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Russia does not expect Ukraine crisis to have big impact on grain exports
58 min 9 sec agoMOSCOW – Tensions between Russia and Ukraine in the Azov Sea should not significantly …read more Source:...
President cheers as Ukraine on cusp of church independence
33 min 50 sec agoKIEV/ISTANBUL – President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday Ukraine was on the cusp o …read more Source:...
Trump calls off Putin meeting over Ukraine crisis
November 30, 2018 1:20 AMWASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Donald Trump scrapped Thursday (Nov 29) a planned meeting at the G-20 summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over Moscow’s detention of a group of Ukrainian sailors. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine president hopes to launch anti-corruption court in July
56 min 3 sec agoKIEV – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko hopes Ukraine can start setting up a spec …read more Source:...
Football: Real Madrid beat Liverpool 3-1 to win Champions League
KIEV – Gareth Bale came off the bench to score twice, including one of the all-time great goals in a Champions League final, as Real Madrid beat Liverpool 3-1 in Kiev on Saturday (May 26) to take the trophy for the third year running. Bale’s jaw-dropping overhead kick in the 64th minute put Real 2-1 up moments after his introduction,...
Putin rejects Dutch and Australian claim of Russia role
May 27, 2018 5:00 AMSAINT PETERSBURG • Russian President Vladimir Putin said the rocket that shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 was “of course” not Russian, dismissing the Dutch and Australian decision to blame Moscow for the tragedy. …read more Source: The Straits...
Five metro stations closed in Ukraine capital after bomb warning
20 min 51 sec agoKIEV – Kiev has closed five subway stations, mostly in the central part of the Ukrain …read more Source:...
Vladimir Putin says ‘of course’ Russian rocket did not shoot down flight MH17
May 25, 2018 11:14 PMSAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (REUTERS) – President Vladimir Putin said on Friday (May 25) that a Russian army missile did not bring down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014, rebuffing Dutch investigators who concluded that a Russian missile system was used in the attack. …read more Source: The...
Missile that downed MH17 plane came from Russian military: investigators
Investigators probing the 2014 downing of flight MH17 said Thursday for the first time that the missile which brought down the plane over eastern Ukraine originated from a Russian military brigade. But Moscow quickly rejected the accusation, saying no such weapon had ever crossed the Russian-Ukrainian border. The Joint Investigation Team...
Missile was from Russian military, say investigators
May 25, 2018 5:00 AMBRUSSELS • A Dutch-led international team of investigators said a missile that downed a Malaysia Airlines jetliner over eastern Ukraine in 2014 came from the Russian military, opening the possibility that Dutch prosecutors could sue the Kremlin in connection with the attack that killed all 298 on board. …read more...