Section: Lebanon
Ukrainian president pardons Russian in prisoner exchange
President Petro Poroshenko has pardoned a Russian citizen arrested in eastern Ukraine and exchanged him for a Ukrainian serviceman held by Russian-backed separatists. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia causing ‘environmental disaster’ in Ukraine: Poroshenko
Russia risks causing an “environmental disaster” in eastern Ukraine with its support for rebel forces, President Petro Poroshenko told a U.N. climate conference in Paris Monday …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine says can restore some power to Crimea when activists ready
Ukraine’s government has asked Tatar activists to allow repairs to the Kakhova-Tital electricity line to Crimea, but will only start resuming power supplies to the peninsula at a time agreed with the activists, the energy minister said Monday …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine says Russia has started to restrict its coal supplies
Russia has started to restrict coal supplies to Ukraine, Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn told parliament Friday, saying Kiev had 1 month of its own supplies left, enough to ensure the stable functioning of the power system for up to 50 days …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine bans Russia's airlines from crossing its airspace
NNA – Ukraine on Wednesday (Nov 25) banned all Russian airlines from crossing its airspace, the latest escalation between the two neighbours 19 months into a separatist war in the east of the former …read more Source: National News...
Ukraine bans Russian airlines from its airspace: PM
Ukraine Wednesday banned all Russian airlines from crossing its airspace, the latest escalation between the two neighbors 19 months into a separatist war in the east of the former Soviet state …read more Source: The Daily...
Gazprom Halts Ukraine Gas Deliveries over Kiev Non-Payment
Russian state giant Gazprom on Wednesday said it had halted gas deliveries to Ukraine after Kiev failed to make upfront payments for more supplies. …read more Source: Al-Manar...
Gazprom says halts Ukraine gas deliveries over Kiev non-payment
Russian state giant Gazprom Wednesday said it had halted gas deliveries to Ukraine after Kiev failed to make upfront payments for more supplies …read more Source: The Daily...
Experts pore over evidence of downed Malaysian Airlines plane
A team that includes Dutch and Ukrainian investigators have begun examining evidence from the MH17 Malaysia Airlines flight that was downed in eastern Ukraine in July 2014, killing all on board, Dutch prosecutors said Tuesday …read more Source: The Daily...
Main French opposition calls for end to EU embargo on Russia
France’s main opposition party, The Republicans, Tuesday called on President Francois Hollande to push for an end to the European Union sanctions on Russia over its activities in Ukraine …read more Source: The Daily...