Section: The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Pompeo to visit Ukraine as Senate weighs Trump trial
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Ukraine this week, making his first trip to the country at the heart of President Donald Trump’s impeachment. As the Senate weighs options for a trial, Pompeo will depart Thursday on a five-nation tour of Europe and Central Asia. Ukraine will be the first stop on the trip, the State Department said...
Pompeo to travel to Ukraine in January
Top U.S. diplomat Mike Pompeo will travel in January to Ukraine, the country at the heart of the ongoing impeachment process against President Donald Trump, the State Department said Monday. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Ukraine, eastern rebels swap prisoners in move to end war
Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine began exchanging scores of prisoners Sunday in a move aimed at ending their 5-year-long war. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Ukraine rivals to swap prisoners Sunday: separatists
Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country have agreed to swap dozens of prisoners Sunday, the self-declared rebel republic of Donetsk said. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Russia Orthodox Church cuts ties with Alexandria patriarch
The Russian Orthodox Church has cut ties with the head of the Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate in Alexandria following his decision to recognize Ukraine’s new independent Orthodox Church. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Ukraine, rebels agree on prisoner exchange before year’s end
Russia’s envoy at talks between Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists said Monday that they agreed on conditions for a prisoner exchange following a deal reached by the two nations’ presidents. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Russia’s Gazprom to pay Ukraine $2.9 bln before Dec. 29 to settle row
Russia’s Gazprom said Saturday it would pay Ukraine $2.9 billion as part of a wider gas package before Dec. 29 in return for Kiev dropping another legal case. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Russia offers Ukraine $3 bln as gas arbitration settlement: source
Russia has offered to pay Ukraine about $3 billion to end a legal row over gas, a source close to talks told Reuters Friday, in line with the amount proposed in arbitration rulings between Russian Gazprom and Ukrainian Naftogaz. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Russia’s Putin says Moscow plans to keep gas transit via Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Moscow planned to keep gas transit via Ukraine irrespective of a number of gas pipelines Moscow currently builds to bypass its ex-Soviet neighbour. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Majority of U.S. House votes to impeach Trump for abuse of power
A majority of lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump on a charge of abusing his power by trying to pressure Ukraine to investigate a political rival. …read more Source:: The Daily...
