Pro-Russians

A BUILDING HOUSING studios and offices of Ukrainian broadcaster Inter has been attacked by former military personnel who protested its alleged “pro-Russian” policy. The company said it was an attack on freedom of speech. The office in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev was set on fire twice…

THE YOUTH WING of Germany’s populist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has formally linked up with the youth wing of Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party. (ILLUSTRATION: JA leaders Sven Tritschler (left) and Markus Frohnmaier (right), with Russia’s Robert Schlegel, center.) The move, announced…

A UKRAINIAN journalist known for his pro-Russian views was shot dead on Thursday in Kiev, a day after the killing of a political supporter of ousted Moscow-backed President Viktor Yanukovich, driving up tension between Moscow and Kiev. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the murders were political…