Section: Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
Ukraine to shut Russia border, seek EU membership
Kiev’s steps deal a further blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s dream of folding Ukraine into a Kremlin-led alliance …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine’s uphill battle against graft as election looms
New leaders have done little to tackle rampant corruption …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine prepares to close Russia border to halt ‘intervention’
President Petro Poroshenko instructed his government on Thursday to consider temporarily closing Ukraine’s porous border with Russia … …read more Source: Gulf...
EU plans for gas imports from Iran if sanctions go
EU-Russian gas relations hurt by Ukraine crisis; Iran has world’s second biggest gas reserves; sanctions need to be eased before Iran exports can start …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine peace efforts stall despite lull in fighting
Brush off Poroshenko’s limited self-rule offer …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine rebels start pullback under peace deal
Peace plan forged with Kiev aims to end five months of conflict …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine signs buffer zone deal with rebels
Nine-point agreement also requires the withdrawal of all ‘mercenaries’ from the conflict zone …read more Source: Gulf...
Kremlin wants to ‘protect Russian cyberspace’
Social media and internet news sites have been critical outlets for reporting Ukraine conflict …read more Source: Gulf...
Russia ‘moves troops in Crimea’ ahead of Ukraine-US meet
Apparent push north by about 4,000 troops comes despite Russia’s declared backing of a peace overture …read more Source: Gulf...
Kiev law on self-rule ‘step in the right direction’: Russia
Russia on Wednesday praised Kiev’s law on self-rule for the war-torn eastern Ukraine as a “step in the right direction,” and expressed the hope it would be thoroughly implemented. …read more Source: Gulf...
