Section: The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Ukraine pilot Savchenko starts refusing all food and liquids
Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko, convicted over the killing of two Russian journalists, began a hunger strike without water Wednesday to demand her return to Ukraine, her lawyer said …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine president Poroshenko denies offshore vehicle set up to minimize taxes
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko denied he put his assets in an offshore trust to minimize taxes, after the country’s fiscal service said it was looking into documents relating to his offshore assets that were included in the “Panama Papers” …read more Source: The Daily...
Dutch vote on key EU-Kiev pact as Europe watches
Dutch people began voting Wednesday on whether to back a key EU pact with Ukraine in a referendum triggered by grassroots eurosceptic groups and seen as a yardstick on ties with Brussels …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukrainian MPs call for investigation into Poroshenko after Panama leaks
By Pavel Polityuk and Alessandra Prentice KIEV, April 4 (Reuters) – Ukrainian lawmakers said on Monday parliament should investigate allegations that President Petro Poroshenko used an offshore firm to avoid tax, following a global leak of documents from a Panama-based law firm over the weekend. …read more Source: The Daily...
Pope organizes European fundraising campaign for Ukraine
Pope Francis called on Catholic parishes across Europe on Sunday to donate generously on April 24 to the victims of the Ukraine conflict, particularly the elderly and children. …read more Source: The Daily...
Netherlands to hold referendum on EU-Ukraine deal
Dutch voters are going to the polls Wednesday – but the topic is Ukraine, not their own country …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukrainian AFP photographer denied Russia entry
An AFP photographer based in Ukraine Thursday was stopped from travelling to Russia as he was set to board a Moscow flight from the airport of Minsk, Belarus …read more Source: The Daily...
UK’s Hammond says Russia has ‘gone backwards’ on Ukraine cease-fire
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said Wednesday Russia was not complying with a cease-fire agreement in Ukraine and the situation had recently worsened …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine pilot Savchenko ‘will serve’ her sentence: Kremlin
Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko will serve her 22-year jail term over the killing of two Russian journalists, the Kremlin said Saturday despite Kiev’s pushing for a prisoner exchange …read more Source: The Daily...
Two Ukrainian soldiers killed, 8 wounded in fresh clashes in rebel east
Two Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the latest uptick in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in the country’s war-torn east, a Kiev military official said Saturday …read more Source: The Daily...
