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Russia lets sister of jailed pilot Savchenko return to Ukraine – Poroshenko
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday the sister of jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko had been allowed back to Ukraine, after Russian border guards had prevented her from crossing the border last night, saying she was under investigation. …read more Source: Channel...
EBRD chief says Ukraine’s leaders have 2-3 months to kick-start reforms
Ukraine’s reshuffled leadership has up to three months to convince Western backers of its commitment to kick-start a stalled reform drive, the head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said. …read more Source: Channel...
Procedure to extradite Ukraine’s Savchenko from Russia started – RIA
A procedure to extradite jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko from Russia has been started, RIA news agency quoted her lawyer as saying on Wednesday. …read more Source: Channel...
At least four civilians killed at checkpoint in eastern Ukraine
At least four civilians were killed and several wounded by explosions at a village checkpoint in rebel-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said. …read more Source: Channel...
US diplomat Nuland says optimistic about Ukraine reforms
U.S Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said on Wednesday she was encouraged by signs of commitment to reforms from a new government in Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Crimean court bans Tatar ruling body in blow to minority
Crimea’s supreme court banned Crimean Tatars’ highest ruling body on Tuesday, declaring it an “extremist” organisation in a move one exiled leader said was part of a Kremlin drive to crush the minority ethnic group on the Russia-annexed peninsula. …read more Source: Channel...
Thirty years on, Ukraine remembers Chernobyl catastrophe
Church bells rang and mourners lit candles and laid flowers at the site’s memorial as the clock turned 1.23am – the exact moment when the plant’s reactor number four exploded and changed the fate of a generation living across the former Soviet Union. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine marks 30 years since Chernobyl catastrophe
Church bells rang and mourners lit candles and laid flowers at the site’s memorial as the clock turned 1.23am – the exact moment when the plant’s reactor number four exploded and changed the fate of a generation living across the former Soviet Union. …read more Source: Channel...
On 30th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster, Ukraine remembers its victims
Ukraine held memorial services on Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, which permanently poisoned swathes of eastern Europe and highlighted the shortcomings of the secretive Soviet system. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine marks 30 years since Chernobyl disaster
Ukraine prepared on Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, which permanently poisoned swathes of eastern Europe and highlighted the shortcomings of the secretive Soviet system. …read more Source: Channel...
