Section: The Washington Post (USA)
A Dutch report will say what downed MH17. It won’t blame the Russians.
MOSCOW — Don’t expect closure when the Dutch Safety Board on Tuesday publishes its final report on the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine last year. Even if we find out what brought down the Boeing 777 and killed all 298 people on board, Russia and the West will continue to wrangle over who is to blame. On July 17, […]...
Merkel didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize. One of her critics is elated.
If you’d listened to the bookmakers and a number of pundits, German Chancellor Angela Merkel was the clear favorite to win the Nobel Peace Prize. While Merkel was nominated due to her work mediating the conflict in Ukraine, many attributed her potential win to the notably open rhetoric and policy Germany has shown to the refugees over the...
How the rivalry between Russians and Turks shaped the world
On this day in 1853, the Ottoman Empire declared war on Russia. The Crimean War wouldn’t end until 1856. #OnThisDay pic.twitter.com/Xbn1wvAmhg — The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) October 4, 2015 It’s a tense moment for relations between Russia and Turkey. Moscow’s intervention into the conflict in Syria, almost explicitly on...
Russian mayor invites Donald Trump to Crimea
At least one Russian official is eager to extend an olive branch to an American — the catch is that it’s being proffered not to President Obama but to his would-be successor, Donald Trump. The mayor of Yalta, the historic seaside city on the Crimean coast, has welcomed Trump’s entry into the U.S presidential race. In a […]...
Ukrainian president mocks Putin in front of United Nations
UNITED NATIONS – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko sought to return his country’s long-running conflict with Russia to center stage Tuesday, telling the United Nations General Assembly that Russia has been waging an aggressive war of occupation against Ukraine. The Russian delegation was not present in the General Assembly Hall for...
Ukraine bans Russian airlines in new twist to showdow with Moscow
The move would create headaches for travelers and escalate tensions between Ukraine and Russia. …read more Source: The Washington...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko on Russia, corruption and the challenges ahead
KIEV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko gave a joint interview to The Washington Post, Britain’s Independent newspaper and Germany’s Die Welt newspaper about the challenges facing his nation. Here are some highlights. On the meaning of the cease-fire that has finally taken hold in eastern Ukraine in recent days. The...
Ukrainians are fighting in the streets over a new constitution
Clashes between protesters and police in the Ukrainian capital on Monday were the worst since President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted in February 2014 and a new government was installed. One National Guard officer was killed when a grenade exploded near parliament. The protest was organized by nationalists opposed to planned constitutional changes...
Ukraine, creditors agree on debt deal in bid to lighten financial load
The deal will unlock an international bailout for the struggling nation as conflict drags on in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Washington...
Where on Earth is the real-world Mordor?
As Ukraine commemorated the 24th anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union on Monday, the country’s president, Petro Poroshenko, hurled a choice barb at his rivals in Moscow. He likened the idea of Novorossiya — the term invoked by Russian nationalists for breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine — to a realm in the fantasy universe...
