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I am not afraid of death, says female Ukrainian pilot held in Moscow jail
The MP who has been imprisoned for nearly 11 months says freedom is the most valuable thing a person has …read more Source: The...
PayPal shuts down account of Russian activists seeking to publish anti-Kremlin report
PayPal has blocked an account set up to help Russian opposition activists to publish a report into the country’s involvement in the war in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Russia says to boost military presence in Crimea: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will boost its military presence in Crimea given NATO’s plans to expand in eastern Europe, Alexander Grushko, Russia’s envoy to the military alliance, was quoted as saying on Friday by RIA news agency. …read more Source:...
Nato to counter ‘hybrid warfare’
Nato has pledged to counter the “hybrid warfare” tactics that it says that Russia is using in the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s president says ceasefire is ‘pseudo-peace’
Petro Poroshenko calls for fulfilment of peace deal but promises to defend country “to the last drop of blood” …read more Source: The...
NATO and EU to work together to counter Crimea-style “hybrid” warfare
ANTALYA, Turkey (Reuters) – NATO and the EU agreed on Thursday to work together more to counter “hybrid warfare”, the blend of unidentified troops, propaganda and economic pressure that the military alliance says Russia has used against Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Fighting with ghosts
WHILE the world marked the 70th anniversary of Hitler’s defeat, Ukraine’s president, Petro Poroshenko, sent his embattled compatriots a mixture of messages about the past and their identity. His words and gestures had to be carefully crafted because of his country’s role as a battleground between Nazis and Soviet forces, with...
Small boats, choppy seas
THE European Union faces an ocean of troubles, from the integrity of its currency to the security of its neighbourhood. Yet none presents as bewildering an array of difficulties as the movement of people. In under 10,000 words the European Commission’s “agenda on migration,” unveiled on May 13th, identifies war, poverty, globalisation,...
Russian recession will last two years, forecasts EBRD
European development bank predicts knock-on effects for eastern Europe and central Asia Russia faces two years of recession as the sharp fall in oil prices adds to the problems of an economy beset by structural weakness, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has warned.The EBRD, which was set up following the collapse of communism...
A third of Russians fear military attack by US, poll finds
Survey indicates growing suspicion of possible invasion by Washington after crisis in relations over Ukraine …read more Source: The...
