Tag: Russia
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...
Nearly 100 streets renamed in Kyiv
Kyiv – Ukraine’s capital renamed 95 streets on Thursday as part of a drive to purge Russian and Soviet place names, Kyiv’s mayor announced...
Russia-held Ukrainian nuclear plant regains power
Kyiv – The last regular line supplying electricity to the Russia-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine is working again after being cut earlier...
Defiant Ukraine marks Independence Day
Kyiv – Ukrainians marked 31 years since they broke free from the Russia-dominated Soviet Union on Wednesday in what is certain to be a...
Zelenskiy vows tough response for any Independence Day attack
Kyiv – As Ukraine prepared to mark both its independence from Soviet-rule in 1991 and the six months since Russian troops invaded, President Volodymyr...