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World bank says political crisis threatens Ukraine reform drive – official
A political crisis in Ukraine threatens to derail a Western-backed reform drive and thwart attempts to pull its conflict-hit economy out of a two-year recession, the World Bank’s country director for Ukraine, Qimiao Fan, said on Friday. …read more Source: Channel...
Biden tells Ukraine’s Poroshenko US to give US$335 million in security aid
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday that the United States was moving forward with an additional US$335 million in security assistance, the White House said in a statement. …read more Source: Channel...
Hammond – Russia ‘going backwards’ on sanctions relief
Russia is moving further away from having Western sanctions lifted over its role in the Ukraine crisis, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond told Reuters on Wednesday. …read more Source: Channel...
Hammond says Russia has ‘gone backwards’ on Ukraine ceasefire
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Wednesday Russia was not complying with a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine and the situation had recently worsened. …read more Source: Channel...
Hopes fade of imminent deal to end Ukraine political crisis
Ukraine’s prospects of forming a new coalition – vital to get IMF loan talks back on track – were thrown into fresh doubt on Tuesday after Yulia Tymoshenko pressed demands as the price of taking her Fatherland Party into an alliance. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine parliament approves resignation of chief prosecutor
The Ukrainian parliament approved on Tuesday the resignation of General Prosecutor Viktor Shokin, an official seen by the Ukraine’s Western backers as an obstacle to tackling corruption. …read more Source: Channel...
Tymoshenko’s Fatherland Party won’t join Ukraine coalition unless conditions met
The head of Ukraine’ Fatherland Party, Yulia Tymoshenko, said on Tuesday that her party had up to 15 conditions that needed to be met before a coalition could be formed. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine General Prosecutor fires senior reformist prosecutor
Senior Ukrainian prosecutor and anti-corruption campaigner Davit Sakvarelidze has been fired by General Prosecutor Viktor Shokin, Shokin’s deputy Vladyslav Kutsenko said on Tuesday. …read more Source: Channel...
Head of Ukraine PM’s party says new coalition agreed
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk’s party has agreed with President Petro Poroshenko’s faction and the Fatherland party – all former coalition partners – to form a new alliance, the head of Yatseniuk’s People’s Front party, said on Monday. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine PM frontrunner wants Slovakia’s Miklos as finance minister – report
The frontrunner to head a new Ukrainian government has asked Slovak politician Ivan Miklos to serve as his finance minister if he becomes prime minister, a Slovak daily said on Monday. …read more Source: Channel...
