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Merkel in Moscow for WWII ceremony
The German chancellor attends a ceremony in Moscow to commemorate Russia’s WW2 victims, after skipping a military parade over tensions with Ukraine. …read more Source:...
No respite for candy factory caught up in Russia-Ukraine crisis
LIPETSK, Russia (Reuters) – The fortunes of the Russian outpost of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s candy empire have ebbed and flowed with the Russian-backed separatist conflict in the east of his country. …read more Source:...
Special Report: Russian soldiers quit over Ukraine
MOSCOW/DONETSK (Reuters) – Some Russian soldiers are quitting the army because of the conflict in Ukraine, several soldiers and human rights activists have told Reuters. Their accounts call into question the Kremlin’s continued assertions that no Russian soldiers have been sent to Ukraine, and that any Russians fighting alongside...
Russia stages WW2 victory parade as Ukraine bristles
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Tanks and troops paraded across Moscow’s Red Square on Saturday to mark the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany, an event boycotted by Western leaders over Russia’s role in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source:...
Russia stages WW2 victory parade, draws rebuke from Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Thousands of troops marched across Moscow’s Red Square on Saturday and tanks rumbled through streets to mark the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany, an event boycotted by Western leaders over Russia’s role in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source:...
Forgotten about Ukraine, Mr Putin? Russia moans WEST are breaking international laws
RUSSIAN leader Vladimir Putin has today stoked tensions by accusing the West of “ignoring” international laws – as Moscow displayed its vast military might. …read more Source:...
Russia celebrates Victory Day as Western leaders boycott parade
David Cameron and Barack Obama among those staying away in protest over Moscow’s intervention in Ukraine …read more Source: The...
Russia to stage massive WW2 parade
Russia prepares for a big WW2 Victory Day military parade, but many Western leaders are boycotting the event because of the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source:...
Ukraine separatists free aid workers
Two aid workers seized by pro-Russian separatist rebels in Ukraine are released after being held for 10 days. …read more Source:...
Russia’s WW2 parades overshadowed by Ukraine crisis
Russia’s WW2 parades overshadowed by Ukraine crisis …read more Source:...
