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      Ukraine angers West
      May18

      Ukraine angers West

      KIEV: Ukraine’s lawmakers on Wednesday put the brakes on a bill that has triggered concern from its Western allies for hampering anti-corruption efforts in the graft-riddled former Soviet republic. The decision to rework a bill critics said was meant to protect top politicians and powerful business tycoons was made as an International...

      Ukraine presidency?s website attacked
      May18

      Ukraine presidency?s website attacked

      KIEV: The Ukrainian presidency said its website had been attacked by Russia in apparent retaliation for Kiev’s decision to block prominent Moscow-based social networks. “We have been witnessing the Russian response to the president’s decree about closing access to Russian social networks,” President Petro...

      Merkel meets Russian-German migrants amid fake news worries
| Reuters
      May17

      Merkel meets Russian-German migrants amid fake news worries | Reuters

      By Andrea Shalal | BERLIN BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel met leaders of the three million-strong community of Germans with ties to Russia on Wednesday, amid concerns over their susceptibility to “fake news” items in the run-up to a national election in September.German officials worry that some members of that community may be...

      Visa-free regime between EU and Ukraine to enter into force in coming weeks
      May17

      Visa-free regime between EU and Ukraine to enter into force in coming weeks

      …read more Source: NEWS.am

      East Invest announces extension of Business Support Organisations
      May17

      East Invest announces extension of Business Support Organisations

      The East Invest 2 project has initiated new training visits to the EU for representatives of Business Support Organisations (BSOs) from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. Representatives from chambers of commerce, employers’ federations, business and professional associations, as … …read more Source:...

      Ukraine’s presidential office says website attacked by Russia
      May17

      Ukraine’s presidential office says website attacked by Russia

      “We have been witnessing the Russian response to the president’s decree about closing access to Russian social networks,” President Petro Poroshenko’s deputy administration chief Dmytro Shymkiv said …read more Source: Hindustan...

      EU signs regulation on visa liberalization with Ukraine
      May17

      EU signs regulation on visa liberalization with Ukraine

      The regulation on the EU visa liberalization for Ukrainian citizens has been signed in Strasbourg on May 17. …read more Source:...

      Russian social media site tells Ukrainians how to dodge web block
      May17

      Russian social media site tells Ukrainians how to dodge web block

      MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Vkontakte, the Russian version of Facebook, on Wednesday sent its millions of Ukrainian users instructions on how to circumvent a ban by the Ukrainian government. …read more Source: The...

      European Parliament signs visa liberalization for Ukraine
      May17

      European Parliament signs visa liberalization for Ukraine

      The visa-free regime will come into force in 20 days. …read more Source:...

      European Parliament signs visa liberalization for Ukraine
      May17

      European Parliament signs visa liberalization for Ukraine

      The visa-free regime will come into force in 20 days. …read more Source:...