Ilya Bogdanov had defected to Ukraine in 2014.
Tag: Angela Merkel
Berlin Talks Yield A Little More Detail On Proposals, But Fighting Rages On With Military And Civilian Casualties
Three Ukrainian soldiers and one civilian were wounded by shelling yesterday.
Ahead Of Tonight’s Meeting Of Leaders In Berlin, Intense Shelling And Military Casualties On Outskirts Of Mariupol
One Ukrainian soldier was killed and another wounded just outside Mariupol yesterday.
Poroshenko, Putin, Merkel and Hollande To Meet Tomorrow, As Ukraine Reports Intense Shelling In South
Three Ukrainian soldiers were wounded yesterday.
No Trilateral Meeting of Normandy Quartet Leaders But Only Bilaterals in China: Kremlin
Three of the four leaders of the “Normandy Quartet” — French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin — will not have a trilateral meeting in Beijing, but only bilateral meetings, the Kremlin announced.
EU Extends Sanctions On Russia For Another 6 Months
Despite the extension of the sanctions, EU unity on policy towards Russia is fraying.
Ukraine Live Day 681: Leaders Agree To Extend Minsk Deadline ‘Into 2016’
The Ukrainian, Russian, French and German leaders, known as the Normandy Quartet, have agreed today to extended the deadline for fulfilment of the Minsk agreements into next year. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards […]
Ukraine Live Day 592: Quiet On Front As Leaders Meet In Paris
Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. An archive of our liveblogs can be found here. For an overview and analysis of this developing story see our latest podcast. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards our costs. For links to individual […]
The Snowden Story Slowly Unravels
I am grateful to the German newspaper BILD for running this piece as “Wie Snowdens schöne Geschichte langsam zerfällt” For the benefit of readers who don’t know German, I’m providing the English version — enjoy! Exactly two years after Edward Snowden went public with his exposure of Western intelligence secrets, causing a global sensation, the […]
Snowden is a Fraud
In the two years since the Edward Snowden saga went public, a handful of people who actually understand the Western signals intelligence system have tried to explain the many ways that the Snowden Operation has smeared NSA and its partners with salacious charges of criminality and abuse. I’ve been one of the public faces of […]