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Ukraine poised to ban Soviet symbols
Critics say the laws are flawed and fall short of European standards new government espouses …read more Source: Financial...
Ukrainian artists occupy Russian pavilion at Venice Biennale
Mock occupation by activists in military uniforms mimics Russia’s military incursion into east Ukraine Mimicking the Russian military involvement in east Ukraine, a group of Ukrainian artists and activists have staged a mock-occupation of the Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale, descending on the venue in camouflage fatigues.The artists...
What can the Lusitania teach us about the fate of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17? | Philip Oltermann
The disinformation tactics deployed by Putin’s Russia last summer are not that different from the propaganda used by Kaiser Wilhelm’s Germany 100 years agoThe fog of propaganda and counter-propaganda settled long before the last corpse had been laid to rest. One side called the catastrophe a deliberate act of warfare, an unspeakable...
Ukraine remembers WW2 with Europe rather than Russia
KIEV (Reuters) – For the first time in 70 years, Ukraine on Friday joined most of Europe in marking the end of the World War Two a day ahead of Russia, which it accused of exploiting the anniversary to display its military might. …read more Source:...
Ukraine president: Almost 7,000 civilians and 1,600 soldiers killed in war
The Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has said that almost 7,000 civilians and around 1,600 soldiers have been killed so far in the war in the east of the country. …read more Source: The...
Two Ukrainian serviceman killed, 26 wounded in past 24 hours: Ukrainian military
KIEV (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian servicemen were killed and 26 wounded in separatist eastern territories over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said on Friday. …read more Source:...
Germany’s Steinmeier presses for Ukraine progress on Russia visit
VOLGOGRAD, Russia (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier called for a swift resolution to the Ukraine conflict on a visit to Volgograd on Thursday, expressing hope a peace deal agreed in Minsk would enter its “next phase”. …read more Source:...
Russia snub wastes chance of Ukraine peace | Letters
Howard Amos’s report on the Odessa fire of 2 May 2014 (2 May), in which at least 45 people died, reminds us how easily tension and mounting distrust can become murderous. On 9 May in Moscow, statesmen are to celebrate the victorious ending of the most destructive war in European history, against Nazi Germany. I understand that no western...
Investors sceptical on Ukraine debt deal
Markets expect protracted talks as issues such as ‘haircuts’ for bondholders hamper progress …read more Source: Financial...
Black Sea woes
In memory of a murderous fire ALMOST exactly a year ago, on May 2nd 2014, two groups of protesters clashed in central Odessa. A heady post-revolutionary haze hung over Ukraine. A weak government had taken power in Kiev after the Maidan protests had forced President Viktor Yanukovych to flee the country. Russia had annexed Crimea and pro-Russian...
