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Russian entry ban on 89 European politicians and military leaders
List, which includes Nick Clegg and Malcolm Rifkind, reportedly compiled by Russian foreign ministry and handed to EU delegation in MoscowRussia has imposed an entry ban on 89 European politicians and military leaders, in a move that has angered Europe and worsened the country’s standoff with the west over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine...
Russia imposes travel ban on 89 EU politicians
BERLIN (Reuters) – Russia has imposed an entry ban on 89 European politicians and military leaders, according to a list seen by Reuters, a move that has angered Europe and worsened its standoff with the West over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source:...
With no peace, Ukraine is beset by humanitarian risks: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – Ukraine’s flawed ceasefire has left pensioners, infants and women mired in a humanitarian crisis that could get rapidly better or rapidly worse, the U.N.’s top representative in the country said in an interview on Friday. …read more Source:...
Kiev rejects debt restructuring deal
Ukraine hoped to restructure about $23bn of debt as part of an IMF-backed bailout …read more Source: Financial...
A coffee alarm and five other bizarre gadgets to wake you up
Alt Text alarm clock From electric shocks to a one-minute morning wake-up call from strangers across the world Summary Friday, May 29, 2015 – 11:55am See related Is hitting the snooze button damaging your …read more Source: The...
Special Report: Russian fighters, caught in Ukraine, cast adrift by Moscow
KIEV (Reuters) – From his hospital bed in the Ukrainian capital, Russian fighter Alexander Alexandrov feels abandoned by his country, its leaders and even the local Russian consul. …read more Source:...
One Ukrainian servicemen killed in east Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and six other have been wounded in attacks by Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, a Kiev military spokesman said on Friday. …read more Source:...
Bomb damages sweet shop belonging to Ukraine president’s Roshen chain
KIEV (Reuters) – A bomb exploded outside a sweet shop in Kiev that is owned by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s Roshen chain, police said on Friday. …read more Source:...
Vladimir Katriuk, alleged Nazi war criminal, dies in Canada
Ukrainian-born beekeeper, who was charged with genocide in absentia by Russia for alleged involvement in 1943 Khatyn massacre, dies after long illnessThe second most wanted man on the Simon Wiesenthal Centre’s list of Nazi war criminals has died at 93 after a long illness, his lawyer has said.News of Vladimir Katriuk’shis death...
Is this the end for Belarus and Russia’s ‘brotherly love’?
Left shaken by the Ukraine crisis, the Belarusian president has started looking for new allies in Europe. Mikalai Anishchanka reportsThe speed with which the Kremlin has become hostile towards its neighbour Ukraine has left many in Belarus fearful of Russian aggression, or even an incursion across their own border.Throughout his 21-year rule...
