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‘Normandy Four’ renew support for Ukraine truce
Angela Merkel, Francois Hollande, Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko reaffirmed their commitment to a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: World...
Ukraine will ban imports of some Russian goods
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Ukraine: Leaders focus on elections, cease-fire in east
The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France are discussing elections in eastern Ukraine and want a lasting cease-fire that could bring the Ukraine conflict to an end in 2016 …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine lists Russian imports it may ban from Jan 10 in trade row
Ukraine said on Wednesday it may impose a ban as soon as next month on imports of dozens of Russian goods — from dog food to locomotives — as a retaliatory measure against Moscow which this month said it was suspending a free trade zone with Kiev. The list, which was set out in a statement from the country’s economy ministry, included meat...
Ukraine MP who saluted Hitler is on Israel committee
Artyom Vitko, who is on a committee to improve Ukraine-Israel ties, sang pro-Hitler songs days after Ukraine apologized for Holocaust role. …read more Source: Arutz...
Germany’s Steinmeier warns Ukraine ceasefire is fragile
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned Tuesday that the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists was becoming more fragile …read more Source: The Daily...
Opinion: Impressions from a Gulf Visit
The famous quote “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics” attributed to Benjamin Disraeli and Mark Twain among others may not sound true now as it used to in the past; statistics, as a science, has advanced a lot since then. Thus, it may be beneficial to take seriously some predictions made based on surveys conducted by...
Pre-historic migration from Middle East brought farming to Ireland
WASHINGTON // Ireland underwent a massive prehistoric wave of immigration from the Middle East and eastern Europe, which could explain how modern farming arrived in the region, researchers said in a study released on Monday.The major finding, traceable via in genome sequencing, may end a long-running debate among scientists, some of whom thought...
DPR says two residents, serviceman killed in Ukrainian army shelling
Pro-Russia forces in east Ukraine say shelling by Ukrainian military forces in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) killed two civilians and a serviceman last week. “The armed forces have committed 14 violations in the DPR over the past day. Kominternove, Zhabunki, Nova Laspa, Zaitseve and the Donetsk airport have been...
Turkish Airlines to open new route to Ukraine
Zaporizhzhia is the sixth destination in Ukraine for Turkey’s national flag carrier …read more Source: World...
