A truce accord was agreed upon a while back in order to stem months of bloodshed and tragedy. However, explosions were heard in Mariupol, Ukraine's port city. Fortunately, no casualties were reported in the past 24 hours, and military spokesman Andriy Lysenko declared that this is the first time such an unusual event occurs since the insurgents released a counteroffensive last month. As a response … [Read more...]
Putin Compares Kiev to Nazis While Ukraine Tries to Join NATO
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has never cared very much for the threats of the U.S. and European Countries. He remains defiant even as Ukraine seeks to renew its pleas for Western military help. Ukraine is accusing Russia of sending armored columns that have driven back the country's forces in the name of pro-Moscow rebels. Vladimir Putin also compared Kiev's attempts to regain control of … [Read more...]
ExxonMobil Starts Drilling in Russia and Disregards Western Sanctions
Regardless of the sanctions imposed on Rosneft, ExxonMobil decided to begin drilling in Russia’s arctic. The two companies are partners. As a response to ExxonMobil’s activity, president Vladimir Putin declared that the company is a “model of cooperation”. U.S. sanctions over the crisis in Ukraine were not meant to stop projects by U.S. and Russian companies, but they were designed to starve … [Read more...]
Russian President Faces Legal Action Over Alleged Role in the MH17 Crash
As you may already know, a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet was shot down while flying over Eastern Ukraine. British lawyers are pointing their fingers to Russian President, Vladimir Putin, who is know facing multi-million pound legal action. As we speak, lawyers are preparing a class action against him, which will go through American courts. It is highly likely that politicians and commanders … [Read more...]