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Two Pussy Riot members detained over protest in Siberian city (AFP)
Aug07

Two Pussy Riot members detained over protest in Siberian city (AFP)

Moscow (AFP) – Russian police on Monday detained two members of Pussy Riot after they staged a protest in support of a jailed Ukrainian filmmaker in a Siberian city. …read more Source: The West...

CELEBRATION IN SYDNEY. PART 2
Aug07

CELEBRATION IN SYDNEY. PART 2

Q/A of the President of the Ukrainian World Congress Evhen Czolij in Sydney – celebration of 50 years of the Ukrainian World Congress, and 70 years of Ukrainian Settlement in Australia.(Відповіді на запитання присутніх Президента Світового Конґресу Українців (СКУ) в-ш пана Євгена Чолія на святковому бенкеті з нагоди 50-річчя СКУ та 70-ліття...

CELEBRATION IN SYDNEY. PART 1
Aug07

CELEBRATION IN SYDNEY. PART 1

Keynote presentation and meeting with the President of the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC), Mr Evhen Czolij -celebration of 50 years of the Ukrainian World Congress, and 70 years of Ukrainian Settlement in Australia. (Промова Президента Світового Конґресу Українців (СКУ) в-ш пана Євгена Чолія на святковому бенкеті з нагоди 50-річчя СКУ та 70-ліття...

Russia ties most ‘difficult’ since Cold War: NATO (AFP)
Aug03

Russia ties most ‘difficult’ since Cold War: NATO (AFP)

Washington (AFP) – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that ties between the alliance and Moscow were at their most difficult phase since the Cold War, blaming Russia for its role in the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: The West...

Georgian ex-leader vows court battle over Ukraine citizenship (AFP)
Aug01

Georgian ex-leader vows court battle over Ukraine citizenship (AFP)

Kiev (AFP) – Former Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili on Tuesday pledged to fight a fierce court battle to reclaim his Ukrainian citizenship after political rival President Petro Poroshenko revoked his passport. …read more Source: The West...

Romania blocks Russia minister plane to Moldova (AFP)
Jul28

Romania blocks Russia minister plane to Moldova (AFP)

Bucharest (AFP) – Romania said Friday it had blocked a Moldova-bound plane carrying Russia’s deputy prime minister Dmitry Rogozin from entering its airspace because of an EU travel ban linked to sanctions over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The West...

Crimea left in dark after Russian power shutdown (AFP)
Jul28

Crimea left in dark after Russian power shutdown (AFP)

Sevastopol (AFP) – The annexed Crimea peninsula was plunged into darkness Friday after a shutdown in Russia caused a massive power cut, officials said. …read more Source: The West...

Ukraine revokes citizenship of Georgia’s ex-leader Saakashvili (AFP)
Jul27

Ukraine revokes citizenship of Georgia’s ex-leader Saakashvili (AFP)

Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has stripped former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili of his Ukrainian citizenship, paving the way to his possible extradition to Georgia, Saakashvilli confirmed on Thursday. …read more Source: The West...

Ukraine leader slams Russia over arms given to rebels (AFP)
Jul24

Ukraine leader slams Russia over arms given to rebels (AFP)

Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday demanded Russia’s Vladimir Putin halt arms supplies to rebels as the leaders of France and Germany tried to revive a peace plan. …read more Source: The West...

Russia is responsible for ‘hot war’ in Ukraine: US envoy (AFP)
Jul23

Russia is responsible for ‘hot war’ in Ukraine: US envoy (AFP)

Kiev (AFP) – The new US special envoy on Ukraine said Sunday that Russia is responsible for the “hot war” in the country’s east, after fresh clashes between government forces and Russian-backed rebels. …read more Source: The West...