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    Crimean police detain Tatars commemorating mass deportation
    May18

    Crimean police detain Tatars commemorating mass deportation

    MOSCOW (AP) — Police in the capital of Russia-annexed Crimea have detained demonstrators trying to take part in an unauthorized motorcade to observe the anniversary of the mass deportation of Crimean Tatars. In May 1944, Soviet dictator Josef Stalin accused the Tatars of collaborating with German forces and ordered their deportation, many to...

    Crimean police detain Tatars commemorating mass deportation
    May18

    Crimean police detain Tatars commemorating mass deportation

    MOSCOW (AP) — Police in the capital of Russia-annexed Crimea have detained demonstrators trying to take part in an unauthorized motorcade to observe the anniversary of the mass deportation of Crimean Tatars. …read more Source: U.S....

    Crimean police detain demonstrators commemorating the deportation of Tatars under Stalin
    May18

    Crimean police detain demonstrators commemorating the deportation of Tatars under Stalin

    Police in the capital of Russia-annexed Crimea have detained demonstrators trying to take part in an unauthorized motorcade to observe the anniversary of the mass deportation of Crimean Tatars. …read more Source: FOX...

    Crimean police detain Tatars commemorating mass deportation
    May18

    Crimean police detain Tatars commemorating mass deportation

    MOSCOW (AP) — Police in the capital of Russia-annexed Crimea have detained demonstrators trying to take part in an unauthorized motorcade to… …read more Source:...

    France-Russia Mistral Warships Deal: Settlement Negotiations Underway But Amount, Timing Of Compensation Are Issues
    May18

    France-Russia Mistral Warships Deal: Settlement Negotiations Underway But Amount, Timing Of Compensation Are Issues

    French and Russian officials were in the midst of negotiations Monday to reach a financial settlement for last year’s canceled sale of two Mistral-class helicopter carriers, according to a report. France opted not to complete a deal to send the fully-constructed warships to Russia due to concerns about purported activity in eastern Ukraine...

    Ukraine to prosecute captured ‘Russian soldiers’ for ‘terrorist’ acts
    May18

    Ukraine to prosecute captured ‘Russian soldiers’ for ‘terrorist’ acts

    Ukraine said Monday that two Russian servicemen captured in the country’s eastern conflict zone would be prosecuted for “terrorist acts,” a move that will likely worsen the already strained relationship between the countries “They are facing criminal charges, investigators are working with them,” Security Service of...

    US Official: Ukraine Cease-fire Being Violated ‘Daily’
    May18

    US Official: Ukraine Cease-fire Being Violated ‘Daily’

    A senior U.S. diplomat says a cease-fire deal in eastern Ukraine “is being violated on a daily basis.” U.S. Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland made the statement Monday after talks in Moscow with Russian officials. Nuland said the violations of the Western-brokered deal agreed to in February in Minsk...

    Captured Russian Special Forces Soldier Describes His Unit Fighting in Eastern Ukraine
    May18

    Captured Russian Special Forces Soldier Describes His Unit Fighting in Eastern Ukraine

    Kiev claims to have captured two Russian special forces members fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Foreign...

    Brussels Says Russia Drops Opposition To EU-Ukraine Trade Deal Starting 2016
    May18

    Brussels Says Russia Drops Opposition To EU-Ukraine Trade Deal Starting 2016

    The European Union says Russia has dropped its demands for a further delay in a landmark EU-Ukraine trade deal and accepts that it will now begin next year. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine to prosecute captured Russian soldiers for ‘terrorist crimes’
    May18

    Ukraine to prosecute captured Russian soldiers for ‘terrorist crimes’

    Two Russian special forces soldiers captured in eastern Ukraine will be prosecuted for “terrorist crimes” committed during a mission of sabotage that killed a government soldier, Ukraine’s State Security Service chief said Monday. …read more Source: Los Angeles...