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      EU approves visa-free travel deal for Ukraine
      May18

      EU approves visa-free travel deal for Ukraine

      The European Parliament has approved a regulation introducing a visa-free regime for Ukrainians. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine urged to act against general who threatened to ‘destroy Jews’
      May18

      Ukraine urged to act against general who threatened to ‘destroy Jews’

      Senior Ukrainian Security Service reservist Vovk wrote on Facebook: “I am completely against Jews.” …read more Source: The Jerusalem...

      Two police hurt in attack on LGBT rally in Ukraine

      Two Ukrainian policemen were hospitalized after they tried to disperse about 30 young men who attacked a rally by gay and transgender rights activists in the eastern city of Kharkiv, law enforcement officials said Thursday. …read more Source: The Daily...

      Ukraine shelves corruption bill angering West
      May18

      Ukraine shelves corruption bill angering West

      Kiev: Ukrainian lawmakers bowed on Wednesday to International Monetary Fund pressure and shelved a highly-controversial bill that critics feared would have defanged the former Soviet republic’s vital fight against corruption. The decision to rework legislation that Kiev’s Western allies said was meant to protect top politicians and...

      EU, Ukraine sign visa liberalization agreement
      May17

      EU, Ukraine sign visa liberalization agreement

      Ukrainian president says it is a historic day for both EU and Ukraine …read more Source: Anadolu...

      Russia dismisses Ukraine’s cyberattack allegation
      May17

      Russia dismisses Ukraine’s cyberattack allegation

      Allegations saying that Russia carried out a supposed cyberattack on Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko’s website are absolutely groundless, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. …read more Source: Iran...

      Russia dismisses Ukraine’s cyberattack allegation
      May17

      Russia dismisses Ukraine’s cyberattack allegation

      The Kremlin rules out an allegation made by Ukraine that Moscow was behind a cyberattack against the government in Kiev. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine puts brakes on corruption bill angering West
      May17

      Ukraine puts brakes on corruption bill angering West

      Italian ambassador Davide La Cecilia tweeted Monday that the G7 was “concerned about the substance” of the proposed legislation and the “risk to the fight against corruption”. …read more Source: World...

      Ukraine’s presidential office says website attacked by Russia
      May17

      Ukraine’s presidential office says website attacked by Russia

      The Ukrainian presidential administration said its website had been attacked by Russia in apparent retaliation for Kiev’s decision to block prominent Russian social networks …read more Source: The Daily...

      Ukraine PM tells ‘Post’: I never hid my ethnic origins
      May17

      Ukraine PM tells ‘Post’: I never hid my ethnic origins

      “I believe it would be humiliating to hide someone’s roots, to hide someone’s family or last name, and once again for all these reasons, we view the relations with Israel as very important.” …read more Source: The Jerusalem...