Section: The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Ukraine’s rebel region bids farewell to slain warlord
Thousands of Ukrainians stood in line with flowers Friday in the separatist fiefdom of Donetsk to bid farewell to a field commander who was slain in a rocket attack on his office …read more Source: The Daily...
Signatures that triggered EU-Ukraine referendum not vetted: Dutch govt
The authenticity of more than 400,000 signatures gathered by activists in the Netherlands to trigger last year’s referendum on the European Union treaty with Ukraine was never verified, it emerged Thursday …read more Source: The Daily...
Kremlin says east Ukraine unlikely to be part of deal with Trump
The Kremlin said Thursday it was unlikely that the situation in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatists are ranged against the Ukrainian army, would be part of any deal with U.S. President Donald Trump …read more Source: The Daily...
Key Ukraine rebel commander killed in ‘act of terror’
A military chief of a self-proclaimed Russian-backed republic in eastern Ukraine was killed in an “act of terror” Wednesday, the latest victim of a string of similar attacks, local authorities said. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia says ship’s crew taken hostage off Nigerian coast
A crew of seven Russians and a Ukrainian have been taken hostage off the coast of Nigeria after their ship was attacked, diplomats in Moscow and Kiev said Wednesday …read more Source: The Daily...
Merkel urges Putin to help end violence in eastern Ukraine: spokesman
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Russian President Vladimir Putin in a telephone call on Tuesday to use his influence on separatists in eastern Ukraine to stop the violence there, a German government spokesman said …read more Source: The Daily...
Fighting abates in eastern Ukraine, OSCE says
International monitors say fighting in eastern Ukraine has abated but the warring sides have kept heavy weapons near the front line. …read more Source: The Daily...
EU says Ukraine rivals must stick by Minsk accords
The EU Monday insisted all parties must fully implement the Minsk ceasefire accords to restore peace in Ukraine, after U.S. President Donald Trump stoked fresh concerns he could take a softer line on Russia …read more Source: The Daily...
Trump says U.S. will work with Kiev and Moscow to end Ukraine conflict
U.S President Donald Trump said he was willing to work with both Kiev and Moscow to resolve a separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine, following a telephone call with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Saturday …read more Source: The Daily...
Rebels in Ukraine say commander killed in car bombing
A top rebel commander in eastern Ukraine was killed when his automobile exploded, along with another person, rebels said Saturday, blaming Ukraine’s special services for the blast. …read more Source: The Daily...
