Russia vetoes MH17 tribunal at UN
Russia vetoed a UN resolution that sought to set up a special tribunal to try those responsible for shooting down flight MH17. ||| New York – Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Wednesday that sought to set up a special tribunal to try those responsible for shooting down flight MH17 over Ukraine.Eleven of the 15...
Silvio: Putin wants to give me a job
President Vladimir Putin wants to give Silvio Berlusconi Russian citizenship and the job of running the economy ministry, a report said. ||| Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to give Silvio Berlusconi Russian citizenship – and the job of economy minister – the disgraced Italian billionaire politician was quoted as...
Ukraine’s ex-leader off most-wanted list
Ukraine’s former president Viktor Yanukovych’s name was unexpectedly removed from Interpol’s international most wanted list. …read more Source:...
Moscow, Berlin urged to rebuild trust
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev urged Moscow and Berlin on Tuesday to “re-establish trust” amid fierce tension caused by the ongoing Ukraine crisis. …read more Source:...
Gorbachev urges closer ties with Berlin
The former Soviet leader urged Moscow and Berlin to “re-establish trust” amid fierce tension caused by the Ukraine crisis. ||| Moscow – Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev urged Moscow and Berlin on Tuesday to “re-establish trust” amid fierce tension caused by the ongoing Ukraine crisis. The ageing Russian leader said he is concerned by...
MH17: Calls grow for justice one year on
Relatives of those killed when flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine exactly a year ago joined emotional memorials on Friday. …read more Source:...
MH17: day of truth may soon come
Should anyone be surprised that a year after Flight MH17 was shot down, that there is still no admission as to who was responsible? ||| On a hillside an hour or so outside of Donetsk, men equipped with stretchers, body bags and green rubber gloves were doing the best they could. The wreckage and debris from MH17 had scattered far and wide, and so...
‘Moral duty’ to punish MH17 murderers
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called it a “moral duty” to punish those who shot down flight MH17. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Bank Deputy Dmytro Solohub: Economic recovery ‘difficult, but still possible’
Dmytro Solohub admits that the Ukrainian economy is “very fragile” and faces “lots of security risks”— but says he’s doing everything he can to stabilize Ukraine’s currency, control galloping inflation, and return his country to prosperity as quickly as possible.Solohub, 37, took over in mid-March as Deputy...
US to train Ukrainian army troops?
The United States is considering plans to train soldiers in the Ukrainian army in the next few months, the US army’s most senior commander in Europe said Monday. …read more Source:...
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