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    President, VP congratulate Ukrainian President on Independence 
Day
    Aug24

    President, VP congratulate Ukrainian President on Independence Day

    ABU DHABI, 24th August, 2014 (WAM) — President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a cable of congratulation to Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko, on the occasion of his country’s Independence Day. …read more Source:...

    In pictures: Kiev celebrates Independence Day amid deep emotion
    Aug24

    In pictures: Kiev celebrates Independence Day amid deep emotion

    In a display of military might, Kiev marked the 23rd anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 at a solemn and deeply emotional ceremony that paraded armoured vehicles and soldiers. …read more Source: The...

    Defiant Ukraine turns on military display amid war in east
    Aug24

    Defiant Ukraine turns on military display amid war in east

    President Petro Poroshenko tells soldiers that the war they are fighting is a war of independence that would go into the history books. …read more Source: Gulf...

    Ukraine marks Independence Day with parade
    Aug24

    Ukraine marks Independence Day with parade

    Celebrations seen as show of military force as Kiev fights against pro-Russian fighters in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: AL...

    Merkel presses Russia to engage with Ukraine
    Aug23

    Merkel presses Russia to engage with Ukraine

    German chancellor says standoff can be solved, but only if control over the Ukraine-Russia border is tightened. …read more Source: AL...

    Ukraine: Won’t sacrifice sovereignty for peace
    Aug23

    Ukraine: Won’t sacrifice sovereignty for peace

    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says that Kiev will not sacrifice its sovereignty for peace, following talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. …read more Source:...

    Merkel says tightening Ukraine-Russian border is key to peace deal
    Aug23

    Merkel says tightening Ukraine-Russian border is key to peace deal

    Nato alleges Russia sending troops into Ukraine, Moscow denies …read more Source: Gulf...

    Merkel presses Russia on peace with Ukraine
    Aug23

    Merkel presses Russia on peace with Ukraine

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on her first visit to Ukraine since the crisis there erupted early this year, has pressed Moscow to engage on a peace plan with Kiev. …read more Source:...

    Arabian Gulf airlines pay the price of flying around conflict zones
    Aug23

    Arabian Gulf airlines pay the price of flying around conflict zones

    Carriers are avoiding eastern Ukraine and northern Iraq. …read more Source: The...

    German vice chancellor urges ‘federal’ Ukraine
    Aug23

    German vice chancellor urges ‘federal’ Ukraine

    Germany’s vice chancellor, Sigmar Gabriel, says establishing a federal Ukraine will be the only viable solution to the crisis pitting Kiev against pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source:...