Section: The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Drone disrupts Ukraine’s parliament session
It was another slow and quiet summer session Thursday in Ukraine’s parliament – until someone set off a drone inside the chamber, causing a ruckus. …read more Source: The Daily...
Blind eye turned to arbitrary killings in Ukraine conflict: OHCHR
A dangerous culture of impunity flourishes in Ukraine where arbitrary killings by Ukrainian forces or separatist groups are rarely prosecuted, a United Nations human rights report said Thursday …read more Source: The Daily...
NATO says ‘not a meeting of minds’ in talks with Russia on Ukraine
NATO and Russia failed to overcome deep differences on Ukraine at their first talks since the alliance approved a big troop boost in eastern Europe, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Kerry to visit Moscow this week to discuss Syria, Ukraine: State Dept
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Moscow this week to discuss Syria, Ukraine, Nagorno-Karabakh and other issues with Russian officials, State Department spokesman John Kirby said Monday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Canada’s prime minister on visit to Ukraine
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting with Ukraine’s president for talks on his first visit to this country …read more Source: The Daily...
Three Ukrainian soldiers killed in separatist east
Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed and sixteen wounded as violent clashes continued between pro-Russian rebels and government forces in the country’s separatist east, Kiev said Sunday …read more Source: The Daily...
NATO’s Stoltenberg tells Russia to stop backing rebels in east Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Saturday called on Russia to end its “political, military and financial support for separatists” fighting Kiev troops in east Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
Putin, Merkel, Hollande discuss political solution to Ukraine crisis: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin, his French counterpart Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the Ukraine crisis Friday, stressing the need for a political solution to the conflict in the Donbass, the Kremlin said. …read more Source: The Daily...
Cyprus lawmakers call for end to EU sanctions on Russia
Cyprus’ parliament Thursday adopted a resolution calling on the government to work towards lifting European Union sanctions imposed on Russia over its involvement in the Ukraine conflict, officials said. …read more Source: The Daily...
Kiev renames Moscow Avenue after Russian hate figure
The change could hardly have been more confrontational or symbolic. Ukraine’s capital Kiev on Thursday renamed its Soviet-era Moscow Avenue after a Russian hate figure accused by the Kremlin of siding with the Nazis during World War II. …read more Source: The Daily...
