Section: Latin America
Scribbled note shows Nemtsov on trail of Russian deaths in Ukraine
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – It may have been the last note Boris Nemtsov ever wrote, a hurried scrawl in blue pen on a plain white sheet of A4 paper. A day before he was shot dead near the Kremlin last week, the Russian opposition figure and his close aide Olga Shorina were discussing a sensitive investigation […] …read more Source: Stabroek...
Putin condemns slaying of critic
Boris Nemtsov’s mother Dina Eidman (C), relatives and friends stand at his coffin. AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev BY VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV The Associated Press MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin Wednesday called the slaying of his top critic a “disgrace” to Russia, while the opposition promised to complete Boris Nemtsov’s work on a report...
Death Toll in Donetsk Coal Mine Blast Reaches 32
At least 32 people perished in an explosion at a coal mine on Wednesday in Donetsk, the eastern Ukrainian city currently controlled by pro-Russian separatists, as reported by the local Emergency Department on Thursday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Russian Presence in East Ukraine an “Invasion,” U.S. Says
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland has said that the presence of thousands of Russian soldiers in eastern Ukraine constitutes an “invasion.” …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Mine blast hits Ukraine troops
24 killed, 9 missing in methane gas incident AP GRAPHIC INFOGRAPHIC BY NATALIYA VASILYEVA The Associated Press DONETSK, Ukraine – A rebel-held city scarred by months of conflict in eastern Ukraine suffered more tragedy Wednesday when a methane gas explosion in a coal mine killed at least 24 workers and left nine missing. As rescue efforts...
Ukrainian Military Withdrawals in an Attempt for Peace
Ukrainian troops began, on Thursday, towing away artillery from the front line in the eastern embattled regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, a move that amounted to recognizing that a cease-fire was finally holding after a second peace agreement was meant to take effect on Feb. 15. People in the cities were trying to normalize their lives and stock up...
Thirty-three miners dead after pit blast in Ukraine
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We Should Give Lethal Aid to Ukraine-US Gen. Martin Dempsey
04 de marzo de 2015, 15:08Washington, 3 Mar (Prensa Latina)Itâ€Ã–s the first time that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, has spoken out in favor of supplying Kiev troops with American lethal weapons in the context of NATO. …read more Source: Prensa...
Shelling persists within Ukraine
Sides exchange accusations of breaking cease-fire Destroyed Ukrainian army armored vehicles outside of Donetsk airport. REUTERS PHOTO/Baz Ratner BY PAVEL POLITYUK AND MARIA TSVETKOVA Reuters KIEV/DONETSK, Ukraine –Three Ukrainian servicemen were killed and nine wounded as pro- Russian rebels shelled government positions despite a ceasefire deal,...
Three dead after Kiev accuses Ukraine rebels of shelling
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