
Back me or sack me, Ukraine PM tells lawmakers
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk urged lawmakers on Wednesday to back him, sack him or force snap elections as lawmakers held talks with potential replacements. …read more Source:...
