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MH17 relatives mull new search in Ukraine for remains (AFP)
Jan14

MH17 relatives mull new search in Ukraine for remains (AFP)

The Hague (AFP) – Families of the MH17 plane disaster victims may push for a renewed search of the crash site in eastern Ukraine after the recent discovery of a bone fragment belonging to one of the dead. …read more Source: The West...

Ukraine freeze kills 40 people in two weeks (AFP)
Jan13

Ukraine freeze kills 40 people in two weeks (AFP)

Kiev (AFP) – Sub-zero temperatures across Ukraine have claimed 40 lives since late December, officials said Friday as the death toll from the cold snap hitting Europe keeps rising. …read more Source: The West...

OSCE head calls for boost to Ukraine observers (AFP)
Jan12

OSCE head calls for boost to Ukraine observers (AFP)

Vienna (AFP) – The OSCE’s observer mission in eastern Ukraine needs to be strengthened by better equipment and the ability to patrol at night, the security body’s new rotating chair Austria said on Thursday. …read more Source: The West...

Ukraine’s military denies Russian hack attack (AFP)
Jan06

Ukraine’s military denies Russian hack attack (AFP)

Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s military on Friday denied a report claiming Russia may have hacked targeting software for its heavy artillery in a breach that could have helped Moscow track Kiev’s big guns. …read more Source: The West...

AUSTRALIA: UKRAINIANS ACTIVE ON MANY FRONTS…
Jan06

AUSTRALIA: UKRAINIANS ACTIVE ON MANY FRONTS…

Bogdan Rudnytski interviewed Chairman of the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations Stefan Romaniw, OAM. Ukrainians in Australia were active in 2016 with protests, demonstrations, rallies, political and cultural events, as well as ann…(Богдан Рудницький веде розмову із Головою Управи Союзу Українських Організацій Австралії паном...

OSCE says displeased with ‘status quo’ in Ukraine conflict (AFP)
Jan04

OSCE says displeased with ‘status quo’ in Ukraine conflict (AFP)

Kiev (AFP) – The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, which has been monitoring the pro-Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine, said Wednesday it was displeased with the “status quo” in the 32-month conflict. …read more Source: The West...

LATEST NEWS FROM UKRAINE
Jan03

LATEST NEWS FROM UKRAINE

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that the country has managed to overcome economic hardships, restore growth and start increasing income of Ukrainians. We proceed from belt tightening to gradual increase of Ukrainians income. There ar…(Приводів для оптимізму сьогодні більше, ніж рік тому. Легко ще не буде, але й найгірше в...

Ukraine slashes gas use as subsidies phased out (AFP)
Jan02

Ukraine slashes gas use as subsidies phased out (AFP)

Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine on Monday reported a one-third drop in its use of natural gas and general energy savings that will be cheered by its financial backers from the International Monetary Fund. …read more Source: The West...

Ukraine bans books promoting Russia (AFP)
Dec30

Ukraine bans books promoting Russia (AFP)

Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine on Friday banned Russian books glorifying the Kremlin and its leaders or espousing what it views as “totalitarian views” in a move certain to further sour relations between the two foes. …read more Source: The West...

Seeking investment, Ukraine calls off its tax police (AFP)
Dec30

Seeking investment, Ukraine calls off its tax police (AFP)

Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday tried to bring in foreign investment and slash corruption by temporarily banning the tax police from conducting unannounced checks on companies’ operations. …read more Source: The West...