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Kiev says peace process in eastern Ukraine still fragile
Nov12

Kiev says peace process in eastern Ukraine still fragile

The Ukrainian top security official said Wednesday that peace process in eastern areas of the country remains fragile despite a ceasefire deal that has been in place for more than two months. …read more Source: China Internet Information...

UN refugee agency delivers aid to eastern Ukraine for first time in months
Nov10

UN refugee agency delivers aid to eastern Ukraine for first time in months

For the first time since the suspension of its activities, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has delivered vital winter aid to up to 12,000 highly vulnerable people in the area of eastern Ukraine that is beyond government control, a UN spokesman said here Monday. …read more Source: <a...

EU’s foreign affair chief urges Ukraine to speed up anti-corruption reform
Nov10

EU’s foreign affair chief urges Ukraine to speed up anti-corruption reform

Ukraine should speed up implementation of a comprehensive anti-corruption reform to ensure the country’s sustainable development and promote its international status, visiting European Union (EU) foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini here on Monday. …read more Source: Global...

Kiev struggles to meet EU goals
Nov09

Kiev struggles to meet EU goals

EU foreign policy chief ­Federica Mogherini urged Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday to take tougher and more immediate action against corruption as his country moves closer to Europe. …read more Source: Global...

Gas transit through Ukraine a strategic priority for EU
Nov07

Gas transit through Ukraine a strategic priority for EU

The contract for gas supply transit between Russia and Ukraine will expire in 2019 and if not renewed Russian gas might not flow through the Bratstvo gas pipeline through Slovakia to Europe anymore, European Commission vice-chair for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic told TABLET.TV on Friday. …read more Source:...

Ukraine insurgents complete small arms withdrawal
Nov05

Ukraine insurgents complete small arms withdrawal

Ukraine’s rebels said on Thursday that they had completed the withdrawal of their smaller weapons from a buffer zone in the ex-Soviet state’s east. …read more Source: Global...

Ukrainian Parliament ratifies ‘open skies’ deal with US
Nov05

Ukrainian Parliament ratifies ‘open skies’ deal with US

The Ukrainian Parliament on Wednesday ratified an “open skies” deal with the United States to liberalize air travel between the two countries, the Ukrainian Infrastructure Ministry said. …read more Source: China Internet Information...

Diplomats to meet on Ukraine crisis
Nov04

Diplomats to meet on Ukraine crisis

Top diplomats from Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France will meet Friday in Berlin for fresh talks on the conflict plaguing eastern Ukraine, a German foreign ministry spokesperson said Wednesday. …read more Source: Global...

Chewbacca detained for lack of ID while driving Darth Vader to Ukraine election
Oct27

Chewbacca detained for lack of ID while driving Darth Vader to Ukraine election

The Star Wars character Chewbacca has been dragged before a court in Odessa, in perhaps the most surreal episode in local elections across Ukraine that have been both hotly contested and full of dirty tricks. …read more Source: South China Morning...

Ukraine’s local elections important step for its reforms: US
Oct27

Ukraine’s local elections important step for its reforms: US

The US State Department said Monday that Ukraine’s local elections are “an important step” as the country continues to move forward with “difficult reforms to decentralize political power.” …read more Source: Global...