Section: The Chosun Ilbo (South Korea)
Putin to Mark 5 Years of Annexation in Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Crimea on Monday to mark the fifth anniversary of Moscow’s annexation of the Black Sea peninsula from Ukraine, condemned by the West but celebrated by most Russians.A Kremlin statement on Sunday said Putin would visit the peninsula and its largest city… …read more Source: The...
U.S., EU Slap New Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine
The United States, in coordination with the European Union and Canada, Friday slapped new sanctions on more than a dozen officials and businesses in response to Russia’s “continued aggression in Ukraine.”Six Russian officials, six defense firms and two energy and construction firms were targeted, ei… …read more...
U.S. Officials Issue Sanctions Warnings to Europe over Russian Gas
U.S. officials have warned at an energy conference in Brussels that the Trump administration will take punitive action against European companies that are building the Kremlin-favored Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, which will deliver energy from Russia to Germany while bypassing Ukraine.Nord St… …read more Source: The Chosun...
Ukraine Elections Mark Another Stage in Break from Russia
The Kremlin had hoped that by fomenting a separatist insurgency in east Ukraine’s Donbas region, Ukraine could be snapped back into the Russian orbit, but the strategy appears to have backfired, say analysts.The debate over whether Ukraine should look west and align with the European Union or east t… …read more Source: The...
Ukraine Amends Constitution to Cement EU, NATO Course
Ukraine on Thursday adopted “historic” changes to its constitution, spelling out the ex-Soviet country’s aspirations to join the EU and NATO two months before a crucial presidential vote.In a final third reading in parliament, a total of 334 lawmakers approved the amendments to the country’s basic l… …read more...
‘Don’t Cry’: Serena Consoles Australian Open Foe; Halep Next
It was all a bit overwhelming for the latest opponent who could do nothing to slow Serena Williams at the Australian Open. So Dayana Yastremska, an 18-year-old from Ukraine, found herself wiping away tears as she walked to the net.Williams knows what it’s like to be the one weeping after a loss. She… …read more Source: The...
Ukraine Urges German Naval Presence in Black Sea
Ukraine’s leader called on Germany and its allies to boost their naval presence in the Black Sea to deter Russia from further aggression in the region and said Russia was blockading Ukrainian ports on the nearby Sea of Azov. President Petro Poroshenko says Russia has deployed a large number of troop… …read more Source: The...
Chernobyl Begins New Life as Solar Power Park
Ukraine launched Friday a park of photovoltaic panels at the former Chernobyl power plant as the country seeks to use solar power to give the scene of the world’s worst nuclear disaster a new lease on life.The 1 million-euro ($1.2-million), one-megawatt plant is located just a hundred meters (yards)… …read more Source: The...
Russian Bikers, Crimeans Cross ‘Putin’s Bridge’ in Inaugural Drive
Leather-clad bikers with Russian national flags joined motorists driving for the first time across a newly-opened bridge linking Crimea with Russia on Wednesday.President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday unveiled the new bridge to the Crimean peninsula, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014. He chatted… …read more Source: The Chosun...
What Is Behind Ukraine’s Paralympics Success?
Ukraine won a total of 22 medals at the Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, finishing fourth overall with seven gold, seven silver and eight bronze medals. It only won one gold medal at the Winter Olympics, which ended last month.Ukraine won no medals at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and two med… …read more Source: The Chosun...
