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Ukrainian Railways sanctions Russian cargo operator
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s state-run railway company Ukrzaliznytsya said on Tuesday it had suspended cooperation with a cargo branch of Russian Railways as part of a wave of sanctions against Russia over its support for separatists in the east of the country. …read more Source:...
The creepiest ghost towns that you can still visit
While they still have a population of zero, abandoned towns such as Pripyat, Ukraine, and Bodie, California are seeing a revival as tourists travel from a far to snap photos. …read more Source: Daily...
Russia establishes seaborne lifeline for Syrian allies
LONDON (Reuters) – The Alexandr Tkachenko, an ageing ferry with a canary-yellow hull, usually carries people across the Kerch Strait, a bustling sea route and the only connection between Russia and Crimea, the peninsula Moscow annexed from Ukraine last year. …read more Source:...
‘Elite Russian troops’ in Ukraine trial
Two men described as Russian special forces soldiers go on trial in Kiev accused of waging war against Ukrainian troops. …read more Source:...
Trial opens of two alleged Russian soldiers captured in eastern Ukraine
Kiev says the two soldiers are members of Russian special forces and accuse them of taking part in fighting against the Ukrainian army …read more Source: The...
VIDEO: Donetsk’s street artist
Sasha Korban fled the war torn city and is now painting walls all around Kiev. …read more Source:...
Putin and Obama exchange barbs on Ukraine
Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama accuse each other of fomenting Ukraine crisis that has plunged Russia’s relations with the West to lowest point since Cold War …read more Source: The...
Ukraine premier to face ‘$3m bribery’ inquiry
Ukraine has ordered a corruption investigation against its prime minister, according to court documents leaked by a member of parliament…. …read more Source: The...
Russia says hopes for deal on east Ukraine elections soon
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia hopes an agreement can be reached in the coming days on holding regional elections in rebel-held east Ukraine, Moscow’s envoy to the OSCE watchdog said on Monday, according to a transcript of his speech on the foreign ministry’s website. …read more Source:...
Bekir Nebiev shot dead two paramedics in revenge attack in Russia
Bekir Nebiev, 55, took a hunting rifle and drove to the ambulance station in the Crimean capital of Simferopol where he opened fire on a crew. …read more Source: Daily...
