Ukraine
Ukraine bans Russian cargo trucks in tit-for-tat move
World
February 15, 2016
Ukraine bans Russian cargo trucks in tit-for-tat move
Ukraine has banned Russian trucks from crossing its territory in response to a similar move by Moscow, Prime Minister Arseny…
Ukraine’s Poroshenko sees increased risk of open war with Russia
World
February 3, 2016
Ukraine’s Poroshenko sees increased risk of open war with Russia
The risk of open war between Russia and Ukraine is greater than it was a year ago and Russian President…
No special status for east Ukraine without ceasefire: president
World
January 26, 2016
No special status for east Ukraine without ceasefire: president
Ukraine will not give its eastern regions greater autonomy until a lasting ceasefire with pro-Russian separatist rebels is in place,…
The unorthodox path of a Ukrainian Jew in the ‘new’ Ukraine
World
January 24, 2016
The unorthodox path of a Ukrainian Jew in the ‘new’ Ukraine
Asher Cherkasskiy lived a modest life in peaceful southern Ukraine, observing Orthodox Jewish custom and putting his three children through…
Warsaw’s Modlin airport evacuated after bomb threat
World
December 30, 2015
Warsaw’s Modlin airport evacuated after bomb threat
The airport in Modlin on the outskirts of Poland's capital Warsaw was evacuated on Wednesday after it received a bomb…
Putin says Russia ‘to continue efforts’ to settle trade ties with Ukraine, EU
World
December 22, 2015
Putin says Russia ‘to continue efforts’ to settle trade ties with Ukraine, EU
Russia will continue making efforts to iron out existing disputes in its trade relations with the European Union and Ukraine,…
Putin: Russia did have people in Ukraine doing ‘certain military tasks’
World
December 17, 2015
Putin: Russia did have people in Ukraine doing ‘certain military tasks’
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia did have personnel in eastern Ukraine who were carrying out certain…
More than 9,000 killed since start of Ukraine conflict: UN
World
December 9, 2015
More than 9,000 killed since start of Ukraine conflict: UN
More than 9,000 people have been killed since the conflict in Ukraine began, the United Nations said Wednesday, warning that…
Russia-Ukraine row over Crimea escalates as Moscow cuts coal to Kiev
World
November 27, 2015
Russia-Ukraine row over Crimea escalates as Moscow cuts coal to Kiev
Russia has begun to restrict coal supplies to Ukraine, Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn told parliament on Friday, days after the…
Russia says to halt gas supplies to Ukraine, mulling coal cut off over Crimea
World
November 24, 2015
Russia says to halt gas supplies to Ukraine, mulling coal cut off over Crimea
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Moscow would cut gas supplies to Ukraine on Tuesday or Wednesday because Kiev had…