Section: Mashable (USA)
Interpol issues wanted notice for deposed Ukrainian leader Yanukovych
Interpol on Monday issued an international red notice for Viktor Yanukovych, nearly one year after the former Ukrainian president fled to Russia following a failed and violent attempt by his security forces to quash anti-government protesters’ three-month revolution on Kiev’s Independence Square See also: The Ukrainian revolution, one...
The war came to me: From U.S. Peace Corps to Ukraine conflict reporter
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Mysterious bombing rocks Ukrainian port city of Odessa
The Ukrainian seaside city of Odessa was rocked overnight by blast that ripped through a volunteer center helping Ukraine’s soldiers on the front lines of the country’s war-torn eastern conflict zone. See also: Two dead after Ukraine rocked by series of blasts The blast, which occurred late Sunday night, was the latest in a spate of...
‘A nation of optimists’: Russians are excited about 2015 despite it all
At the vast skating rink in Moscow’s Gorky Park, Russians say they’re looking forward to a 2015 that will be as smooth as the ice, despite the country’s economic and political difficulties The ruble has sunk, tensions with the West are up, but the troubles seem to have produced a surge in national pride. See also: Why Russians...
Oliver Stone says CIA was behind Ukraine revolution in bizarre Facebook rant
American film director Oliver Stone posted a bizarre Facebook rant about Ukraine’s revolution, calling it a “coup” and insisting that the West had a hand in it. Stone wrote the post shortly after a four-hour interview with ousted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych. See also: The Ukrainian revolution, one year on Stone said...
Ukraine’s top intelligence agency deeply infiltrated by Russian spies
KIEV, Ukraine – On a morning earlier this year, Ukraine’s top intelligence officials woke up to discover that the country’s spy agency had been ransacked and torched by intruders who seemed to know what they were looking for. See also: ‘We simply survive’: What life is like for Ukrainian prisoners of war The previous...
Ukraine volunteers bring support to soldiers
In the wake of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, volunteers across the country have united to support Ukrainian soldiers. The movement is expansive and wide-ranging, with volunteers providing everything from food and warm clothes to bulletproof vests and camouflage tents. In addition to donations, they also care for injured soldiers, offer patriotic...
Two dead after Ukraine rocked by series of blasts
Ukrainians were on high alert on Saturday after a series of explosions occurred in the south and west of the country, killing two people. One person was killed in a separate blast overnight in the southern port city of Odessa, according to local police officials. Later, an explosion occurred in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, killing one...
Ukraine’s government and pro-Russian rebels swap prisoners
Ukraine’s government and pro-Russian separatists exchanged hundreds of prisoners on Friday in a rare sign of cooperation. The swap took place under the cover of darkness north of the separatist stronghold of Donetsk, near the city of Konstantinovka, after the two sides agreed to the trade on Wednesday. See also: ‘We simply...
Russia dubs NATO major threat in new military doctrine
President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a revised version of Russia’s military doctrine that names “NATO’s military buildup” and expansion in Eastern Europe as the main external threats to the country’s security, according to a Kremlin statement. Russia’s Security Council said after a meeting last week that the new...
