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Russian PM: West Rekindling the Cold War
Russia’s prime minister accused the West on Saturday of rekindling the Cold War, telling a meeting of top defense officials, diplomats and national leaders that sanctions imposed after the annexation of Crimea and new moves by the NATO alliance “only aggravate”… …read more Source:...
3 People Killed by Land Mine in Eastern Ukraine
At least three people have been killed in eastern Ukraine when a bus hit a land mine in a no man’s land between separatist rebels and government troops.The Kiev-controlled prosecutor’s office for the Donetsk region said Wednesday that the driver and a woman in the bus were… …read more Source:...
Suspension of Turkey Flights Costs Russian Airports Heavily
A top official at Russia’s busiest airport says the halt or reduction of flights to Turkey, Ukraine and Egypt over the past three months has cost the country’s airports six billion rubles ($77 million).Denis Nuzhdin, the deputy CEO of Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport, was quoted… …read more Source:...
Ukrainian Official Resigns, Says Reform Efforts Blocked
Ukraine’s government, already under strain from political infighting, a frozen conflict in the country’s east and a sagging economy, fell under scrutiny again on Wednesday when its economy minister handed in his resignation, saying the leadership routinely blocked his… …read more Source:...
Moldova Has One of the Largest Cemeteries in Eastern Europe
Moldova’s sprawling Saint Lazarus cemetery is one of the largest graveyards in Eastern Europe.It lies on a hill in Chisinau, the capital of this impoverished nation located between European Union member Romania and Ukraine. Built in the 1960s, it covers 200 hectares (495… …read more Source:...
Ukraine Expects to Restore Control over Rebel East This Year
Ukraine’s president on Thursday said he expects the separatist-held eastern Ukraine to fall back under government control before the year’s end.A military conflict between government forces and Russia-backed rebels has killed more than 9,000 people and left parts of the… …read more Source:...
AP Exclusive: Putin Aide: Kiev Refuses to Honor Minsk Deal
Kiev has failed to meet its obligations under the Minsk peace accord and has instead introduced an economic blockade of eastern Ukraine, Russia’s security chief says.Patrushev – a longtime associate of President Vladimir Putin who serves as the executive secretary of the… …read more Source:...
Russia Asks Dutch Officials to Look into New MH17 Evidence
Russian aviation officials say they have uncovered new evidence about the 2014 downing of a Malaysian jet over eastern Ukraine and are asking Dutch investigators to look into the findings.The Dutch Safety Board said in its final report released in October that Malaysia… …read more Source:...
Ukraine to Ban Array of Russian Food Imports
Ukraine says it will introduce a wide-ranging ban on food imports from Russia in a week, a response to Russia’s ban on food products from Ukraine.The decree published on Ukraine’s government website on Saturday said the imports will be banned as of Jan. 10. They include… …read more Source:...
Putin Calls for Cooperation with US in Message to Obama
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a New Year’s message to U.S. President Barack Obama, has called for cooperation between their countries to respond to international challenges.Ties between Moscow and Washington reached a post-Cold War low when Russia annexed Ukraine’s… …read more Source:...
