Nataliya Vasilyeva

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The normally functioning Avdeyevsky chemical plant is seen behind the main terminal of Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport hit by shelling during artillery battles between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian government forces in the town of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine Friday, Oct. 17, 2014. Ukraine's president on Friday hailed progress in Europe-brokered talks aimed at ensuring peace with Russia, with agreements nearing on a gas dispute and local elections in the east. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

Soldiers’ rights activist jailed in Russia

Nataliya Vasilyeva · October 18, 2014 2:30 pm

2 US journalists detained over Russia workshop

Nataliya Vasilyeva · October 16, 2014 9:06 pm

A woman wearing traditional Ukrainian flower headband poses for a photo in front of police officers, during an anti-war rally in downtown Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014. Thousands of people were marching through central Moscow to demonstrate against the fighting in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Denis Tyrin)

Thousands march in Moscow against Ukraine fighting

Nataliya Vasilyeva · September 21, 2014 6:27 pm

Tycoon’s arrest sends shock wave through Russia

Nataliya Vasilyeva · September 17, 2014 1:50 pm

Oligarch buys Russia’s most popular social media

Nataliya Vasilyeva · September 16, 2014 1:48 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, left, during the Security Council meeting in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence, outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, Sept. 15, 2014.(AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Presidential Press Service)

Russian ruble drops to historic low amid sanctions

Nataliya Vasilyeva · September 16, 2014 9:45 am

First trucks of the Russian aid convoy stand in the Russian inspection zone inside a border control point with Ukraine, in the Russian town of Donetsk, Rostov-on-Don region, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Russian aid convoy advances toward Ukraine

Nataliya Vasilyeva · August 21, 2014 8:12 pm

A Russian APC moves in a field in about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) from the Russia-Ukrainian border control point at Russian town of Donetsk, Rostov-on-Don region, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Ukraine: Dozens killed in shelling of convoy

Nataliya Vasilyeva · August 19, 2014 1:05 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin pauses, during a meeting with cultural figures at Chekhov museum in the Black Sea resort of Yalta, Crimea, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. Putin addressed hundreds of lawmakers Thursday in Yalta in Crimea, which was annexed by Russia from Ukraine in March.

Putin tones down rhetoric on Ukraine

Nataliya Vasilyeva · August 14, 2014 6:53 pm

Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrives for an official group photo comprised of the leaders of the BRICS' nations and South American nations, during the BRICS Summit at the Itamaraty Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, July 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Putin: US sanctions hurt bilateral ties, US firms

Nataliya Vasilyeva · July 17, 2014 12:40 pm

In this photo taken on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 rescuers carry a stretcher with a victim from a tunnel after a train derailed between two subway stations in Moscow, Russia. Investigators detained two Moscow subway workers Wednesday in the wake of the deadly rush-hour derailment that killed at least 22 people and injured 136 others. (AP Photo)

2 Moscow subway workers detained in deadly crash

Nataliya Vasilyeva · July 16, 2014 7:01 pm

Anna Otisko, the girlfriend of Roman Seleznev, a Russian man who was arrested on bank fraud and other charges earlier this week in the United States, cries as she listens to a question during a news conference in Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 11, 2014. Family members of a Russian man charged with hacking in the United States insist he is innocent and fear incarceration will kill him. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Indicted Russian’s family say he’s innocent

Nataliya Vasilyeva · July 12, 2014 1:52 am