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Ukrainian civilian helicopter crashes in Slovakia, six people dead
A Ukrainian civilian helicopter has crashed in eastern Slovakia, killing six people, a Slovak interior ministry spokesman said on Friday. …read more Source: Channel...
Russian crisis-hit economy slumped 4.1% in 3Q
[Moscow] Russia’s economy shrank 4.1 per cent in the third quarter this year, official statistics showed on Thursday, as a recession caused by low oil prices and Western sanctions over Ukraine continued to take its toll. …read more Source: The Business...
Ukraine bans workplace discrimination against gays
The controversial bill in the deeply conservative eastern European country had failed on two previous occasions in the past week, but it mustered the required parliamentary majority after six consecutive votes in a raucous morning session. …read more Source: Channel...
IMF mission sets date for Ukraine reform review
KIEV – An International Monetary Fund mission will arrive in Kiev on Thursday to assess progress made under its US$17.5 billion bailout programme, the Fund’s Ukraine representative Jerome Vacher said in a statement on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine, separatists report rise in eastern fighting
Ukraine’s military and pro-Russian separatists accused each other on Wednesday of escalating violence in eastern Ukraine in defiance of a ceasefire deal, as Ukraine reported one of its soldiers killed in a direct attack. …read more Source: Channel...
Germany, France see progress in Ukraine peace talks
Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists have agreed to complete a withdrawal of heavy weaponry from their frontlines in eastern Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Friday after a round of peace talks in Berlin. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine snubs free travel to Europe over anti-gay law
The European Union said in 2010 that Ukrainians being allowed free travel depended in part on Kiev adding a clause to its Soviet-era labour code that would ban all forms of discrimination against gays at work. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine rebels complete small arms withdrawal
The reported pullback was in line with a trust-building September 1 pact that has sharply de-escalated the violence and seen just seven Ukrainian soldiers die from enemy fire – about the same number killed daily at some points last year. …read more Source: Channel...
EU’s Tusk says Russia does not abide by Minsk deal on Ukraine
Russia is not fully abiding by the terms of the Minsk peace deal for Ukraine and this will be taken into account by the European Union when it reviews its sanctions on Russia before the end of the year, the chairman of EU leaders said on Wednesday. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia does not respect Ukraine peace process, sanctions review to reflect that – EU’s Tusk
Russia is not fully abiding by the terms of the Minsk peace agreement for Ukraine and this will be taken into account by the European Union when it reviews its Russia sanctions before the end of the year, the chairman of EU leaders said on Wednesday. …read more Source: Channel...
