Section: Mashable (USA)
Satellite images show clearly that Russia faked its MH17 report
KIEV, Ukraine — Faked. Forged. Doctored. Photoshopped. That’s what new analysis of publicly available satellite images, published Sunday by a team of independent digital sleuths, reveal Russia’s Ministry of Defense did with satellite imagery presented in its official report on the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. They say it...
Ukraine to prosecute captured ‘Russian soldiers’ for ‘terrorist’ acts
Ukraine said Monday that two Russian servicemen captured in the country’s eastern conflict zone would be prosecuted for “terrorist acts,” a move that will likely worsen the already strained relationship between the countries “They are facing criminal charges, investigators are working with them,” Security Service of...
Ukraine’s new law calls for demolishing monuments to erase its Soviet past
An ideological spring cleaning of sorts is set to begin in Ukraine, after President Petro Poroshenko signed controversial legislation on Friday intended to rid the country of symbols from its Soviet past. The legislation, passed by Parliament on April 9, condemns the communist authorities that governed from 1917 to 1991 as a criminal regime. It...
Even NATO officials need to take a break and sing it out sometimes
European and NATO officials channelled their inner ’80s pop stars on Wednesday night, belting out a rendition of “We Are the World.” The song and dance came at the end of a military alliance meeting in Antalya, Turkey, where the leaders discussed the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and conflict in the Middle East. See also: Soldiers...
Slain politician’s damning report on Putin is published
It’s the investigative report the Kremlin never wanted the public to see. Authored by slain opposition leader Boris Nemtsov and released posthumously Tuesday by fellow activists and journalists in Moscow, the report is titled simply: “Putin. War.” The document, Nemtsov’s last in a series of reports on corruption in...
Get ready for some awkward photos of John Kerry and Putin shaking hands
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi on Tuesday, according to the State Department, in his first visit to the country since 2013, when the Ukraine crisis began, and his second since taking office. Russia has been criticized by U.S. and European leaders for allegedly supporting and arming...
Russia and Ukraine celebrated Victory Day’s 70th anniversary very differently
In both countries, it was a sight to be seen. Russia celebrated the 70th anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany during World War II in epic style on Saturday, with a massive military parade in Moscow’s Red Square. The national parade during the largest secular holiday in Russia is a chance for the country to display its military...
Russian media is loving the Baltimore riots
As the world watched TV screens and Twitter streams showing Baltimore in chaos, Russia’s propaganda machine got to work exploiting the unrest with what is known locally as “whataboutism.” In the Soviet era, any criticism of the Motherland — such human rights violations or censorship — was met with a “what...
Wildfire threatens Chernobyl nuclear power plant
Wildfires raged out of control Tuesday mere miles from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster in 1986, threatening to release dangerous amounts of radiation over northern Ukraine. Heavy gusts fueled the blaze inside the highly radioactive exclusion zone, the area around the plant that was evacuated...
The stadium of Ukraine’s best soccer club is empty, marred by war
Shakhtar Donetsk has for decades been one of Eastern Europe’s premier soccer clubs. It has won Ukraine’s premier league five years straight, and it’s $400 million Donbass Arena played host to the Euro 2012 championships But for nearly a year, as war rages in eastern Ukraine, the 50,000 seat stadium has sat empty, damaged by...
