Section: Newsweek (USA)
Savchenko Protesters Toss Molotov Cocktails at Kiev’s Russian Embassy
Ukraine has detained three people for hurling Molotov cocktails at Kiev’s Russian embassy, as protests against the likely conviction of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko continue. Savchenko has been detained in Russia since 2014 under allegations of being complicit in the killing of two Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine and illegally...
EU MPs Call For Sanctions on Putin Over Trial of Ukrainian Pilot Savchenko
Members of the European Parliament have requested that Russian President Vladimir Putin and 28 other officials be put under sanctions over the detention of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko. Savchenko is currently in court, accused of killing two Russian journalists with artillery fire during combat in eastern Ukraine in 2014. The case is highly...
Ukraine and Turkey Launch Joint Naval Drill Amid Stand-Offs With Russia
Ukraine and Turkey’s navies launched a joint military exercise on Monday, as Kiev and Ankara continue to grow closer in the face of their respective stand-offs with Russia. Ukraine’s relations with Russia have plummeted since Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to annex Crimea in 2014 and Russian-backed fighters moved in on...
Russian Imports of Georgian Wine Skyrocket After Ban is Lifted
Russia has more than doubled its imports of Georgian wine in the first two months of the year, only three years after lifting a ban on sales of the drink, Georgia’s National Wine Agency reports. Moscow’s relations with Tbilisi were nearing an all-time low in 2006, when Georgia’s then-President Mikheil Saakashvili openly pursued...
Over 2,000 Russian Fighters Killed in Ukraine: President’s Spokesman
More than 2,000 Russian fighters have been named as killed in action in east Ukraine by the Ukrainian government, despite Moscow’s denials that it has sent any troops to its neighbour. Ukraine has been fighting a low-intensity conflict with pro-Russian rebels in its eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions, known collectively as Donbas, since...
Pro-LGBTQ Users Hijack Homophobic Russian Hashtag
Russia is not exactly known for its acceptance of the LGBTQ community and a social media campaign declaring that “Gays Are Not People” in Russia on Monday set Twitter ablaze. However it was not for the reason its authors intended. The hashtag #ГеиНеЛюди (Gays Are not People) appeared on Monday morning alongside posts declaring that homosexuality...
Russian Embassy in Kiev Pelted by Rocks and Eggs in Savchenko Protest
Protesters calling for Russia to free Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko have attacked the Russian embassy in Kiev over the weekend, throwing rocks, eggs and tomatoes at the building, according to reports from independent news agency Interfax . Savchenko is on trial in Russia for allegedly directing artillery fire towards two Russian journalists in...
Russian Defense Spending to Be Cut by 5 Percent: Report
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s defense budget will be cut by 5 percent in 2016, Russian Deputy Defence Minister Tatiana Shevtsova said, according to the RIA news agency. Defense spending has been growing as part of a drive by President Vladimir Putin to restore Russia’s military might. The decision to cut shows, however, that even...
Ukraine To Stay Out of EU and NATO For 20 Years, Says Jean-Claude Juncker
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has dashed Ukraine’s hopes of joining the EU and NATO anytime soon, estimating that it will take at least two decades before the former Soviet state is a member of either. “Ukraine will definitely not be able to become a member of the EU in the next 20-to-25 years, and not of NATO...
Majority of Russian Voters Back Putin for Fourth Term: Poll
The vast majority of Russians would vote for Vladimir Putin if he chose to run for president for a fourth time—a record high rating since his return to power in 2012, Russian state pollster WCIOM reports. According to a survey of 1,600 Russians, conducted in January but published on Thursday, 74 percent of Russians would back Putin for a fourth...
