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Putin accuses Kiev of plotting terrorist attacks in Crimea
Tensions between Russia and Ukraine have been escalating as Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused Kiev of plotting terrorist attacks in Crimea and vowed to take additional measures to ensure the safety of infrastructure and citizens there. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
Putin, Obama discuss situations in Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria, Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday discussed with his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama the situations in Nagorno-Karabakh region, as well as Syrian and Ukrainian crises in a telephone conversation, according to a Kremlin statement. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
Situation in Ukraine remains ‘volatile,’ warns UN official
Unless urgent action is taken in Ukraine to separate sides and remove heavy weaponry, wide spread hostilities in the country could re-escalate, a senior United Nations human rights official Wednesday warned. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
EU extends sanctions against Crimea for one year
The European Union (EU) on Friday announced to extend the restrictive measures concerning Crimea and Sevastopol until June 23, 2017. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
No agreement on police mission in eastern Ukraine
The Kremlin Thursday denied reports that Russia has agreed to send a police mission to eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
Russia completes power bridges linking Crimea, ending dependence on Kiev
Russia completed on Wednesday the construction of energy bridges linking Crimea, putting an end to the peninsula’s reliance on Ukraine for its electricity. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
30th anniv. of Chernobyl disaster marked in Ukraine
Chernobyl, a place replete with horrific memories in northern Ukraine, close to Belarus, is now open to tourists, almost 30 years to the date after a nuclear power plant there exploded. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
Ukraine’s parliament postpones ruling on PM’s resignation
Ukraine’s parliament on Tuesday postponed its ruling on Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s resignation, as the country scrambles to find a qualified replacement to lead it out of crisis. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
Ukraine to continue course toward EU despite Dutch rejection: Poroshenko
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Thursday his country will not give up its aspirations for European integration despite a “No” vote in a Dutch referendum on the Ukraine-European Union Association Agreement. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
Ukrainian parliament accepts resignation of top prosecutor
The Ukrainian parliament Tuesday approved the long-pending resignation of the country’s Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin with 289 votes, meeting the required minimum benchmark of 226 votes, according to its website statement. …read more Source: China Internet Information...