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Ex-Ukraine leader urges Trump to end war in east
Moscow, Feb 22, 2017 (AFP) – Former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych has urged US President Donald Trump to act to stop the war in eastern Ukraine that he blamed on “irresponsible actions” by Kiev and the West. …read more Source: The Daily...
Austria detains Ukraine tycoon after extradition ruling
Dmytro Firtash was arrested in Vienna in March 2014, but released on a record Austrian bail of 125 million euros ($130 million). …read more Source: World...
Russia’s envoy to United Nations Vitaly Churkin dead at 64
Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, who for years fended off Western criticism and defended Moscow’s actions in Ukraine and Syria, died on Monday in New York. He was 64. …read more Source: Muscat...
Controversy goes on over Ukraine’s coal imports
Hundreds of Ukrainians have gathered in front of the parliament building demanding the authorities adopt a law that would ban trade with pro-Russians in the east. …read more Source:...
Ukraine tycoon held after shock Austria ruling
Austria has detained Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash yesterday over alleged links to organised crime in Spain, shortly after a Vienna court approved his extradition to the US on separate corruption charges. Police took the gas magnate into custody as he left the packed courtroom surrounded by his lawyers and bodyguards. The dramatic arrest of...
Austrian Court Backs Extradition of Ukraine Businessman Firtash to US
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Austrian court approved on Tuesday the extradition of Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash to the United States in a bribery case, overturning an earlier ruling that had said the US request was politically motivated. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Ukrainian Lawmaker to Travel to Washington to Push Peace Plan
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. A Ukrainian member of parliament told Reuters on Tuesday he plans to travel to Washington to present an alternative plan … continue reading Ukrainian Lawmaker to Travel to Washington to Push Peace Plan …read more Source: ASHARQ...
Violence down on second day of latest Ukraine truce
Ukraine said Tuesday that fighting was dying down on the second day of a new truce deal between government forces and Russian-backed rebels, but sporadic shooting rumbled on. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine calls for strengthened sanctions against Russia
Russia’s move to recognize legal documents from breakaway regions ‘incompatible’ with Minsk deal, says Ukrainian leader …read more Source: Anadolu...
Austria approves US extradition for Ukrainian oligarch
An Austrian court has approved a U.S. extradition request for a Ukrainian oligarch suspected of paying millions of dollars in bribes to Indian officials. …read more Source: The Daily...
