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Ukraine wants Russian officials to face Hague trial
Ukraine will ask the Hague Tribunal to investigate war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the Russian officials. The corresponding draft law has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada. “In the current situation, it is appropriate to accept the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court to investigate these crimes and bring...
MH370: Malaysia continues search
Search teams have scoured a third of the underwater target area for signs of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. ||| Kuala Lumpur – The undersea search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has covered almost a third of its target area, Malaysian authorities said on Friday, adding that they were confident the aircraft is in the zone. The...
Five Ukrainian soldiers killed, 23 wounded in Donbas conflict zone
Five Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and another 23 wounded over the last 24 hours due to the armed hostilities in the Donbas conflict zone. Acting Armed Forces General Staff spokesman Vladyslav Selezniov has announced this at a press briefing on Friday, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “During the shelling and clashes Ukraine has...
Kerry might visit Moscow for talks on the Ukraine crisis
Moscow and Washington are discussing a possible visit of US Secretary of State John Kerry to Russia to hold talks about the Ukraine crisis. The news was reported by Reuters citing its own sources in diplomatic circles. “Talks (on arranging a Kerry visit) have been going on for weeks”. It can happen “in the coming days or...
US to increase its support of NATO allies in Eastern Europe
The United States vows to continue actions on “renewal of its commitment”, regarding the security of NATO allies in Eastern Europe amid Russian aggression in the region. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said this during a meeting with his Latvian counterpart Edgars Rinkevics in Washington on Thursday, an Ukrinform correspondent...
U.S. Department of State: No mistake about Russia’s role in violence escalation in Debaltseve
The U.S. Department of State blames the Russian-backed separatists and Russia for intensifying attacks near Debaltseve. This has been stated by spokesperson of the U.S. Department of State Jen Psaki at a daily press briefing, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “We strongly condemn the intensifying attacks over the last week by...
Ukrainian striker Andriy Voronin can consider offers from Ukrainian soccer clubs
A 35-year-old former striker of Ukraine’s national soccer team Andriy Voronin is ready to consider offers by Ukrainian clubs. His last soccer team was Moscow’s Dynamo and the soccer player didn’t prolong his contract with the Russian club last year. Online edition of Sport-Express in Ukraine reported the news. “I plan to...
Blogger may have ‘outed’ Putin’s daughter
Russian leader Vladimir Putin is fiercely private about his family – but his daughter’s pseudonym may have been revealed by an opponent. ||| Moscow – One of Vladimir Putin’s main opponents may have broken a taboo by publishing what he says is the pseudonym used by one of the Russian president’s daughters to stay out...
More than six hundred civilians evacuated from Donetsk region yesterday
On Thursday, January 29, 610 civilians were evacuated from some towns of Donetsk region due to the constant bombardment by terrorists, press office of the Donetsk Regional State Administration has reported. “During the day, an organized evacuation of residents of the towns close to the flash points was conducted. Thus, during the past 24...
EU once again reminds Kiev of reforms
Foreign Affairs Council of the EU has called on the Ukrainian authorities to achieve concrete results in the implementation of key reforms that will be crucial for Ukraine’s political association and economic integration with the EU. This is stated in the conclusions of the European Council adopted in Brussels on Thursday after an emergency...