Section: News & Summaries

      Who Will Bell the Nuclear Cat?

      The global nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation agenda has stalled. Yet disarmament is the only way to fully eliminate nuclear weapons risk. Five years ago hopes were high that the world was at last headed towards nuclear disarmament. In April 2009 the (then) exciting new US President Barack Obama gave an inspiring speech in Prague wherein...

      Obama blasts Nemtsov murder

      President Barack Obama condemned what he called the “brutal” and “vicious” murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. ||| Washington – US President Barack Obama condemned what he called the “brutal” and “vicious” murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin who was shot dead in...

      Russian Opposition Leader, Boris Nemtsov, Killed in Moscow
      Feb28

      Russian Opposition Leader, Boris Nemtsov, Killed in Moscow

      [View the story “Nemtsov, a Putin critic, was to address rally denouncing Russia’s role in Ukraine” on Storify] …read more Source: Atlantic...

      A leading Russian anti-Putin opposition politician Boris Nemtsov was killed in Moscow
      Feb28

      A leading Russian anti-Putin opposition politician Boris Nemtsov was killed in Moscow

      Boris Nemtsov, the 55-year-old former deputy prime minister, was gunned down near the Kremlin late on Friday night on February 27, 2015. Russian Interior Ministry reported that Nemtsov was shot with four shots in the back. In 2004, Boris Nemtsov with his political party the Union of Right Forces officially supported Viktor Yushchenko in the...

      Outspoken Putin critic shot dead

      Boris Nemtsov, a charismatic Russian opposition leader, was gunned down ahead of a planned protest against the government. ||| Moscow – Boris Nemtsov, a charismatic Russian opposition leader and sharp critic of President Vladimir Putin, was gunned down on Saturday near the Kremlin, just a day before a planned protest against the...

      Arrested for crimes of Yanukovych regime Mykhailo Chechetov was found dead in Kyiv
      Feb28

      Arrested for crimes of Yanukovych regime Mykhailo Chechetov was found dead in Kyiv

      In Kyiv on the night of February 27, 2015, former deputy head of the Party of Regions Mykhailo Chechetov fell from his 17th storey apartment in the capital of Ukraine. Former deputy head of the Parliamentary Group of Regions Mykhailo Chechetov was a vocal supporter of disgraced former President Viktor Yanukovych. A few days ago he was indicted...

      New sanctions against Russia will be provided because of violating the Minsk agreements
      Feb27

      New sanctions against Russia will be provided because of violating the Minsk agreements

      State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki accused Russia of violating the cease-fire with Ukraine in Donbas. “We obviously watch what’s happening on the ground and that impacts what consequences we may put in place. We obviously continue to consider a range of options, including sanctions. There’s active discussions in the...

      Deaths shake Ukraine truce

      Kiev reported the first deaths in three days in east Ukraine, denting hopes a ceasefire will hold. ||| Kiev – Ukraine on Friday reported the first deaths in three days in east Ukraine, denting hopes a ceasefire will hold, and President Petro Poroshenko said Russia would pose a “military threat” even if the truce is solid. Government troops...

      European shares take a breath

      European shares dipped on Friday – pausing after their best start to the year since regional benchmarks began in 1986. ||| Paris – European shares dipped on Friday morning, pausing after their best start to the year since regional benchmarks began in late 1986, while Airbus rallied after posting a sharp rise in operating earnings....

      Khodorkovsky slams ‘naked king’ Putin

      Former YUKOS tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky says Russia’s economy will weaken further. ||| London – Former Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky said on Thursday Vladimir Putin was a “naked king” presiding over an economy that will weaken further, eventually provoking a battle between rival clans in Moscow. “Putin with bare chest...