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Kohl savages successors over euro, Russia in new book
Berlin (AFP) – Former German chancellor Helmut Kohl has lashed out at his successors again in a new book coming out this week, blasting their policies on Russia and the euro. Just weeks after being quoted as belittling his protege Angela Merkel as having been unable to “eat properly with a knife and fork” when she started out in...
Ukraine main rebel leader wins vote: separatist exit poll
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – The main rebel leader in Ukraine’s largest separatist region won a crushing victory in a controversial election Sunday, according to an exit poll conducted by the insurgents. Alexander Zakharchenko, prime minister of the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic, was on course to claim 81.37 percent of...
Give us recognition, Ukraine rebel voters demand
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – The elections may already have been slammed as a farce by the West but those queuing to cast their ballots in east Ukraine’s rebel polls on Sunday insisted their voices should be heard. “I hope that our votes will change something. Perhaps we will finally be recognised as a real, independent...
Ukraine rattled by Russia troop movements as separatists vote
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Separatists in eastern Ukraine held elections Sunday as claims of “intensive” troop movements crossing the Russian border cast new doubts over a truce.The vote in the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic and Lugansk People’s Republic was condemned by Kiev and the West, but backed by...
Ukraine separatists vote in controversial election
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Separatists in eastern Ukraine voted Sunday in controversial, Russian-backed leadership elections that Kiev branded a “power grab” and the West condemned.The elections in the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic and Lugansk People’s Republic — based around the two main rebel-held...
Ukraine separatists start controversial election
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine began voting in controversial leadership elections on Sunday that Kiev and the West have refused to recognise and which threatened to deepen an international crisis over the conflict. The elections in the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic and Lugansk...
Romania PM poised for election win despite justice fears
Bucharest (AFP) – Prime Minister Victor Ponta looks set to win the first round of presidential elections in Romania on Sunday despite fears he could reverse advances in the justice system if elected.The 42-year-old centre-left politician has enjoyed a comfortable lead over 13 other candidates and looks set to face 55-year-old liberal Klaus...
Ukraine rebel vote threatens to deepen crisis
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine hold controversial leadership elections on Sunday that Kiev and the West have refused to recognise and which threaten to deepen the international crisis over the conflict. Fighting raged across the region on the eve of the vote, with seven Ukrainian fighters killed and...
Russia has met obligations on Ukraine gas deal: Gazprom
Moscow (AFP) – Russia has “fulfilled its obligations” outlined in a gas deal reached with Ukraine by signing a decree setting a lower price for the commodity, energy giant Gazprom said on Saturday.”The Russian government has just signed a decree on lower prices for exports (gas) to the Ukraine,” Sergey Kupriyanov,...
Six Ukrainian soldiers killed ahead of separatist vote
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Six Ukrainian soldiers were killed by pro-Russian rebels, officials said Saturday on the eve of separatist elections that Ukraine and its Western backers say will undermine an increasingly hollow truce accord.Losses in the last 24 hours “as a result of fighting were six servicemen killed and 10...
