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Moscow says new U.S. national security strategy is anti-Russian
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s federal Security Council on Wednesday criticized as “anti-Russian” the new U.S. national security strategy, which lists Moscow’s aggression in its neighboring Ukraine among most pressing threats. …read more Source:...
‘A revolution is impossible in Belarus’
Analysis: A stymied opposition, turmoil in Ukraine and a lack of interest from the west have effectively ruled out prospects of an uprising, writes Siarhei Bohdan The political year for the Belarusian opposition begins today, on Freedom Day, with a state-sanctioned rally.The day, which marks the foundation of the Belarusian People’s...
Ukraine arrests at cabinet meeting
Two senior Ukrainian officials arrested during cabinet meeting as part of anti-corruption crackdown. …read more Source:...
Powerful Ukraine oligarch removed
Kolomoisky sacked as governor of regional government after using battalions to protect interests …read more Source: Financial...
Ultra-nationalist Ukrainian battalion gears up for more fighting
URZUF, Ukraine (Reuters) – The far-right Azov battalion, whose symbol resembles a black swastika on a yellow background, is preparing to defend the port city of Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine against a widely expected attack by pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source:...
Fragile truce brings limited respite to war-weary people of eastern Ukraine
The population of eastern Ukraine faces a humanitarian crisis with an acute lack of basic amenities and mental health problems taking a heavy tollJust over a month after a fragile ceasefire came into effect in eastern Ukraine, a traumatised population is struggling with a lack of basic services, critical shortages in medical supplies and power...
Ukraine leader fires oligarch Kolomoisky as regional chief
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has fired billionaire Ihor Kolomoisky as governor of a key region in the east after a raid by armed men on the Kiev offices of a state oil firm, his website said on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
Invisible army: the Russian soldier sent to fight in Ukraine
Moscow denies its soldiers are crossing the border but 20-year-old conscript Dorji Batomunkuev, who was seriously injured near Donetsk, tells a different story. He talks to Elena Kostyuchenko of Novaya GazetaDorji Batomunkuev, military unit number 46108, is 20 years old and part of the Russian fifth tank brigade from Ulan-Ude, a city near the...
Ukraine governor resigns after row
A powerful Ukrainian regional governor Ihor Kolomoisky resigns after a stand-off with the central government over control of an oil firm. …read more Source:...
Ukraine makes a plea for added help in repairing economy in wake of upheaval
Finance minister wants to see debt cut and interest payable on remainder reduced so country can move rapidly towards stability Ukraine could be forced into a damaging default unless talks to restructure its debts concluded successfully and speedily, the country’s finance minister warned yesterday.Natalie Jaresko said all her country’s...
