Section: The Hindu (India)
Putin: from outcast to powerbroker in 1 year
Last year, western leaders queued up hungrily for a piece of Russia’s President following his armed intervention in Ukraine and illegal annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian lawmakers approve gay rights bill
Petro Poroshenko hailed parliament’s action as a “historic” move that brought the nation close to its longtime goal of winning the visa-free regime. …read more Source: The...
Flights between Russia and Ukraine to stop due to sanctions
Air passenger traffic between the two countries stood at 657,000 in the first half of 2015 with Russian airlines handling two-thirds of that …read more Source: The...
Merkel says wants good economic ties with Ukraine and Russia
“This free trade agreement is not directed against Russia,” Ms. Merkel told a German-Ukrainian economic conference in Berlin on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Twelve killed as small boat sinks near Ukraine port
Twelve people died when a small passenger boat sank on Saturday near the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odessa, Ukrainian authorities said.The Infrastructure Ministry said in a statement the a… …read more Source: The...
Ukraine gives Russia 2 weeks to agree to debt restructuring
Ukraine’s Prime Minister has given Russia two weeks to agree to a restructuring deal for a $3 billion loan or face a lawsuit. Arseny Yatsenyuk was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying… …read more Source: The...
Obama, Putin to confront tensions on Syria, Ukraine
Face-to-face for the first time in nearly a year, President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday will confront rising tensions over Moscow’s military engagement in Syria, as… …read more Source: The...
Obama and Putin to meet; Syria and Ukraine vie for attention
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in New York on Monday at a time of high tension in Europe and the Middle East, but the Kremlin and the White House disagr… …read more Source: The...
Violent protests rock Kiev
Grenade explodes killing one officer; more than 100 injured …read more Source: The...
Ukraine reaches debt relief deal with creditors
The debt relief is part of a broader financial support programme agreed on with the International Monetary Fund …read more Source: The...
