: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Section: USA

    War: What is it good for?
    Oct10

    War: What is it good for?

    Friday, October 10 , 2014 - 15:20 (EEST) Section: CNN (USA)

    The West is bombing terror group ISIS in Syria and Iraq, while Russia is engaged in a brittle stand-off in Eastern Ukraine. Bloodshed has dominated headlines through summer but, amid the misery, there is a winner: The defense industry. …read more Source:...

    Leaders Of Ex-Soviet Countries Discuss Closer Ties
    Oct10

    Leaders Of Ex-Soviet Countries Discuss Closer Ties

    Friday, October 10 , 2014 - 14:50 (EEST) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    MINSK, Belarus—Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country does not oppose ex-Soviet states seeking closer ties with Western countries, but has criticized them for not taking Moscow’s interests into account. Leaders from the 11-member Commonwealth of Independent States met Friday in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, to discuss closer...

    Lukashenka Signs Law On Ratification Of ‘Eurasian’ Treaty
    Oct10

    Lukashenka Signs Law On Ratification Of ‘Eurasian’ Treaty

    Friday, October 10 , 2014 - 14:06 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has signed a law on the ratification of the treaty creating the Eurasian Economic Union (EES), advancing a Russian-led drive to strengthen ties among former Soviet republics. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    A Ukrainian minibus driver’s surprise tour of war duty
    Oct10

    A Ukrainian minibus driver’s surprise tour of war duty

    Friday, October 10 , 2014 - 13:05 (EEST) Section: Los Angeles Times (USA)

    The Ukrainian special forces sergeant jumped into the front seat of Alexander Kosenko’s white minibus with two Kalashnikovs slung over his shoulders, his vest stuffed with a dozen ammo clips, some hand grenades and a couple of machete-size daggers. …read more Source: Los Angeles...

    Fleeing Conflict, Displaced In Ukraine Encounter Neighbors’ Mistrust
    Oct10

    Fleeing Conflict, Displaced In Ukraine Encounter Neighbors’ Mistrust

    Friday, October 10 , 2014 - 11:35 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    As growing numbers of displaced people flee the conflict in eastern Ukraine, many are finding that an earlier atmosphere of solidarity has significantly cooled. In western cities, some landlords are refusing to rent apartments to IDPs, due to a perception that displaced families are taking advantage of relief efforts. RFE/RL’s Ukrainian...

    Ukrainian, Belarusian Soccer Fans Detained For Anti-Putin Chants
    Oct10

    Ukrainian, Belarusian Soccer Fans Detained For Anti-Putin Chants

    Friday, October 10 , 2014 - 11:35 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Police in Belarus have detained about 100 Ukrainian soccer fans after spectators at an international match chanted vulgar verses targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Flight MH17: Dutch Official Who Talked About Ill-Fated Plane’s Passenger Having Oxygen Mask Criticized
    Oct10

    Flight MH17: Dutch Official Who Talked About Ill-Fated Plane’s Passenger Having Oxygen Mask Criticized

    Friday, October 10 , 2014 - 9:20 (EEST) Section: International Business Times (USA)

    The announcement by a senior Dutch official on Wednesday that a passenger on the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was found wearing an oxygen mask has attracted criticism from dead passengers’ relatives. The plane is believed to have been brought down by a surface-to-air missile while flying over a conflict zone in eastern Ukraine....

    U.S.: No Sanctions Relief For Russia Until Forces Leave Ukraine
    Oct10

    U.S.: No Sanctions Relief For Russia Until Forces Leave Ukraine

    Friday, October 10 , 2014 - 6:21 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    A senior U.S. diplomat says there should be no sanctions relief for Russia until all foreign forces and equipment have left Ukraine, Kyiv’s sovereignty over its border has been restored and all hostages have been released. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Russia and Tunisia on long Nobel Peace Prize candidate list
    Oct10

    Russia and Tunisia on long Nobel Peace Prize candidate list

    Friday, October 10 , 2014 - 6:21 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Oslo (AFP) – There was no clear frontrunner ahead of Friday’s Nobel Peace Prize announcement, with a Russian opposition newspaper, Tunisia’s democratic leadership, Pakistan schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai and Pope Francis among a record number of candidates.As in previous years, the chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee,...

    Ukraine energy exec urges EU pressure on Russia’s Gazprom
    Oct10

    Ukraine energy exec urges EU pressure on Russia’s Gazprom

    Friday, October 10 , 2014 - 6:05 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    New York (AFP) – The head of the Ukraine’s national energy company has called on European officials to pressure Gazprom over the Russian energy giant’s dealings with Slovakia.Andriy Kobolev, chairman and chief executive of Naftogaz, said that the European Union should require Gazprom to step back from a key pipeline connection...