Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Ukraine approves further easing of coronavirus lockdown from May 22
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s government decided to ease nationwide lockdown measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic from May 22, Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said at a televised government meeting on Wednesday. …read more Source:: The...
Georgian ex-President Saakashvili toasts appointment to Ukraine reform role
KIEV (Reuters) – Mikheil Saakashvili, the former president of Georgia, was appointed on Thursday to a senior role at an advisory body on reforms chaired by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. …read more Source:: The...
Georgian ex-president Saakashvili to get Ukraine reform role – sources
KIEV (Reuters) – Mikheil Saakashvili, the former president of Georgia, is set to join a Ukrainian advisory body on reforms, two sources in President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office told Reuters. …read more Source:: The...
Trump to nominate retired general to be U.S. ambassador to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump intends to nominate Keith Dayton to be the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, the White House said on Friday, a year after Trump removed the previous envoy. …read more Source:: The...
Kremlin: Work still needed before high-level talks on Ukraine crisis
MOSCOW (Reuters) – More work is needed before high-level talks on the Ukraine crisis can take place, the Kremlin said ahead of a planned meeting later on Thursday involving the foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine crosses 10,000 coronavirus cases: health minister
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine now has 10,406 confirmed coronavirus cases and 261 deaths, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov told a briefing on Thursday. …read more Source:: The...
Fires near Chernobyl pose 'no risk to human health', IAEA says
VIENNA (Reuters) – Radiation from fires that have torn through forests around Ukraine’s defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant poses “no risk to human health”, the U.N. atomic agency said on Friday, based on data provided by Ukraine. …read more Source:: The...
New fires fanned by strong winds flare near Chernobyl in Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – New fires broke out in the area around the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant on Thursday, fanned by heavy winds that have made it harder to put out the blaze, Ukrainian officials said. …read more Source:: The...
Forest fire around defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant put out, Ukraine government says
KIEV (Reuters) – A huge blaze that tore through forests around the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant has been put out, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday, saying hundreds of emergency workers had used planes and helicopters to douse the flames. …read more Source:: The...
Fire raging near Ukraine's Chernobyl poses radiation risk, say activists
KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) – A huge forest fire in Ukraine that has been raging for more than a week is now just one kilometre from the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant and poses a radiation risk, Greenpeace Russia warned on Monday, citing satellite images. …read more Source:: The...
