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IMF asks Ukraine for concrete results in corruption fight
Resistance to reform from vested interests will derail Ukraine’s economic recovery and bailout programme from the International Monetary Fund unless those in power take clear steps to fight corruption, the Fund said on Monday. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia says arrests high-ranking Ukrainian spy
Russia’s FSB security service said on Monday it had arrested a senior Ukrainian intelligence officer for gathering secret information about Russian defence and security bodies. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin, Merkel discuss Ukraine, agree on future contacts in Normandy format – Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the Ukraine crisis during a phone call on Thursday and agreed on the schedule of future contacts in the Normandy format, the Kremlin said in a statement. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine reform push would pave way to support from new US president – Pritzker
Ukraine should ramp up economic and anti-corruption reforms to pave the way for continued support from whoever wins the U.S. presidential election, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker said on a visit to Kiev on Thursday. …read more Source: Channel...
US welcomes MH17 inquiry, notes Russian link
The United States on Wednesday welcomed the preliminary results of a criminal inquiry into the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine, saying it supported Washington’s suspicions of Russian involvement. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine says MH17 probe proves Russia’s ‘direct involvement’
“This information once again points to the direct involvement of the state-aggressor in downing the aircraft,” the Ukrainian foreign ministry said in a statement. …read more Source: Channel...
British man charged with Ukraine terror offences
Benjamin Stimson, from Oldham in northwest England, was charged under anti-terror laws, according to a statement from police. …read more Source: Channel...
Rebel rocket did not down MH17 airliner over Ukraine: Kremlin
International prosecutors investigating the plane’s downing are due to report their findings later on Wednesday and have said they will reveal the firing location and type of BUK missile used in the attack. …read more Source: Channel...
Investigators to pinpoint rocket launch that downed airliner over Ukraine
International prosecutors investigating the downing of a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine in 2014 will report their findings on Wednesday, but stop short of naming any culprits. …read more Source: Channel...
Investigators to report on 2014 downing of Malaysian airliner over Ukraine
An international team of prosecutors investigating the downing of a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine in 2014 will report findings on Wednesday but are unlikely to bring charges against anyone, given legal and political obstacles. …read more Source: Channel...
