Section: The Washington Post (USA)
Freed by Russia, Ukraine’s ‘Joan of Arc’ may prove thorn in leader’s side
Lawmakers say the pilot’s celebrity profile could come back to haunt Ukrainian president. …read more Source: The Washington...
Hackers have doxed all the reporters covering east Ukraine’s war. Twice.
MOSCOW — First, it was nationalist Ukrainian hackers, who were angry that journalists had accredited with separatists in southeast Ukraine. Then, it was pro-separatist hackers, who had stolen a list of journalists accredited with the Ukrainian government to cover the conflict. Twice this month, the names, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses,...
Russia frees imprisoned Ukrainian pilot in dramatic prisoner swap
Ukraine held two alleged Russian servicemen captured in separatist Ukraine. …read more Source: The Washington...
4 things you need to know about the Cossacks fighting Russia’s opposition groups
Today’s Cossacks are a far cry from their Czarist-era ancestors, the fierce horsemen with woollen papakha hats, sabres and horsewhips, best known as a buffer force on the borders of the Russian Empire. But revival communities of Russians claiming Cossack heritage are increasingly making their mark as conservative shock troops, fighting...
Russia is pinning its Eurovision hopes on a gay-friendly singer who spurns its Crimean policy
For Russia’s leaders, Eurovision is no minor frivolity. When Russia won the contest for the first time in 2008, Vladimir Putin himself made a surprise entrance at one of the rehearsals, to reinforce the music competition’s priority status in bringing Russia’s cultural ascendance to the world. And when Azerbaijan didn’t...
The hungry ‘should not be punished’ for stealing small amounts of food, Italian court rules
Who can blame a homeless man for stealing a small amount of food from a grocery store? Certainly not Italy’s Supreme Court. Five years ago, Ukrainian national Roman Ostriakov was homeless in Genoa when he was caught stealing cheese and sausage worth less than $5, the Telegraph reports. He was fined $115 and sentenced to six months in […]...
Watch: What Chernobyl looks like now — from a drone
Update: This post was originally published in November 2014. The 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster is on Tuesday. The area around Ukraine’s Chernobyl power plant, site of one of the world’s most horrifying nuclear disasters, is the subject of endless fascination. Increasingly, adventurous tourists and scientists have come to...
30 years after Chernobyl disaster, containment is nearing completion
But some wonder whether Ukraine can manage on its own when international support ends in 2017. …read more Source: The Washington...
This is how scientists are keeping Chernobyl’s radiation contained
Engineers at Chernobyl, Ukraine, are close to installing a new state-of-the-art protective shelter over the remains of reactor no. 4, the site of the worst nuclear power plant accident in history. The New Safe Confinement, a 30,000-ton structure that resembles a hangar the size of the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, is the largest movable...
Ukraine sentences two alleged Russian soldiers it says fought with separatists
Kiev may use the man as bargaining chips to gain release of flier held by Moscow. …read more Source: The Washington...
