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Ukraine says technical fault cuts power at nuclear plant
Ukraine’s energy minister said Dec. 3 that a technical fault at a nuclear power plant in the south of country has cut power production but he insisted it poses no danger …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Draft: EU, US to Stand United on Ukraine Sanctions, Energy Plan
BRUSSELS—U.S. and European … …read more Source:...
EU, US present Russia with united sanctions, energy front – draft
By Barbara Lewis US and EU leaders will on Wednesday pledge to work together on sanctions and on strengthening the energy security of Europe and Ukraine, as they seek to present a united front to Russia, a draft document said. US Secretary of State John Kerry and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz are in Brussels for talks after a year in which the...
Turkish FM to discuss ISIL, Ukraine at Basel meeting
Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend Organization for Security and Co-operation meeting in Basel …read more Source: Anadolu...
US welcomes formation of the new Ukrainian government
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says new government sets the stage for the difficult but necessary process of implementing reforms in Ukraine …read more Source: Anadolu...
TRFN: Conflict, militancy hit human rights in Middle East, African nations
Syria was bottom and Ukraine had the biggest slide in a human rights index published on Wednesday, as countries suffering from conflict grappled with human trafficking and other rights violations.The worsening situation in Syria and Iraq, two of the three worst performing countries, increased the likelihood of human trafficking, forced labour and...
Ukraine parliament approves new government
Ministers in the new Cabinet include several figures who received Ukrainian citizenship by presidential decree. …read more Source: Khaleej...
Ukraine human rights ‘deteriorating rapidly’
Rights group accuse rebels of torture and says displaced people are at risk of labour abuse and human trafficking. …read more Source: AL...
Sanctions have hurt Russian economy, says Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry says although sanctions on Russia have not changed its behavior towards Ukraine, they have affected its economy …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels agree new truce
Unmarked 122-mm self-propelled howitzers are seen on the road from Luhansk to Donetsk in the territory controlled by the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, eastern Ukraine, on Monday. — Reuters DONETSK, Ukraine — Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels “agreed in principle&rd …read more...
