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EU and Ukraine interests `exactly the same', Juncker tells Kiev
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union and Ukraine share strategic interests, the European Commission’s president said on Tuesday, and he called for patience and determination as Ukraine tries to align itself with western Europe. …read more Source: The...
Pompeo in Russia: Five talking points
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, U.S., March 15, 2019. (Reuters pic)MOSCOW: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will have plenty to talk about with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov when the pair meet in the southern Russian city of Sochi on Tuesday. As relations between...
Kiev will not recognise Russian passports from rebel areas: PM
KIEV: Ukraine said on Wednesday it will not recognise Russian passports issued to Ukrainian citizens in the territories occupied by Kremlin-backed rebels, comparing them to Nazi identity documents.“These passports will be considered illegal,“ Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman told the government meeting.“We will never recognise any citizenship...
U.S. Democrats question Trump administration over Ukraine ambassador
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two senior U.S. Democrats questioned President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday over the departure of the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine months before the end of her expected three years in Kiev. …read more Source: The...
WHO issues warning as measles infects 34,000 in Europe this year
The death toll among 34,300 cases reported across 42 countries in the WHO’s European region reached 13. (AFP pic)LONDON: More than 34,000 people across Europe caught measles in the first two months of 2019, with the vast majority of cases in Ukraine, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday as it urged authorities to ensure vulnerable...
WHO issues warning as measles infects 34,000 in Europe this year
LONDON (Reuters) – More than 34,000 people across Europe caught measles in the first two months of 2019, with the vast majority of cases in Ukraine, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday as it urged authorities to ensure vulnerable people get vaccinated. …read more Source: The...
Facebook deletes more accounts linked to Russia
Facebook’s removal of multiple pages comes as a move to curb the use of network for propaganda. (Bloomberg pic)BENGALURU: Facebook said on Monday it had removed multiple pages, groups and accounts linked mostly to Russia that were used to spread misleading information on the social network and its Instagram service. The company deleted 97...
Trump says had 'long and very good' talk with Russia's Putin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he had a “very productive” call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on issues ranging from North Korea, Ukraine and Venezuela to trade and nuclear weapons. …read more Source: The...
Trump, Putin discuss possible new nuclear accord – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for more than an hour on Friday, discussing the possibility of a new nuclear accord, North Korean denuclearisation, Ukraine and the political situation in Venezuela, the White House said. …read more Source: The...
Wife of Ukraine president-elect got penthouse bargain from tycoon
A view shows the Emperor’s House residential complex in the Black Sea resort of Yalta, Crimea. (Reuters pic)KIEV: The wife of Ukrainian president-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy bought a luxury apartment for less than half the market rate from business tycoon Oleksandr Buryak, according to official income and property records. Zelenskiy, a...
