Section: China
Ukraine prepares pilot project on selling farmland by auction
The Ukrainian government is preparing a pilot project to partially open the country’s farmland market by selling state-owned agricultural land by auction, Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk said Wednesday. …read more Source: Global...
Ukraine rebels mull local vote delay
Ukraine rebels on Tuesday proposed postponing the date of local elections in separatist parts of east Ukraine to February 2016 in an effort to lift peacemaking out of a “stalemate,” according to a statement posted on separatist website LITs. …read more Source: Global...
NATO chief considers Minsk accord only way out of Ukraine crisis
There is no alternative to the Minsk deal on the peaceful settlement of the Ukraine crisis, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said here Tuesday. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-09/22/c_134649386.htm target=_blank title="NATO chief considers Minsk accord only way out of Ukraine crisis”...
With Russia watching, Nato chief’s visit to Ukraine is a delicate balancing act
With a troubled peace plan for the Ukrainian conflict nearing its deadline, Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg will attempt a balancing act to reassure Kiev of the West’s support without antagonising Moscow when he visits Ukraine this week. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Ukraine launches probe after Putin and Berlusconi allegedly quaff US$100,000 bottle of centuries-old wine
Ukraine has launched a criminal probe into wine-tasting by Russian President Vladimir Putin and ex-Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi after they allegedly quaffed a US$100,000 bottle of centuries-old wine in Crimea, prosecutors said. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Winery boss facing charges for giving Crimean wine to Berlusconi and Putin
Ukrainian prosecutors were reportedly preparing charges against the director of a winery in Russian-occupied Crimea for uncorking a 240-year-old bottle for Russian President Vladimir Putin and former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Ukraine withdraws from nuclear construction deal with Russia
Ukraine’s parliament on Wednesday voted to unilaterally scrap an agreement to jointly build with Russia two reactors at the Khmelnitsky Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in western Ukraine, the parliament’s press service said. …read more Source:...
Ukraine withdraws from nuclear construction deal with Russia
Ukraine’s parliament on Wednesday voted to unilaterally scrap an agreement to jointly build with Russia two reactors at the Khmelnitsky Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in western Ukraine, the parliament’s press service said. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
EU extends sanctions over Ukraine crisis by 6 months
The European Union on Monday announced that the EU extended the validity of sanctions by six months over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
EU extends Ukraine sanctions
EU member states on Monday formally approved a six-month extension of sanctions against Ukrainian and Russian figures accused of backing pro-Moscow separatists fighting to break away from Kiev. …read more Source: Global...
