Section: The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Italy’s Berlusconi banned from Ukraine for three years: report
The Ukrainian security service has banned former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi from entering Ukraine in the ‘interests of national security,’ online Ukrainian newspaper Apostrophe reports …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine to take BBC journalists off its sanctions list
An official says Ukraine’s president has instructed security officials to strike the names of three BBC journalists off the country’s sanctions list …read more Source: The Daily...
Crimea human rights ‘deteriorated radically’ since Russia seizure: OSCE
Human rights on the Crimea peninsula seized by Russia from Ukraine in March 2014 have ‘deteriorated radically’ since Moscow’s takeover, the Organization for Cooperation and Security in Europe (OSCE) says …read more Source: The Daily...
Media watchdog CPJ ‘dismayed’ at new sanctions by Ukraine
The Committee to Protect Journalists expressed dismay on Thursday at Ukraine’s decision to ban dozens of mostly Western journalists on a new list of extended sanctions, a move that is likely to alienate foreign lenders and investors. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine bars 3 BBC journalists from entering Ukraine
Ukraine has barred a few dozen reporters, including three BBC journalists, from entering the country as an unspecified security threat. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine expands list of sanctions against Russia
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday expanded a list of sanctions against Russian companies and individuals held responsible for the ex-Soviet state’s eastern uprising and for Moscow’s annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine campaigns to strip Russia of UN veto power
Ukraine redoubled its long-shot bid Wednesday to see Russia stripped of its veto power on the UN Security Council when the global body’s General Assembly meets in the coming weeks. …read more Source: The Daily...
Poroshenko asks for ‘defensive weapons’ against rebels
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stresses his wish for ‘defense weapons’ from Western allies to help in the conflict against pro-Russian separatists …read more Source: The Daily...
OSCE head says Sept. 1 cease-fire in eastern Ukraine holding
A renewed cease-fire in eastern Ukraine has held for more than 10 days, the head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said Saturday, adding that this creates the possibility of progress on the political level to resolve the conflict. …read more Source: The Daily...
Italy’s ex-PM comes to Crimea to meet with old friend Putin
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Friday came to Russia-occupied Crimea in a sign of symbolic support for his close friend, Russian President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: The Daily...
