BY RIPSIME OVSEPYAN Ukraine’s government has reacted to aggressive Russian movements in Crimea, with the country’s acting president Oleksandr Turchinov declaring that Ukrainian soldiers have prepared an army to defend the eastern regions of the country. This has led to an agglomeration of soldiers and military equipment on the country’s border with Russia, despite the […]
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Putin nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
” … Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin makes efforts to maintain peace and tranquillity …” – letter nominating Putin for a Peace Prize. Photo: World Economic Forum/flickr BY MERT BALKANLI You heard it right. Vladimir Putin, the man everyone has been talking about for the last few weeks, has been selected as one of the […]
Ukraine update | March 4
Riot police in Kiev in December, early in the conflict being called the ‘Euromaidan’, or ‘Ukraine Spring’. Photo: Ivan Bandura/flickr Russia’s continued push for war affects more than just the Ukraine, writes STEPHANIE ATHANASSIOU. World leaders have urged Russian President Vladimir Putin against military interference after the Russian parliament granted authorisation to deploy […]