Section: The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Ukraine, Belarus leaders visit Chernobyl to mark anniversary
The presidents of Ukraine and Belarus toured Wednesday the site of the Chernobyl plant to mark 31 years since the world’s worst civil nuclear accident spewed radiation across Europe …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine cuts power to pro-Russia separatist region
Ukraine cut electricity to parts of an eastern region controlled by pro-Russian separatists Tuesday, citing unpaid debt – a step the Kremlin said amounted to a rejection by Kiev of breakaway territories. …read more Source: The Daily...
Two Ukraine soldiers killed despite Easter lull
Two Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in clashes with Russian-backed insurgents in the separatist east, the military said Friday, after a lull in bloodshed due to an Easter truce …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine nabs top state executive and ex-premier ally for graft
Ukraine’s stuttering fight against high-level corruption gathered pace Friday as a top state energy executive was detained a day after the arrest of a close ally of former premier Arseniy Yatsenyuk …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine eyes coal reliance shift from Russia to US
Ukraine edged closer Wednesday to halting Russian coal imports for its power plants and focusing its energy reliance on the United States as part of a strategic shift away from Moscow …read more Source: The Daily...
Eleven missing after ship sinks off Crimean coast: officials
A cargo ship heading from Russia to Turkey sunk off the coast of Crimea early Wednesday morning and 11 of the crew are missing, Crimea’s emergency situations ministry said …read more Source: The Daily...
IMF tells Ukraine to tackle pricey pension system
The IMF’s chief to Ukraine told Kiev Tuesday its pension system was unsustainable because it supported nearly a third of the population and must limit the number of retirees …read more Source: The Daily...
Germany, Russia, Ukraine, France discuss Ukraine peace deal
The German government says the leaders of Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France have renewed their commitment to implementing a faltering peace deal for eastern Ukraine …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia to boycott Eurovision song contest due to Ukraine row
Russia’s state broadcaster has said it will boycott this year’s Eurovision song contest after the host country, Ukraine, said it would bar entry to the Russian contestant and Moscow rejected two possible compromises suggested by the organizers …read more Source: The Daily...
EU’s Mogherini to make first to visit to Russia
EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini will make her first official visit to Russia this month, with relations strained to breaking point by the Ukraine conflict and the war in Syria. …read more Source: The Daily...
