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Yatseniuk Urges International Donor Conference
KYIV – Ukraine risks defaulting on its debt unless Western donors come up with more funds on top of the financial aid already promised, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Thursday. A year of … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Australia may sell uranium and coal to Ukraine for energy use
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Spate of bombings hits Ukraine military hub
The city of Kharkiv in Ukraine’s industrial east has stayed out of rebel hands but a mysterious spate of bombings has triggered fears that Russia is trying to destabilize this key defense hub. Barely a week goes by without another bombing reported against Ukrainian military targets in the city of 1.4 million which once served […] The post...
Muslim Tatars suffer discrimination in Crimean homeland since annexation
Since Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine, armed men have shown up frequently to search the cinder-block houses, mosque and school in Sary-Su, a settlement of Crimean Tatars, a Muslim ethnic minority that has long suffered from discrimination in the peninsula, which is its historic homeland. The worst shock came in September, when two men in […]...
World › Russia seeks stronger Asian energy
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday he is seeking stronger energy ties with Asia over the West, amid tensions with the U.S. and its European allies over the crisis in the Ukraine. Putin is set to travel to India for talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his right-wing government… …read more Source: Japan...
Dutch set to begin assembling MH17 wreckage for investigation
Crash investigators will try to reconstruct the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that was shot down over eastern Ukraine in July from wreckage that was brought by truck to a Dutch air force hangar on Tuesday. Members of the national Safety Board will piece together the remains of the plane on a frame to determine exactly […] The post Dutch set to...
Ukraine president says cease-fire with pro-Russian rebels holding
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Japan expands sanctions list for pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine
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War-torn Ukraine to test sweeping new cease-fire
Ukraine and pro-Russian insurgents prepared to put to the test a comprehensive truce on Tuesday aimed at calming an upsurge of violence that has further eroded trust between Moscow and the West. Local authorities on Monday reported the deaths of at least 12 civilians over a bloody weekend in which government forces and organized militias […] The...
Putin allies channeled billions to Ukraine oligarch with sweetheart deals
In Russia, powerful friends helped him make a fortune. In the United States, officials want him extradited and put behind bars. In Austria, where he is currently free on bail of $155 million, authorities have yet to decide what to do with him. He is Dmitry Firtash, a former fireman and soldier. In little more […] The post Putin allies channeled...
