Section: International Business Times (USA)
Poroshenko: Boris Nemtsov Murdered For Plans To Reveal Russia’s Role In Ukraine Conflict – Report
Boris Nemtsov, a leading critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was apparently murdered because he planned to reveal evidence of Russia’s role in the Ukraine conflict, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Saturday. Poroshenko said Nemtsov had told him weeks ago he had proof of Russia’s involvement and would disclose it,...
US, Ukraine Condemn Boris Nemtsov’s Killing, Call For Prompt And Transparent Investigation
The U.S. and Ukraine condemned the killing of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down in Moscow on Friday. While Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko said that with his death the “bridge between Ukraine and Russia” was lost, U.S. President Barack Obama called for a prompt investigation into the killing....
Who Was Boris Nemtsov? Leading Putin Critic, Opposition Politician Shot To Death In Moscow
Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was killed in Moscow Friday night after unidentified attackers shot the politician as he was walking near the Kremlin. The former Russian deputy prime minister was once considered a likely candidate for president and was known for being a leading critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who he said he...
Ukraine’s Small Gas Payment To Russia Gets Supplies Flowing For Another Few Days
Ukraine sent a payment of $15 million to Russia’s Gazprom natural gas supplier Friday to keep much-needed gas flowing to the battered country for a few more days, Russian and Ukrainian officials said. The gas row came as fighting in the east between pro-Russian separatists and the Ukrainian military cooled. Russia has repeatedly used its...
Pro-Russian Rebels Still Firing As Ukraine Withdraws Heavy Weapons
The Ukrainian military has begun withdrawing on Thursday its heavy weapons from the frontlines, 11 days after a ceasefire with Russian-backed rebels came into effect and mandated that heavy artillery be moved back. …read more Source: International Business...
NATO Can’t Spend More On Defense In The Face Of Russian Aggressiveness, Experts Say
Military spending has been high on the agenda for NATO members since Russia annexed Crimea in March of last year and became involved in the East Ukraine war in April. President Barack Obama and former U.S. …read more Source: International Business...
Russia Hints It Will Give Free Gas To Eastern Ukraine, Cut Off Kiev
Russia’s state-run natural gas supplier Gazprom said Thursday it could continue to supply rebel-held areas in eastern Ukraine with gas while cutting off the rest of the country by the end of the week if Kiev did not pay up front for future supplies. The Russian government could go as far as to supply gas to eastern Ukraine for free, said...
Russia’s Lavrov Calls Ukraine’s Demand Of Full Ceasefire ‘Ridiculous,’ West’s Truce Demands ‘Laughable’
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov criticized Ukraine’s insistence of not pulling back heavy weapons from the conflict zone until pro-Russian separatists observe a full ceasefire, and called Ukraine’s stand on the issue “ridiculous.” …read more Source: International Business...
Ukrainian Pilot Nadiya Savchenko, On 75th Day Of Hunger Strike, Says She May Die In Russian Custody
On hunger strike inside a Russian jail, captured Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko said that she may die before her next court hearing in May. The first lieutenant, who was allegedly captured by pro-Russian rebels and taken across the Ukraine-Russia border in June 2014, has been on hunger strike for 75 days since being denied medicine....
Russia Poll: US Supplying Weapons To Ukraine Would Trigger Global Conflict
Roughly 40 percent of Russians believe that a global war would be triggered if the U.S. supplied weapons to Ukraine, according to a poll conducted by the state-owned Russian Public Opinion Research Center. One-fifth of Russians who responded to the survey believed the war in Ukraine would continue if the U.S. supplied weapons, according to...
