Section: Global Times (China)
Ukrainian government survives non-confidence vote
Ukraine’s parliament on Tuesday failed to pass a non-confidence bill against the government led by Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk, the parliament’s press service said. …read more Source: Global...
3 killed, 8 wounded in intensified violence in E.Ukraine
At least three people were killed and eight others wounded in eastern Ukraine in the past day amid escalation of violence, reports from the conflicting parties showed Tuesday. …read more Source: Global...
Ukrainian president says PM should resign
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko suggested in a statement on Tuesday that Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk should resign as his cabinet has lost the support of the ruling coalition, but said there should not be a snap election. …read more Source: Global...
Belarus welcomes abolition of EU sanctions
Belarus said on Monday it welcomed the European Union (EU)’s decision to lift most of the restrictive measures against the country as an opportunity to enhance cooperation and regional stability. …read more Source: Global...
Ukraine bans transit of Russian cargo trucks
Ukraine on Monday started banning Russian cargo trucks from moving through the country, in the latest move of tit-for-tat actions between the two former allies. …read more Source: Global...
Remembering the fallen
A woman lays flowers at the war memorial for former Soviet Union soldiers who died in the war in Afghanistan (1979-89), at a ceremony in Kiev on Monday. …read more Source: Global...
Russia’s Medvedev decries ‘new Cold War’
The world has plunged into a “new Cold War,” the Russian premier said Saturday, as East-West tensions over Ukraine and Syria took center stage at a gathering of world leaders in Germany. …read more Source: Global...
‘Protection’ rally
Ukrainian students and a man dressed in a condom greet people at the WWII open air museum in Kiev on Saturday to mark International Condom Day. The day seeks to promote the use of condoms as a means of preventing unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections. …read more Source: Global...
Ukraine faces fresh crisis after economy minister quits
Ukraine faced the prospect Thursday of a fresh political crisis as its reformist economy minister resigned in protest at alleged influence-peddling and state graft. …read more Source: Global...
UN, aid agencies urge to keep checkpoints in eastern Ukraine open
UN agencies and aid organizations on Wednesday expressed concern about thousands of civilians, mainly elderly and vulnerable Ukrainian citizens, facing difficulties every day in crossing the so-called “contact” line, Farhan Haq, the deputy UN spokesman, told reporters here. …read more Source: Global...
