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In Ukraine, separatists issue ultimatum to end rail blockade
KIEV (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine said on Monday they would take control of Ukraine-run businesses in rebel-held areas if the Ukrainian government does not end a rail blockade that has halted coal supplies. …read more Source: The...
Russian frigate heads to Mediterranean on Syria mission – source
SEVASTOPOL, Crimea (Reuters) – The Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich left the port of Sevastopol in Crimea on Monday for the Mediterranean where it will join the country’s naval forces deployed near the Syrian coast, a Russian source told Reuters. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine central bank denies reports of governor's resignation
KIEV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian central bank said on Monday that reports Governor Valeriia Gontareva had resigned were incorrect. …read more Source: The...
U.S. condemns attacks on special monitoring mission in eastern Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Sunday condemned an attack on special monitoring missions in eastern Ukraine and called on Russia and the separatist forces it backs to immediately observe the ceasefire under the Minsk agreements. …read more Source: The...
Russia frees opposition activist jailed for protesting
MOSCOW: Russia on Sunday released a prominent opposition activist from jail, after a court quashed a sentence that made him the only person convicted under a tough law against public protests. Ildar Dadin, 34, emerged from a Siberian penal colony after some 15 months behind bars for repeatedly holding unsanctioned rallies against President...
Trump’s Russia reset on hold as White House adds anti-Moscow hawks
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump came to the White House promising a radical reset of US-Russia relations after years of rising tensions under his predecessor. But barely one month into office, that plan appears to be on hold, and Trump’s White House team has taken on an increasingly Russophobic face. After he repeatedly pledged to reach...
Russian writer sparks war of words by joining Ukraine rebels
MOSCOW: One of Russia’s best known novelists, Zakhar Prilepin, has sparked a bitter row among top writers by revealing he is now fighting with pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine. Prilepin is acclaimed for novels drawing on his experiences of serving with Russian forces in Chechnya and as a member of a banned radical nationalist group, and...
Vienna court decides against detaining Ukrainian businessman Firtash
VIENNA (Reuters) – A Vienna court decided on Friday to not to detain Ukrainian tycoon Dmytro Firtash, three days after a decision to extradite him to the United States on bribery allegations and his simultaneous arrest on Spain-based accusations of money laundering. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian MP kidnapped by unidentified attackers in Odessa
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksiy Honcharenko was kidnapped by unidentified attackers in the southern city of Odessa, a senior lawmaker and regional authorities said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Ex-Ukraine leader urges Trump to end war in east
MOSCOW: Former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych has urged US President Donald Trump to act to stop the war in eastern Ukraine that he blamed on “irresponsible actions” by Kiev and the West. In the letter, which was made public on Wednesday, Yanukovych urges the US leader to “take urgent and exhaustive measures to stop the...
