Section: The Washington Post (USA)
Ukraine marks 75th anniversary of killing of Jews at Babi Yar
The massacre, one of the worst of the Nazi Holocaust, was largely papered over in the Soviet histories. …read more Source: The Washington...
Dutch probe: Missile deployed from Russia downed Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine
The findings amount to a virtual indictment of Moscow, which dismissed them. …read more Source: The Washington...
A bristly Ukraine celebrates 25 years of independence from Moscow
The biggest military parade in a quarter-century was intended as a show of determination. …read more Source: The Washington...
Tensions mount between Russia and Ukraine following ‘terror incident’
Fears of an invasion have arisen again in Kiev. …read more Source: The Washington...
Russia accuses Ukraine of igniting border clash in Crimea
Moscow said Ukrainian saboteurs were on their way onto the peninsula, seized by Russia in 2014. …read more Source: The Washington...
Russia accuses Google Maps of ‘topographical cretinism’
It’s been more than two years since Russia re-claimed the peninsula of Crimea from Ukraine. At the time, Russia pointed towards historical precedents and a referendum as justification for its move, but many countries viewed it as an aggressive and belligerent act of annexation. The controversy over the move has faded from view over time and...
Russia accuses Google Maps of ‘topographical cretinism’
It’s been more than two years since Russia re-claimed the peninsula of Crimea from Ukraine. At the time, Russia pointed towards historical precedents and a referendum as justification for its move, but many countries viewed it as an aggressive and belligerent act of annexation. The controversy over the move has faded from view over time and...
Famous Ukrainian opera singer Vasyl Slipak killed by sniper in eastern Ukraine
Amid the thud of artillery and rattle of gunfire, Vasyl Slipak’s deep, resonant voice in the trenches of eastern Ukraine was a warm reminder of humanity’s less barbaric traits. The professional baritone had left his native Ukraine in the 1990s to settle in France, where he regularly sang at the Paris Opera. But after war […]...
French suspect arrested for alleged attack plot to protest Muslim migrant surge
Ukraine officials said the man, held since last month, carried explosives and firearms. …read more Source: The Washington...
As fighting surges again in Ukraine, an environmental disaster looms
Battles with Russian-backed rebels in the east threaten a water-treatment plant, posing risk of chemical contamination. …read more Source: The Washington...
