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Ukraine scraps non-alignment status
Parliament passes amendment renouncing non-aligned status, angering Russia which slammed the move as counterproductive. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine angers Moscow by scrapping “non-aligned” status
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called Ukraine’s renunciation of its neutral military and political status a “counterproductive” step that would only boost tensions around the crisis in the east. …read more Source: World...
Ukrainian parliament angers Moscow by scrapping ‘non-aligned’ status
By Alessandra Prentice The Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday renounced Ukraine’s “non-aligned” status with the aim of eventually joining NATO, angering Moscow which views the Western alliance’s eastward expansion as a threat to its own security Kiev first announced its intention of seeking the protection of NATO membership in August...
Ukraine’s Parliament Drops Non-Aligned Status
Ukraine took a further step toward seeking NATO membership Tuesday, when the country’s parliament passed a law abolishing Kyiv’s neutral, non-aligned status. Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to do away with the non-aligned status. It was adopted in 2010 under Russian pressure and prevented Kyiv from making military alliances. Ukrainian...
Ukraine peace talks may be held in Minsk on Dec. 24 and 26
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said the dates were discussed in a phone conversation between French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russia’s Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: World...
Fleeing civil war, thousands of Ukrainians take refuge in Israel
Founder of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, Eckstein paid for Monday’s flight, which he intends to be the first of many bringing Ukrainians to Israel. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Jewish Refugees from Ukraine Immigrate to Israel
226 new Ukrainian immigrants arrived at Ben Gurion International Airport Monday afternoon greeted by celebratory ceremony. …read more Source: Arutz...
Ukraine, Kazakh Presidents Meet in Kyiv
The presidents of Ukraine and Kazakhstan have discussed military cooperation and the situation in eastern Ukraine during a meeting in Kyiv. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said the countries renewed their military and technical cooperation. He also said Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev agreed the principals outlined in the Minsk...
Ex-minister Kudrin Warns of ‘Full-fledged Crisis’ in Russia
MOSCOW—Russia’s government has pushed the country into an economic crisis by not tackling its financial problems fast enough, former finance minister Alexei Kudrin said on Monday, as evidence mounted of trouble spreading through the economy. As he spoke, President Vladimir Putin prepared to hold emergency talks with Western leaders to try...
Planeload of Ukrainian immigrants arrives in Israel
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
