Section: Africa&ME
Ukraine appeals to WTO over Russian ban on fruit and vegetable imports
Ukraine has complained to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) about a decision byRussia to ban imports of fruit and vegetables from the country, the ag …read more Source: The New...
Singing for a separate state in eastern Ukraine
30 contenders have entered the contest to create the national song contest organised by Russian-backed rebels …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine prepares to vote amid tension in east
More than 36 million citizens set to elect 450 members of parliament …read more Source: Anadolu...
Tortured and jailed, Ukrainian women run for office
Iryna Dovgan and Nadiya Savchenko are standing for parliament in Sunday’s polls with campaigns that paint them as patriotic heroines …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine, Russia, EU meet to finalise gas deal
Russia and Ukraine aim to resolve an impasse over natural gas supplies as their energy ministers meet for talks brokered by the European Union. …read more Source:...
Ukraine accuses separatists of using cluster munitions
Two days after Human Rights Watch accuses Ukraine of using cluster munitions, Kiev blames pro-Russian separatists for the same thing …read more Source: Anadolu...
Civilian killed in Donetsk shelling
One person was killed and five others were injured in another round of shelling in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region. ||| Donetsk – One civilian was killed and five others were injured in shelling in east Ukraine’s rebel-controlled city of Donetsk over the past day, local authorities said on Wednesday.Heavy shelling hit the Kirov...
Sweden continues hunt for undersea intruder
Sweden’s military says there have been two new sightings which could be evidence of suspected “foreign underwater activity”. ||| Stockholm – Sweden’s military is working on two new observations that could be evidence of suspected “foreign underwater activity” near the country’s capital, a senior naval officer said on...
Financial obstacles in Russia-Ukraine gas negotiations
Ukraine needs to pay its previous debt to Russia by the end of the year and pay in advance for getting new volumes of natural gas …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ukraine to probe bomb allegations
Ukraine’s Western-backed leadership vows to conduct full enquiry into allegations that army used banned ‘cluster bombs’ against pro-Russian insurgents …read more Source: Business...
