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Stalin skyscraper in Moscow painted in Ukrainian colours
Four people arrested on vandalism charges after dangerous stunt at top of 577ft city landmark …read more Source: The...
The rebel leaders dropping out of the fight in eastern Ukraine
As Ukraines forces surround the last pro-Russian separatist strongholds in Donetsk and Luhansk, several of the rebellions most prominent faces have been replaced. RFE/RL reportsSome are in Moscow. Others seem to have mysteriously disappeared.As Ukraines forces surround the last pro-Russian separatist strongholds in Donetsk and Luhansk, many of...
VIDEO: Ukraine: What does footage tell us?
Jonathan Marcus examines what the latest footage tells us about the battle for Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Fierce fight for east Ukrainian town
Ukrainian government and rebel forces both claim control of a small town after fierce fighting, as the death toll among civilians mounts. …read more Source:...
Street battles in eastern Ukraine town kill nine: ministry
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces fought street battles with separatist rebels in the eastern town of Ilovaisk overnight into Wednesday as they sought to isolate rebel strongholds near the Russian border, an Interior Ministry official said. …read more Source:...
Russia tensions hit Carlsberg sales
Sales at the Danish brewer Carlsberg have been hit by falling consumption in Russia and Ukraine amid the crisis in the region. …read more Source:...
Activists paint Moscow’s ‘Stalin Tower’ with Ukraine colours
Authorities in the Russian capital have detained four people after climbers scaled to the top of one of the citys Seven Sisters high-rises to paint it blue and yellow. RFE/RL reportsAnyone who has visited Moscow will recognise the Seven Sister high-rises commissioned by Joseph Stalin between 1947 and 1953, that jut out across the citys...
Ukraine maternity ward nurtures new life as the shells fall
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – In a Ukrainian city stalked by death, Tatyana Makarchuk, the director of Donetsk Maternity Hospital No. 3, is making sure that new life can survive. …read more Source:...
U.S. official says unified with Japan on need for Russian sanctions
TOKYO (Reuters) – A senior U.S. Treasury official said on Wednesday that the U.S. and Japanese governments are completely unified that sanctions are needed on Russia to encourage it to stop taking steps that the United States says are destabilizing Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine rebel movement faces uncertain future
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – The resignations were abrupt and unexpected, two quick-fire blows to a separatist movement already suffering reversals on the battle field of eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
