Section: Newsweek (USA)
Ukraine Reports Surrender of Russian Soldier in East
Ukraine’s military intelligence has announced that a Russian serviceman in east Ukraine has given himself up and shared information about the pro-Russian forces in the region. Ukrainian forces have been fighting armed separatist groups in its eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions (known collectively as Donbas) since 2014. Ukraine and its...
Moldova’s Transnistrian Separatists Urge Russia Annexation
The leader of pro-Russian separatists in Moldova, Yevgeny Shevchuk has called for the eastern breakaway region of the country to join Russia in a statement. Transnistria, also known as Pridnestrovie in Russian, is a stretch of land spanning the easternmost territory of Moldova, which borders Ukraine’s Black Sea Odessa region. Russian-backed...
Estonia Accuses Russia’s Air Force of Violating Airspace
Estonia has accused the Russian air force of violating its airspace for the fourth time this year, according to a statement by the Baltic country’s Ministry of Defense. The three Baltic countries are undergoing a NATO reinforcement due to the high level of Russian military activity observed near its borders since the start of hostilities in...
Russia’s Top Pollster Fears Closure After Being Branded Foreign Agent
Russia’s top non-governmental pollster is being threatened with closure, after the Ministry of Justice denounced the organisation as a “foreign agent” on Monday night. The Levada Center has been providing market and political research in Russia since 1988, but its widely cited surveys have been about the popularity of Russian President...
Vladimir Putin Backtracks on Ukraine Despite G20 Charm Offensive
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that he will likely “have to meet” again with Ukraine’s president for peace talks, despite pulling out of “senseless” negotiations last month. Putin said he and the leaders of France and Germany—Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel—discussed Ukraine over the weekend, when he was urged to return to...
Kiev Condemns Mystery Torching of Major Russian-language TV Channel
Ukraine’s president and opposition leaders have condemned an arson attack by mysterious assailants on one of the country’s largest Russian-language broadcasters. The Kiev office of Ukraine’s Inter TV channel, often described as the country’s most popular channel, was besieged by a group of individuals on Sunday, who set...
Ukraine Finds 10 Million Rubles in Suspected Rebel Cash Delivery
Ukraine has arrested a man driving into territory held by pro-Russian separatists with thousands of U.S. dollars and millions of Russian rubles in cash, Ukraine’s defence forces announced on Facebook on Sunday. The man’s name was not given, however, the official press office of Ukraine’s forces, deployed near the rebel-held...
May, Putin Try to Find Common Ground at G20 Summit
Britain and Russia said on Sunday they hope to improve their relations through dialogue following the first meeting between new British Prime Minister Theresa May and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Relations between London and Moscow have been strained by differences over Ukraine and Syria in addition to Britain’s complaint that flights...
Putin Grants Citizenship to Ukrainian Gymnast and Draughts Champion
Ukraine’s four time champion of the world in draughts has jumped ship to Russia by decree of President Vladimir Putin. Darya Tkatchenko, 32, who was born in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, was granted Russian citizenship by presidential decree on Thursday and will represent Russia from now on. The Kremlin granted several more...
Lithuania Builds Fake Town To Simulate Russian Attack
Lithuania has constructed a fake town the size of 20 football pitches to allow it to practice its military readiness for a potential city attack and it is inviting its Baltic neighbors to visit and do the same, Euronews reports. The town will be used for training purposes by Lithuania’s armed forces in order to simulate a Russian attack on...
