Section: World Bulletin (Turkey)
Ukrainian tycoon Firtash escapes extradition to U.S.
Ukraine’s most influential oligarchs, Dmytro Firtash, 49, was arrested in Vienna a year ago at the request of U.S. authorities, which have been investigating him since 2006. …read more Source: World...
Ukraine contact group holds video call with rebels
Donetsk rebel leader Denis Pushilin says progress made on launch of sub-groups, but sides unable to agree on important issues …read more Source: World...
Naftogaz transfers $40 mln to Gazprom for gas
Ukraine and Russia have signed an interim deal for cheaper supplies of gas from Russia covering the next three months …read more Source: World...
PM: The fire near Chernobyl nuclear zone under control
Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said that firefighters have stopped a forest fire near Ukraine’s Chernobyl plant, the scene of the world’s worst civil nuclear disaster. …read more Source: World...
Ukraine: Fire threatens Chernobyl nuclear plant
Strong winds fanning blaze heading towards scene of 1986 nuclear catastrophe, Ukrainian minister says. …read more Source: World...
Putin defends Crimea annexation as ‘historical justice’
Russian president says annexation of peninsula was a result of the ‘will of the people’, and shrugs off western sanctions. …read more Source: World...
Russia concerned over US arms link to Ukraine
Kremlin says that US Congress had passed a Ukraine Freedom Support Act in 2014 which would allow for the provision of advanced weaponry. …read more Source: World...
Russia: U.S. troops in east Ukraine
Interfax news agency quoted that U.S. troops were training Ukrainian forces not only in western Ukraine …read more Source: World...
Poland to support Ukraine’s defences
Poland’s foreign minister said that Poland may support Ukraine’s defence capacities …read more Source: World...
US-Ukraine joint military mission begins
US paratroopers have started training national guard units in Ukraine, despite Moscow’s warnings that it could destabilise the peace process with Russia-backed rebels in the east of the country. …read more Source: World...