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IMF approves $1 billion aid tranche for Ukraine – Ukraine president
KIEV (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund on Monday approved the payment of $1 billion of new aid to Ukraine, its President Petro Poroshenko said on his official Facebook page. …read more Source: The...
Acclaimed Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko dies
This file photo taken on January 21, 2015 shows Russian poet, novelist and literature professor Yevgeny Yevtushenko looking on during a meeting with readers in Moscow – AFP/DMITRY SEREBRYAKOV Acclaimed Russian poet Yevgeny A. Yevtushenko, whose work focused on war atrocities and denounced anti-Semitism and tyrannical dictators, has died. He was...
USAID pauses on new Ukraine anti-corruption agency projects
KIEV (Reuters) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will not engage in more projects with the Ukrainian anti-corruption agency NAZK at this point but remains open to future cooperation, the U.S. Embassy in Kiev said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
NATO says still has 'clear disagreements' with Russia over Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – 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. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine to appeal court decision on $3 billion dispute with Russia
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine will appeal a decision by a British court in a $3 billion Eurobond case brought by Russia against Kiev, and has been granted a stay of execution at least until late April, Finance Minister Oleksandr Danylyuk said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Polish consulate attacked in Ukrainian town – media
KIEV (Reuters) – Unidentified attackers have struck the Polish consulate in the western Ukrainian town of Lutsk, damaging the roof and windows, local media said on Wednesday, citing witnesses. …read more Source: The...
WHO warns of measles outbreak across Europe
National vaccination levels in several European countries against the measles are below the 95 percent threshold considered necessary for protecting the entire population -AFP photo STOCKHOLM: The World Health Organization warned Tuesday of large measles outbreaks in countries where immunisation has dropped, after more than 500 cases of the...
NATO and Russia to meet again, edge towards regular talks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO envoys will hold a formal meeting with Russia on Thursday, their fourth since the 2014 crisis in Ukraine halted regular talks, although both sides continue to accuse each other of destabilising eastern Europe. …read more Source: The...
Life under Russia not all it was cracked up to be: Crimean ex-leader
SEVASTOPOL, Crimea (Reuters) – The pro-Moscow Crimean politician who signed a document handing control over the Ukrainian peninsula to Russia in March 2014 said the three years since had been a time of disappointment for many people in the region. …read more Source: The...
Military helicopter crashes in Ukraine, crew died
KIEV (Reuters) – A small Ukrainian military helicopter crashed in the east of the country on Sunday, killing its two crew members and three passengers, Ukraine’s defence ministry said. …read more Source: The...
