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One civilian killed, one wounded in shelling in east Ukraine’s Donetsk
DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Shells struck a residential district of the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Friday, killing a pensioner and injuring his wife. …read more Source:...
Russia’s Lavrov says West wrong to blame Moscow over Ukraine
BASEL, Switzerland (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov criticized the West on Friday for what he said were constant attempts to blame Russia for the crisis in east Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Elgin Marbles loaned to Russia: should they be back in Greece?
Credits: Graham Barclay, BWP Media/Getty Alt Text: Sculptures which form part of the Elgin Marbles based in the British Museum Loan of priceless river god Ilissos is likely to reignite long-running Elgin Marbles dispute between London and Athens Briefing Friday, December 5, 2014 – 9:34am The British Museum has loaned one of the Elgin...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 5 Dec 2014
DEMONSTRATIONS IN US OVER ‘CHOKEHOLD’There has been a second night of angry demonstrations in US cities including New York and Washington DC over the refusal of a grand jury to charge a white policeman who put a black suspect in a stranglehold shortly before his death. Civil rights leaders say the decision is a “travesty of justice”....
Uefa blocks Crimean clubs from playing in Russian competitions
• Ban will come into effect on 1 January• Three Crimean clubs had been included Russian leagueCrimean clubs have been suspended by Uefa from playing in Russian domestic competitions.“The Russian Football Union (RFU) may not organise any football competition in Crimea, without the consent of Uefa and the Football Federation of Ukraine (FFU),” it...
New initiative on Ukraine ceasefire
Ukraine’s president announces a new initiative to try to shore up a ceasefire with pro-Russian rebels in the east of the country. …read more Source:...
Putin compares West with Adolf Hitler in desire to subjugate Russia
Russian leader justifies annexation of Crimea claiming peninsula has “sacred” significance to the nation …read more Source: The...
Georgia and Russia: Dreams deferred
RUSSIA’S unacknowledged war in Ukraine did not start with the annexation of Crimea. The precedent was set six years earlier, during a five-day war between Russia and Georgia that resulted in Russia’s occupation of the regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Unwilling to confront Russia directly, Western leaders instead blamed the...
Moldova’s election: Slouching towards Europe
THE election in Moldova on November 30th was as dirty as could be. Pro-European parties accused the Russian intelligence services of illegally funding their opponents. Just before the poll, the courts banned one pro-Russian party for receiving money from abroad, a move its supporters called abusing the judiciary for political ends. In all...
Charlemagne: Poland’s progress
WHEN Poland joined the European Union in 2004, says Rafal Trzaskowski, its Europe minister, the old members feared it would be “as terrorising as Spain, as arrogant as France” and as keen on opt-outs as the British. Ten years later and they are more likely to come crawling for advice. Helped by large amounts of EU cash, Poland has become an...
