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Hackers: emails show ties between Kremlin, Ukraine rebels
A group of Ukrainian hackers has released thousands of emails from an account used by a senior Kremlin official that appear to show close financial and political ties between Moscow … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
FM says Serbia faces pressure to join sanctions on Russia
Serbia’s foreign minister has complained that the Balkan country faces EU pressure to join Western-backed sanctions against Russia, describing it as “absolutely unacceptable.” Ivica Dacic said in a statement on … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Thousands attend warlord’s funeral in Ukraine’s rebel east
Thousands have turned out for the funeral of a senior commander of pro-Russia separatists in eastern Ukraine, who was killed in a bomb blast. Arsen Pavlov, 33, known under his … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Germany hosts Ukraine summit, also expected to discuss Syria
The leaders of Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France will hold a summit in Berlin for talks on the stagnant peace process in eastern Ukraine — a meeting that also is … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
German, Russian, Ukrainian, French leaders to meet in Berlin
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office says she will host a meeting with the Russian, Ukrainian and French presidents on Wednesday to discuss efforts toward peace in eastern Ukraine. A German government … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Notorious warlord killed in bombing in eastern Ukraine
Separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine say a notorious warlord has been killed in a bombing in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk. The separatist Donetsk News Agency said on Sunday that … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
NYC exhibition features Ukrainian and Romanian textiles
A Manhattan exhibition features rich textiles with intricate embroidery designs from the Carpathian Mountains of Ukraine and Romania. “Carpathian Echoes” at the Ukrainian Museum looks at the home textiles industry … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Amid tensions, Putin, Hollande, Merkel to hold Ukraine talks
Despite growing diplomatic tensions over Syria, the leaders of Russia, France and Germany may meet “very soon” in Berlin to revive peace efforts for Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Finalists named for EU’s Sakharov Prize
Two Iraqi women who once were captives of Islamic State, a leader of the Crimean Tatars and a former Turkish newspaper editor have been named finalists for the European Union’s … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukrainian war prisoners languish in limbo on both sides
Just three days after Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Lazarenko was taken prisoner in the war in Ukraine’s east, a peace agreement was signed under which the sides agreed to an “all-for-all” … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...