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Why was Boris Nemtsov murdered? The competing theories
Investigators suggest Islamist extremists, Ukrainians, provocateurs had a reason to kill politician – but not the Russian state …read more Source: The...
Poroshenko: Nemtsov planned to reveal Russian links to Ukraine conflict
As people in Kiev pay tribute to murdered Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he was about to provide “clear evidence” of Russian involvement in Ukraine …read more Source: The...
Ruins and recriminations after rebel advance on two east Ukrainian towns
DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine (Reuters) – Sergei, a tired-looking man in his twenties, loads his bike with a tin of coal, the only thing of value he has salvaged from his destroyed house – now a rubble of gray bricks after Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels fought over his hometown. …read more Source:...
Russian opposition politician shot dead in Moscow was ‘bridge between Ukraine and Russia’, Ukrainian President says
Boris Nemtsov was walking with a woman near the Kremlin when he was shot in the back, according to reports (Picture: AFP)A leading Russian opposition politician has been shot dead in Moscow in an attack that critics of the government say was ‘politically-motivated’.. Former deputy prime minister Boris Nemtsov was shot four times in the back...
The 20 photographs of the week
The ceasefire in Ukraine, the suspension of professional football in Greece, Madonna’s fall at the Brit awards – the best photography in news, culture and sport from around the world this week … …read more Source: The...
Debaltseve: life in ruins – in pictures
Reuters photographer Baz Ratner has visited the towns of Debaltseve and Vuhlehirsk in eastern Ukraine to document the destruction caused by fighting between pro-Russian and Ukrainian forces … …read more Source: The...
Ukraine’s military reports significant fall in fighting
KIEV(Reuters) – Ukraine’s military said on Saturday there had been a significant decrease in attacks by pro-Russian separatists in the east overnight, but said rebels had fired GRAD missiles at the town of Avdiivka despite a two-week-old ceasefire deal. …read more Source:...
VIDEO: Mariupol’s volunteer defence force
Fighting has died down in Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions in recent days, after a ceasefire agreed between the government and pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source:...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Saturday 28 Feb 2015
PUTIN CRITIC SHOT DEAD IN MOSCOWA Russian opposition politician who was a fierce critic of Vladimir Putin has been shot dead near the Kremlin in Moscow. Boris Nemtsov, 55, died after being shot four times from a passing car in the early hours of Saturday morning. Colleagues say he was working on a report which included firm evidence that Russia...
Russian opposition politician, who condemned war in Ukraine is shot dead in Moscow
A RUSSIAN opposition politician, who condemned the war in Ukraine, has been shot dead in Moscow. …read more Source:...
