Tag: Russia
Joy in northeast Ukraine
Zolochiv – Ukrainian forces swept deeper into territory seized from fleeing Russian troops on Monday, and joyful residents returned to former frontline villages, while...
Ukraine retakes territory in Kharkiv region
Kyiv – Ukrainian forces seized an expanding area of previously Russia-held territory in the east in a “very sharp and rapid” advance, a Russian-installed...
EU plans to cap Russian gas price despite Putin threat
Brussels/Vladivostok – The European Union proposed a price cap on Russian gas on Wednesday after Russia president Vladimir Putin threatened to cut off all...
Farewell to Gorbachev
MOSCOW – Thousands of Russians filed past the open casket of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, on Saturda, with many...
Putin denies Gorbachev a state funeral and will stay away
Moscow – Russia president Vladimir Putin is to miss the funeral of the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, denying the man who failed to...
Former Soviet leader Gorbachev dies at 91
Moscow – Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed, but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday...