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Kiev gay rights march ends in injuries, arrests
At least seven people were injured and more than 20 arrested today in Kiev as scuffles broke out between members of a rare Ukrainian gay pride march and their nationalist opponents. The socially-conservative country – locked in a bruising war with pro-Russian insurgents – is seeking a closer alliance with Europe and remains keen to promote…...
Gay pride rally attacked in Kiev
KIEV (Reuters) – Several dozen unknown assailants attacked a gay pride march in Kiev on Saturday, throwing flares and wounding two policemen, a Reuters witness reported. …read more Source: The...
EU extends sanctions on three Ukraine embezzlement suspects
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union has extended sanctions imposed on three people Ukraine suspects of having embezzled funds under former President Viktor Yanukovich, according to a legal notice published on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
Don’t be afraid of Russia, Putin tells West
Russia is not a threat to the West, President Vladimir Putin insisted in an interview published today, saying that he supported a Ukraine peace deal following a fresh outbreak of violence in the east of the ex-Soviet country. “I would like to say – there’s no need to be afraid of Russia,” Putin told Italian newspaper...
Russia, Dutch foreign minister pushes for MH17 prosecution
AMSTERDAM: Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders has discussed with his Russian counterpart efforts to prosecute suspects in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flights MH17, his office said in a statement late on Friday. During a visit to Moscow Koenders also discussed a Russian blacklist of European politicians during a meeting with his counterpart...
Putin tells Italian paper Russia backs Ukraine peace deal
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia fully backs the Minsk peace agreements in Ukraine, but progress is being stalled by Kiev, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview in Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
Pentagon chief says new action needed on Russia over Ukraine
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) – The United States needs to take new steps to respond to the Ukraine conflict because economic sanctions and other Western actions have failed to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to reverse course, Defence Secretary Ash Carter said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine Finance Ministry says creditors' debt offer 'unacceptable'
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Finance Ministry said on Friday the debt restructuring offer from the country’s biggest group of creditors was unacceptable and asked bondholers to enter into more constructive dialogue to reach a deal. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's creditors say detailed debt talks still elusive
LONDON (Reuters) – A group of Ukraine’s creditors expressed disappointment on Friday that no basis had yet been found for detailed negotiations with Kiev on how to restructure its debt. …read more Source: The...
West, Russia trade accusations at U.N. over new Ukraine violence
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Western nations and Russia traded accusations at the United Nations on Friday over the recent upsurge in violence in eastern Ukraine, while a senior member of an international monitoring team blamed both sides in the conflict for breaking a ceasefire. …read more Source: The...
