Section: The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Truce upheld for first time in war-torn eastern Ukraine: president
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says that the Western-backed truce signed in Minsk in February had been respected this week for the first time, despite pro-Russian rebels claiming a civilian had been killed …read more Source: The Daily...
Two senior nationalists charged over Kiev clashes
Kiev, Sept 4, 2015 (AFP) – Ukrainian authorities on Friday charged two senior members of an ultra-nationalist party over violent clashes in Kiev that killed three police this week. …read more Source: The Daily...
NATO hails ‘fresh opportunity’ for Ukraine peace
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says a renewed cease-fire in eastern Ukraine and Kiev’s decentralization reforms created a new opportunity for peace and asked Moscow to stop backing the rebels …read more Source: The Daily...
NATO hails ‘fresh opportunity’ for Ukraine peace
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says a renewed cease-fire in eastern Ukraine and Kiev’s decentralization reforms created a new opportunity for peace and asked Moscow to stop backing the rebels …read more Source: The Daily...
US trains in Black Sea with Ukraine’s depleted navy
The United States is co-hosting drills in the Black Sea with what is left of Ukraine’s devastated navy, which lost about two thirds of its sailors and ships after Russia seized Crimea last year. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine reports polio outbreak, first cases in Europe since 2010: WHO
Two polio cases have been confirmed in western Ukraine, the first to be recorded in Europe since 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday. …read more Source: The Daily...
EU to extend Ukraine sanctions on individuals by six months: sources
The EU will extend sanctions for another six months against Ukrainian and Russian figures accused of backing pro-Moscow rebels fighting for independence from Kiev, EU sources said Wednesday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine reels from clashes as third policeman dies
Ukraine is in shock after fierce clashes outside parliament killed three policemen and wounded 140 people as tensions flared over controversial legislation giving more autonomy to pro-Russian rebels …read more Source: The Daily...
In Ukraine, 141 still hospitalized after violent protests
Ukrainian police say 141 people remain hospitalized after a nationalist protest in Kiev turned violent, with 10 of the injured in serious condition. …read more Source: The Daily...
Guardsman killed in violent Ukraine protests
A national guardsman was killed and nearly 90 others protecting Ukraine’s parliament were wounded by grenades hurled from a crowd of nationalist protesters Monday as lawmakers backed reforms to give more autonomy to rebel-held areas. …read more Source: The Daily...
