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President Poroshenko orders BBC journalists removed from sanctions list – spokesman
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has ordered the security council to remove three BBC journalists from a new sanctions list, presidential spokesman Svyatoslav Tsegolko said in a post on Twitter. …read more Source: Channel...
Kremlin says inclusion of media in Ukraine sanctions ‘totally unacceptable’
Ukraine’s decision to sanction many media representatives is totally unacceptable, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine bars 3 BBC journalists from entering Ukraine
MOSCOW – Ukraine yesterday (Sept 16) barred a few dozen reporters, including three BBC journalists, from entering the country as an unspecified security threat. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko late yesterday signed a sanctions list barring nearly 400… …read more Source:...
Russia to analyse possible consequences of new Ukraine sanctions: RIA cites deputy PM
MOSCOW – Russia will analyse the possible consequences of new sanctions introduced by Ukraine, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich was quoted by RIA news agency as saying on Thursday.Ukraine extended or applied sanctions on over 400 individuals and 90 legal entities on Wednesday in response to a decision by separatist rebels to set the...
Putin sees Syria as Russia’s path back into good graces of West
MOSCOW – To much of the world, Syria is a scene of unending tragedy, but to President Vladimir Putin of Russia it is a golden opportunity, a way out of the isolation he and Russia have endured since the West imposed sanctions over Ukraine – with the added… …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko says rebel elections threaten peace deal
A leader of Russian-backed separatists in east Ukraine signed a decree on Wednesday to hold local elections, a move President Petro Poroshenko condemned as a risky and irresponsible decision that threatened a ceasefire deal. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine finance minister lobbies lawmakers to back debt deal
Ukraine’s finance minister was lobbying lawmakers on Wednesday to secure parliamentary support for a government debt restructuring deal which international supporters have described as critical for the country’s financial stability. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine PM urges parliament to vote ‘yes’ to debt deal
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk urged parliament on Wednesday to vote in favour of a government debt restructuring deal, saying not backing it amounted to supporting a default. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine wants Western weaponry if Minsk deal fails – official
Ukraine will renew its calls for lethal defensive weaponry from its Western allies if the Minsk peace deal fails, the country’s top official to NATO said on Tuesday, urging help to reestablish control over its eastern border with Russia. …read more Source: Channel...
Female Ukrainian pilot Savchenko to go on trial in Russia on September 22
Ukrainian military pilot Nadezhda Savchenko will go on trial in Russia on Sept. 22, her defence lawyers said on Tuesday, more than a year after she was captured by Kremlin-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine and handed over to Moscow. …read more Source: Channel...
