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Week in pictures
Credits Shah Marai AFGHANISTAN, SUNDAY: Survivors of an avalanche run to pick up aid distributed by an Afghan army helicopter in the Paryan district. More than 280 people have died in a series of avalanches in the mountainous north-eastern region. Credits Jonathan Alcorn …read more Source: The...
Alexei Navalny vows Boris Nemtsov murder will not deter Russian opposition
Released from prison on Friday after 15 days in detention for handing out leaflets to a rally he was to lead with Nemstov, the politician vows he is not scared Russia’s most prominent opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, was released from jail on Friday, and vowed the murder of his ally Boris Nemtsov during his 15-day sentence had not...
Ukraine to top agenda at EU meeting
EU foreign ministers are due to meet in the Latvian capital Riga with the crisis in Ukraine expected to dominate the agenda. …read more Source:...
UK to give £850,000 worth of supplies to Ukraine
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A foodie’s guide to salo: the Ukrainian delicacy made of cured pork fat
Lard may be staging a gastronomic comeback around the world but it never went out of fashion in Ukraine, where it is best served coldAt first glance it could be a hard sheep’s cheese or a smoky mozzarella. But the slabs are actually cold, white pork fat – Ukraine’s national dish, known as salo. It is best served covered with garlic,...
VIDEO: Inside a tank factory in Donetsk
The BBC’s Tom Burridge visits a factory in Donetsk where rebels say they are repairing tanks seized from the Ukrainian military. …read more Source:...
EU sees ceasefire progress, but ready for more sanctions: Mogherini
RIGA (Reuters) – The European Union is ready to step up sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine conflict, but the priority is to bolster a fragile ceasefire agreed in Minsk, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Friday. …read more Source:...
After battle, frostbite in the ruins of Ukraine’s Donetsk
DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Former crane-operator Alexander Zubko staggers along the dark hospital corridor leaning on a stick. He survived when a mortar bomb hit his house but lost his toes to frostbite after sleeping in the snow-covered rubble. …read more Source:...
Nadiya Savchenko: Ukraine resistance symbol in Russia
Captive Ukraine pilot defiant in Moscow jail …read more Source:...
Top U.S. diplomat cautious on sending arms to Ukraine
BERLIN (Reuters) – The second-highest ranking U.S. diplomat promised on Friday to maintain pressure on Russia via economic sanctions to get it to change tack on Ukraine but appeared to rule out arming Kiev, saying Moscow would easily be able to send many more weapons. …read more Source:...
