Section: China
Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, is registering himself as a foreign agent
US President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort will register with the Justice Department as a foreign agent for lobbying work he did on behalf of political interests in Ukraine, led at the time by a pro-Russian political party, his spokesman said Wednesday. Manafort is the second Trump campaign adviser to have to...
Painted Easter eggs presented in Ukraine
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Special edition of ‘Ukraine-China’ magazine launched in Kiev
A special edition of Ukraine-China magazine, which is dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, was launched on Tuesday in Kiev. …read more Source: English China News...
NATO still butting heads with Russia over Ukraine
NATO still has “clear disagreements” with Russia over the Ukraine crisis and expects Moscow to do more to rein in armed separatists battling Kiev’s forces, the Atlantic alliance’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday. The West slapped sanctions on Russia in 2014 over its annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula...
Kiev says ready for new truce with rebels in eastern Ukraine
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said on Thursday it stands ready for a new truce with independence-seeking insurgents in eastern regions starting from next month. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-03/30/c_136171628.htm target=_blank title="Kiev says ready for new truce with rebels in eastern...
Russia prepares to pay off the last of its debt inherited from the old Soviet Union
A quarter of a century after the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia is finally set to pay off all the foreign debt it inherited from the vanished communist empire. Keen to establish a reputation as a reliable borrower – despite Western financial sanctions over the Ukraine conflict – Moscow announced last week it would pay off US$125.2 million in...
On Tuesday, this Putin critic feared he would never be forgiven. On Thursday, he was shot in the head
Denis Voronenkov, a former Russian member of parliament and harsh critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, had much to worry about. On Tuesday evening, he said in an interview that he feared for his life, citing anonymous threats against him and his wife, Maria Maksakova, a former member of the United Russia party founded by Putin, with whom...
Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘state terrorism’ after former MP Voronenkov shot dead in broad daylight
Ukraine accused Russia of “state terrorism” after a former Russian lawmaker and key witness in a treason case against former leader Viktor Yanukovich was shot dead in broad daylight outside a hotel in central Kiev on Thursday. Russia called the allegation “absurd”. Former MP Denis Voronenkov was killed by an assailant who was armed with a pistol...
‘Cynical and inhumane’: tensions spike as Ukraine bans Russian singer from Eurovision Song Contest
Tensions between Russia and Ukraine spread to the Eurovision Song Contest on Wednesday after Kiev banned a Russian contestant from entering the country over a past performance in Moscow-annexed Crimea. Ukrainian security service (SBU) spokeswoman Olena Gitlyanska said Yuliya Samoilova had been banned “from entry for three years” for having been...
Chinese toy makers seek larger share of Ukrainian market
We’ve been working on toys for 17 years, and for all the 17 years we’ve been working with Chinese toy makers, because no other people can give us similar goods, said Inna Georgieva, a co-owner of toy chain shops from southern Ukraine. …read more Source: English China News...
