Section: The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Mayor shot dead in frontline Ukrainian town
The mayor of a government-controlled town in war-torn eastern Ukraine has been shot dead, the police said Tuesday, adding that it was not immediately clear who carried out the attack …read more Source: The Daily...
Germany says credibility of Ukraine peace deal at risk
Germany and France stepped up pressure on Kiev and Moscow to implement the terms of a peace deal in Ukraine’s separatist territories, warning Tuesday that the credibility of the agreement itself was at stake …read more Source: The Daily...
Obama tells Putin Ukraine peace deal must be respected: US
U.S. President Barack Obama insisted Monday in a telephone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on the need to respect the Minsk peace accords in eastern Ukraine, the White House said …read more Source: The Daily...
French, German foreign ministers in Ukraine to tackle crises
The foreign ministers of Germany and France arrived in Ukraine Monday for talks that come in the midst political chaos in Kiev and continued fighting in the separatist east …read more Source: The Daily...
Russian banks come under attack across Ukraine
Branches of at least three Russian banks have been attacked during a spate of weekend violence across Ukraine that coincided with the second anniversary of the ouster of Kiev’s Moscow-backed leadership …read more Source: The Daily...
Over 250 swine flu deaths in Ukraine since September: official
More than 250 people have died of swine flu in Ukraine since late September, a health official said Thursday, with the toll rising by almost 70 people in the past two weeks …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia sues Ukraine in London over unpaid $3B debt: minister
Russia has filed a lawsuit against Ukraine at the High Court in London over a disputed $3 billion loan that Moscow says Kiev has refused to pay back, the finance minister said Wednesday …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine PM says needs to reshuffle the coalition
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said Wednesday that it was essential to reshuffle the ruling coalition, adding that he was in discussions with political groups, including the populist Radical party, in that regard …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine ruling coalition cracks after no confidence vote
A junior ally in Ukraine’s Western-backed coalition quit Wednesday, spelling more trouble for Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk’s government just a day after he survived a no confidence vote in parliament …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine parliament rejects vote of no confidence in government
Ukraine’s parliament rejected a motion of no confidence against the government Tuesday despite calls from many in the ruling coalition for a new prime minister and technocrat cabinet …read more Source: The Daily...
