Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the country’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to start a 36-hour truce along the entire line of contact between the parties in Ukraine from Jan. 6 to 7, the Kremlin said Thursday. “Taking into account the appeal of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, …
Read More »Russia’s “doomsday plane” appears in V-day parade rehearsal
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | A Russian Il-80 aircraft, which will serve as a strategic command post in the “doomsday” of a nuclear war, participated in a rehearsal of the upcoming Victory Day parade on Wednesday. Together with strategic bombers and fighters, the Il-80 escorted by two MiG-29 jets flew over …
Read More »Russia threatens to attack NATO vehicles delivering military supplies in Ukraine
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Any vehicle of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) that arrives in Ukraine with weapons or material for the needs of the Ukrainian armed forces is considered by Russia as “a legitimate target for destruction,” Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday. Shoigu made the remarks …
Read More »Fighting continues as Russia, Ukraine expected to resume talks
A massive Russian airstrike hit the center of Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv on Tuesday Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Fighting continues as Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine has entered the seventh day, while a new round of peace talks is reportedly to take place. A massive Russian airstrike hit …
Read More »MH17 calls ‘show ties between Russian officials, rebels’
The Hague, Netherlands | AFP | International investigators looking into the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine released intercepted phone calls on Thursday showing close links between “high-ranking” Russian officials and rebel suspects facing trial over the crash. The probe said the recordings raised questions about the possible involvement of key …
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