Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Ukrainian president suspends constitutional court head for another month
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a decree on Friday extending the suspension of the head of the constitutional court, Oleksandr Tupytskyi, for another month after previously suspending him for two months. Read full story …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine prosecutor says there are no plans to revisit Burisma probes
LONDON (Reuters) – Ukraine’s top prosecutor said on Friday investigations into Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings Ltd, a matter closely tied to a scandal that led to former U.S. President Donald Trump’s first impeachment, have been closed with no plans to reopen them. Read full story …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine sanctions Kremlin ally Medvedchuk, says will take back fuel pipeline
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine on Friday announced sanctions on Viktor Medvedchuk, a prominent opposition party leader with ties to the Kremlin, and also said it was taking back into state hands a pipeline that transports Russian oil products to Europe. Read full story …read more Source:: The...
EU, UK and U.S. to speak with Navalny team after Russia expels diplomats
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will hold a video call on Monday with allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, joined by envoys from Britain, the United States, Canada and Ukraine, after Russia expelled diplomats from EU states last week, diplomats said. Read full story …read more Source:: The...
Three patients, doctor die in Ukraine COVID hospital fire
KYIV (Reuters) – Three intensive care patients and a ward doctor died overnight in a fire a hospital treating coronavirus cases in Zaporizhzhya, southeastern Ukraine, the region’s governor said on Thursday. Read full story …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine completes tough COVID lockdown with optimistic expectations
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine reopens schools, restaurants and gyms on Monday, ending a tough lockdown introduced on Jan. 8 to prevent a new wave of coronavirus infections, Ukrainian authorities said. Read full story …read more Source:: The...
At least 15 killed, five injured in nursing home fire in Ukraine
KYIV (Reuters) – At least 15 people were killed and five injured in a fire in nursing home in the eastern Ukrainian town of Kharkiv, the Ukrainian state emergency service said on Thursday. Read full story …read more Source:: The...
EBRD invests 812 mln euros in Ukraine in 2020
KIEV, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invested 812 million euros (983 million U.S. dollars) in Ukraine in 2020, Ukrinform news agency reported on Wednesday. Read full story …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine's cooperation with Sinovac allows starting mass COVID-19 vaccination in first half of 2021
KIEV, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) — The cooperation with Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech will help Ukraine start vaccination in the first half of 2021 with safe vaccines, the development director of Lekhim Group Mikhail Rensky said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua on Wednesday. Read full story …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine's budget deficit amounts to 7.6 bln USD in 2020
KIEV, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance announced that the state budget deficit in 2020 amounted to 215.5 billion hryvnia (about 7.6 billion U.S. dollars) with maximum deficit approved by the budget law to be 274.5 billion hryvnia (about 9.7 billion U.S. dollars), Ukrinform news agency reported on Tuesday. Read full...
