NEWS WATCH: Russia Transfers Christmas Billions To Ukraine Amid Concerns
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
KYIV/MOSCOW (BosNewsLife)-- Russia has begun transferring billions of dollars to Ukraine as part of a controversial economic deal that critics say is aimed at re-establishing the Soviet Union, and amid concerns over the mistreatment of pro-EU activists.
KYIV/MOSCOW (BosNewsLife)-- Russia has begun transferring billions of dollars to Ukraine as part of a controversial economic deal that critics say is aimed at re-establishing the Soviet Union, and amid concerns over the mistreatment of pro-EU activists. NEWS WATCH: What’s Next For Russia’s Freed Ex-Tycoon Khodorkovsky?
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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
BERLIN/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- After his release from a Russian jail, former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has said he does not want to return to business or politics, but would fight for those he considers political prisoners. Wearing a sharp suit and smiling, the now 50-year-old Khodorkovsky spoke at his first news conference since his release from prison, which was held at a museum commemorating the Berlin Wall from the Cold War era.
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
BERLIN/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- After his release from a Russian jail, former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has said he does not want to return to business or politics, but would fight for those he considers political prisoners. Wearing a sharp suit and smiling, the now 50-year-old Khodorkovsky spoke at his first news conference since his release from prison, which was held at a museum commemorating the Berlin Wall from the Cold War era. NEWS WATCH: Russia’s Tycoon Khodorkovsky Released From Prison
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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
MOSCOW/BERLIN/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Former billionaire tycoon and Kremlin critic, Mikhail Khodorkovsky has flown to Germany after being pardoned by Russia’s president Vladimir Putin. Khodorkovsky, once Russia’s richest man, arrived in Berlin, ending a decade in Russian prisons for what many in the West believe were trumped-up offenses.
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
MOSCOW/BERLIN/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Former billionaire tycoon and Kremlin critic, Mikhail Khodorkovsky has flown to Germany after being pardoned by Russia’s president Vladimir Putin. Khodorkovsky, once Russia’s richest man, arrived in Berlin, ending a decade in Russian prisons for what many in the West believe were trumped-up offenses.
NEWS WATCH: Ukraine, Russia Sign Controversial Deal
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KYIV/MOSCOW/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Ukraine and Russia have signed a major economic trade deal, despite massive protests in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, for European Union integration , with Moscow promising massive financial assistance and cuts in natural gas prices.
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
KYIV/MOSCOW/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Ukraine and Russia have signed a major economic trade deal, despite massive protests in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, for European Union integration , with Moscow promising massive financial assistance and cuts in natural gas prices. NEWS ALERT: Hungarian Government Investigates Evangelicals; US Concerned
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
WASHINGTON/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- A senior Democratic member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has warned that a Hungarian government investigation into a key evangelical church "opens the door" for communist-style "repressive measures" against faith groups.
WASHINGTON/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- A senior Democratic member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has warned that a Hungarian government investigation into a key evangelical church "opens the door" for communist-style "repressive measures" against faith groups.
Ukraine Christians Pray As 200,000 Rally Against Government
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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
KYIV/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Ukrainian Christians continued to pray around the clock in a special prayer tent at the capital Kyiv's Independence Square where as many as 200,000 people rallied Sunday, December 15, against the government and for European Union integration.
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
KYIV/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Ukrainian Christians continued to pray around the clock in a special prayer tent at the capital Kyiv's Independence Square where as many as 200,000 people rallied Sunday, December 15, against the government and for European Union integration.
NEWS WATCH: Lenin Statue Toppled At EU Rally In Kiev
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KYIV, UKRAINE (BosNewsLife)-- As many as half a million Ukrainians have participated in a pro-European Union rally in the capital Kyiv, where many toppled the statue of late Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin and called for the president to step down. Sunday's rally was the biggest demonstration since the pro-freedom Orange Revolution in 2004.
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
KYIV, UKRAINE (BosNewsLife)-- As many as half a million Ukrainians have participated in a pro-European Union rally in the capital Kyiv, where many toppled the statue of late Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin and called for the president to step down. Sunday's rally was the biggest demonstration since the pro-freedom Orange Revolution in 2004. NEWS WATCH: NATO Ministers Condemn Ukraine’s Force Against Protestors
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KYIV,UKRAINE (BosNewsLife)-- The foreign ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization have condemned the use of what they call "excessive force" against pro-European protesters in Ukraine, amid escalating tensions in the former Soviet nation. Speaking after talks of the NATO military alliance in Brussels, Belgium, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Ukraine's leadership to listen to what he called "the voices of its people".
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
KYIV,UKRAINE (BosNewsLife)-- The foreign ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization have condemned the use of what they call "excessive force" against pro-European protesters in Ukraine, amid escalating tensions in the former Soviet nation. Speaking after talks of the NATO military alliance in Brussels, Belgium, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Ukraine's leadership to listen to what he called "the voices of its people".
NEWS WATCH: Ukraine’s Tymoshenko On Hunger Strike Amid Protests
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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
BUDAPEST/KYIV (BosNewsLife)-- Ukraine's jailed former prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, has begun a hunger strike in protest of the government's decision to suspend the signing a landmark trade agreement with the European Union. Her announcement came amid more clashes in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv yesterday, where police fired teargas on demonstrators.
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
BUDAPEST/KYIV (BosNewsLife)-- Ukraine's jailed former prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, has begun a hunger strike in protest of the government's decision to suspend the signing a landmark trade agreement with the European Union. Her announcement came amid more clashes in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv yesterday, where police fired teargas on demonstrators. NEWS WATCH: Latvia in Mourning After Supermarket Collapse (Update)
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RIGA, LATVIA (BosNewsLife)-- Officials say at least 51 people are now known to have died in the collapse of a supermarket roof late on Thursday in the Latvian capital, Riga. The Prime Minister has announced three days of mourning amid a police investigation into the worst disaster to hit the small Baltic nation in decades.
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
RIGA, LATVIA (BosNewsLife)-- Officials say at least 51 people are now known to have died in the collapse of a supermarket roof late on Thursday in the Latvian capital, Riga. The Prime Minister has announced three days of mourning amid a police investigation into the worst disaster to hit the small Baltic nation in decades. 
