Section: Mashable (USA)
Putin leads massive Moscow street party on Crimea anniversary
MOSCOW — Tens of thousands of Russians swarmed central Moscow on Wednesday to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea. At a Red Square rally dubbed “We Are Together,” the rowdy crowd sang, danced and chanted “Sevastopol! Crimea! Russia!” and “Glory to Russia!” as the...
This is Crimea a year after its ‘return to Russia’
Rallies and concerts kicked off a weeklong celebration marking the one-year anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula. Supporters on Monday unfurled a massive Russian flag during a large rally in Simferopol, where hundreds gathered waving flags and celebrating in the street. Russia sent troops into Crimea in...
He’s alive! Putin appears in public after mysterious 11-day absence
KIEV, Ukraine — Putin’s back. After his mysterious 11-day absence from public view, the Russian president appeared healthy and grinning in a very visible meet with his Kyrgyz counterpart, Almazbek Atambayev, in front of journalists and television cameras in St. Petersburg on Monday. See also: Gaming out Russia’s next move in Ukraine...
Where the hell is Putin? Rumors swirl of botched Botox, cancer and death
KIEV, Ukraine — Where’s Putin? It’s been over a week since the Russian president made his last public appearance, prompting Muscovites and the world to wonder what’s become of him. Hashtags such as #WhereisPutin and #ПутинУмер, which translates to “Putin’s dead,” are trending. See also: Gaming out...
Gaming out Russia’s next move in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine —The guns haven’t quite gone quiet but with a fragile cease-fire in Ukraine, the key question being asked these days in Kiev, Brussels and Washington boils down to this: What is Russia’s next move? See also: Putin discusses secret meeting when he gave order to annex Crimea Western leaders say Moscow has fueled the...
Photos surface of Kremlin critic’s alleged killers in getaway car
KIEV, Ukraine — Photographs published online by a Russian newspaper claim to show two of the five suspects in the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov driving the getaway car used in the crime shortly before it took place. Moskovsky Komsomolets, a daily newspaper known for publishing sensational and controversial content, published...
Who killed Nemtsov? Radical Islamist link called into question
KIEV, Ukraine — Was Boris Nemtsov gunned down footsteps from the Kremlin by radical Islamists because of his support for Charlie Hebdo? That is message that the Kremlin is pushing. But Ilya Yashin, a close friend of Nemtsov and the co-leader of his liberal opposition party, says the suggestion he was killed by Chechen Islamists is...
Putin discusses secret meeting when he gave order to annex Crimea
KIEV, Ukraine — A year after “little green men” mysteriously appeared on Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, Russian President Vladimir Putin is revealing when he gave the secret order to send in the troops to annex the region, redrawing Europe’s borders. In a trailer released for an upcoming documentary on the state-run Rossiya...
Russia charges 2 suspects in murder of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov; 1 confesses
KIEV, Ukraine — Five men suspected of killing Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov had their first day in court on Sunday, and one of them confessed to investigators of being involved in the crime, according to the presiding Russian judge. Moscow’s Basmanny Court arraigned Zaur Dadayev and Anzor Gubashev on murder charges. Dadayev, who was ordered...
Russian authorities arrest 2 suspects in Boris Nemtsov murder probe
KIEV, Ukraine — Russian authorities have arrested two men on suspicion of killing opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, state media reported the head of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) Alexander Bortnikov as saying on Saturday. See also: Ukrainian girlfriend of Boris Nemtsov under protection after death threats Phone taps and evidence...
