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Seven Ukraine servicemen killed, 13 wounded: Ukraine military
KIEV (Reuters) – Seven Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and 13 wounded in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in the past 24 hours, military spokesman Oleksander Motuzyanyk said on Thursday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine secures deal with creditors
Bondholders agree to 20% cut in the value of their debt …read more Source: Financial...
Obama phones Merkel to praise her control of migrant crisis…but where is Cameron’s call?
PRESIDENT Barack Obama has praised German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her leadership in dealing with the chaotic migration crisis in Europe. …read more Source:...
Kremlin pays out for 2,000 Ukraine deaths
The Kremlin has paid out almost £13 million in compensation to injured servicemen and the families of more than 2,000… …read more Source: The...
Ukraine, separatists to strive for full ceasefire from September 1
MINSK (Reuters) – Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists, in a gesture to shore up a tenuous ceasefire, agreed on Wednesday to strive for an end to all truce violations from next Tuesday, the OSCE and rebel representatives said. …read more Source:...
The number of Russian troops killed or injured fighting in Ukraine seems to have been accidentally published
Whilst Russia continues to deny that its troops are fighting in the ongoing Ukrainian conflict, a respected news site in Russia seemingly inadvertently published secret figures that detail deaths and causalities of forces on the ground. …read more Source: The...
Kazakh university accused of firing professor over lecture on Ukraine
Academic claims he is being removed from post after Russian diplomat complained talk would ‘introduce falsehoods into students’ minds’. Eurasianet.org reportsWhen Kazakhstan opened the doors of the Nazarbayev University in 2010, the institution was hailed as a promising new bastion of academic freedom in an educational system still...
Horses for sale in Ukraine
Is Ukraine right to sell off its equine farms? …read more Source:...
Russia jails Ukrainian film-maker Oleg Sentsov for 20 years on terror charges
A Russian court has sentenced a Ukrainian film-maker to 20 years in jail for conspiring to commit terror attacks in what critics are calling a politically motivated show trial. …read more Source: The...
Russia jails prominent Ukrainian filmmaker who opposed annexation of Crimea
A PROMINENT Ukrainian filmmaker who has the backing of Hollywood directors has been jailed by a court in Russia for 20 years, in what critics are calling a politically motivated show trial. …read more Source:...
