Section: United Arab Emirates
Ukraine pledges more troops to fend off attacks
KIEV: Ukraine’s president vowed to increase troop numbers to fend off attacks by Russia-backed separatist rebels and warned his countrymen that there is still the threat of a “large-scale invasion,” in an impassioned speech to mark Independence Day on Monday. Speaking during a military parade, President Petro Poroshenko said Ukraine must...
Ukraine leader accuses Russia of arms supplies to rebel east
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday accused Russia of sending major military backup to pro-Moscow rebels … …read more Source: Gulf...
President, VP and AD Crown Prince congratulate Ukrainian President on Independence Day
ABU DHABI, 24th August, 2015 (WAM) — President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has sent a congratulatory cable to Petro Poroshenko, President of Ukraine, on the occasion of his country’s Independence Day which is being marked today, August 24th. …read more Source:...
Poroshenko urges unity to fight Russian ‘aggressor’
KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called on all political forces in the country on Sunday to rally behind his plans for constitutional change aimed at ending a separatist conflict in the east and defeating what he termed the “Russian aggressor.” Poroshenko used a flag-raising ceremony in Kiev on the eve of Independence Day to make a...
Remains of WWII German soldiers found in Kiev
MOSCOW: A Ukrainian newspaper says Ukrainian and German servicemen have found remains of about 200 German soldiers buried in Kiev during the German occupation in World War II. The Segodnya newspaper reported that Ukrainians and Germans have been engaged in the search for three weeks near a cemetery on the banks of the Dniepr in Kiev where 1,500...
Etihad airways expands codeshare with Belavia to offer daily Abu Dhabi – Kiev service
Under the agreement, which commenced from 20 July 2015, Etihad Airways has placed its EY flight code on Belavia’s daily services between Minsk and Kiev. …read more Source:...
Berlin won’t rule out Putin joining Ukraine talks
BERLIN: Germany said on Wednesday it could not rule out Russian President Vladimir Putin would take part in a future round of talks over conflict-torn eastern Ukraine after speculation that Western leaders were snubbing him. Chancellor Angela Merkel is hosting talks with France’s President Francois Hollande and Ukrainian leader Petro...
OSCE observers harassed in Ukraine
KIEV: Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) observers in eastern Ukraine have faced “unprecedented” harassment during the recent spike in violence, mostly from Russian-backed rebels, the chief OSCE monitor said on Wednesday. The mission’s “security has been challenged at an unprecedented level. Our patrols have come...
Prosecutors seek 23 years jail for Ukraine filmmaker
MOSCOW: Russian prosecutors on Wednesday demanded that Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov be jailed for 23 years on terror charges, in a trial decried by the West. Sentsov and another Ukrainian from Crimea, Alexander Kolchenko, who have been held since May 2014, are accused of torching a pro-Kremlin party office and wanting to blow up a statue of...
Ukraine, Russia trade blame for spike in violence
KIEV: Ukraine’s pro-Western leadership and Russia traded blame on Tuesday for a sharp escalation in violence that threatened to see all-out warfare return to the former Soviet nation’s separatist east. Kiev and the insurgents on Monday reported the death of at least 10 soldiers and civilians — a dramatic escalation that sparked...
