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Brawl in Ukraine Rada: Yatsenyuk gets attacked by lawmaker
The Verkhovna Rada has yet again been the venue for farcical brawling as Oleg Barna, an MP in President Petro Poroshenko’s party, grabbed and hoisted the prime minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, aloft after handing him a bouquet of flowers. This was followed by brawl. The incident occurred after Yatsenyuk told critics of his energy policy to ask...
Ukraine lawmaker manhandles PM Yatseniuk in rowdy parliament scenes
KIEV – Fighting broke out among members of Ukraine’s ruling coalition on Friday after a member of President Petro Poroshenko’s bloc physically picked up Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk and pulled him from the podium.Yatseniuk was defending his embattled government’s record when lawmaker Oleh Barna walked over to him,...
Ukraine lawmaker manhandles PM Yatseniuk in rowdy parliament scenes
KIEV (Reuters) – Fighting broke out among members of Ukraine’s ruling coalition on Friday after a member of President Petro Poroshenko’s bloc physically picked up Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk and pulled him from the podium. …read more Source: The...
Alexander Skakov: Russia will keep increasing military protection of Armenia
How will the Armenian president-initiated Constitutional referendum affect Russia’s future relations with Armenia? I think Russian considers the referendum as Armenia’s internal affairs. It rather cares for the domestic stability in Armenia. However, the victory of the ruling party at the referendum does not ensure a long-term victory...
Conference dedicated to history and culture of Ukrainian Armenians held in Kiev
A conference dedicated to the life, activity and history of Ukrainian Armenians was held in Kiev at the initiative of the Union of Armenians of Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Toxic Chemical Clean-up Under Investigation
Between 2011 and 2013, an Israeli company called S.I. Group Consort Ltd. won a series of contracts worth more than 1 billion Ukrainian hryvnia (about US$ 125 million at the time) to clean up a hazardous waste sludge pit near the Carpathian Mountains in western Ukraine. …read more Source:...
IMF accused of bowing to political pressure in Ukraine support
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund has been accused of giving in to political pressure in dropping a long established rule on prudential lending so that it can proceed with assistance for Ukraine. That follows similar charges that the fund, the world’s essential backstop in financial crises, bent its rules to support a bailout of...
IMF accused of bowing to political pressure in Ukraine support
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund has been accused of giving in to political pressure in dropping a long established rule on prudential lending so that it can proceed with assistance for Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
IMF accused of bowing to political pressure in Ukraine support
[WASHINGTON] Has the world’s crisis lender become politicised? …read more Source: The Business...
SpaceX to launch rocket Dec 19, six months after blast
WASHINGTON (AFP) – SpaceX on Thursday announced plans to launch its Falcon 9 on December 19, its first mission since a massive explosion after liftoff destroyed the rocket and its space station cargo six months ago.SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote on Twitter that the company is preparing for a static fire — an engine test on the launch pad...
