Section: Main news
National Security and Defense Council: Militants threaten OSCE monitors yet again
Kyiv, April 8, 2015. Militants of the so-called “DPR” stopped a vehicle of the OSCE monitoring mission at a block post near Shyrokyne, Donetsk region. The mission’s report notes that an SMM member approached the block post on foot when he encountered warning shots of heavy machine gun fire to his right, and semi-automatic rifle to his left. We...
Girl killed in Ukraine ‘never existed’ – BBC News about Russian propaganda
Natalia Antelava investigates the story of a 10-year-old girl reported killed in the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine – and is reminded that truth is the first casualty of war. There is a lot of fake information about Ukraine and Ukrainian events, especially in Russian Mass Media. All these false photos, videos, articles, interviews are...
Troops who shot down MH17 can be ‘liquidated’ by Russian secret services- Dutch journalists
This BUK launcher was filmed on the back of a military track on July 9, 2014 when it went back across the Russian border. As it reported by the Netherlands’ state broadcaster NOS, citing anonymous sources in the police and the group of independent investigators working on the probe into the plane’s loss, Russian secret services may...
Litvinenko’s death ‘was an accident’
One of two Russians accused of poisoning Alexander Litvinenko said that the former KGB officer may have killed himself accidentally. ||| Moscow – One of two Russians accused of poisoning ex-Soviet spy Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006 said on Wednesday the former KGB officer may have killed himself accidentally while handling...
‘Greece has not asked Russia for help’
Athens has not asked Moscow for money to help cope with its debt and financial problems, according to a Greek official. ||| Moscow – Greece has not asked Russia for money to help cope with its debt and financial problems and wants to resolve them within the European Union, a Greek government official said on Wednesday. “We have not asked...
Will Sanctions on Russia, Weapons for Ukrainians Keep Putin at Bay?
Former Putin advisor says they will not, advocates stronger response Western sanctions on Russia are not working and a proposal to provide defensive weapons to Ukrainian security forces will not deter the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine, according to Andrei Illarionov, a former advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “For those few people who...
Putin’s Chilling Message to the West
Vladimir Putin’s 10-day disappearance shortly after the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov and his triumphal reappearance after the broadcast of a 150-minute documentary on state television, suggest a more erratic—and aggressive—policy course in Russia. Here’s why. After Putin’s disappearance on March 5, the Russian...
Ukraine challenges oligarchs’ grip
Ukraine’s judicial authorities are challenging tenders that gave big businessmen control over key power companies under ousted president Viktor Yanukovich. ||| Kiev – Ukraine’s judicial authorities launched actions on Tuesday challenging tenders that gave big businessmen control over key power companies under ousted president...
Emerging markets held in check
Emerging market stocks paused on Tuesday as the dollar resumed its climb, shrugging off disappointing jobs data in the US. ||| London – Emerging market stocks paused on Tuesday as the dollar resumed its climb, shrugging off last week’s disappointing jobs data in the United States, though gains in Asia helped equities cling to...
400 Ukrainians are held captive by pro-Russian terrorists – Markian Lubkivskiy, an advisor to the SBU’s head
Markian Lubkivskyi, an advisor to the head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on his official Facebook page, reports about 400 more Ukrainians prisoners of war are still being held captive by pro-Russian terrorists in the Russia-occupied territory of Ukraine: “We hope that about 400 more of our fellow citizens will be returned to us,” added...