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US sanctions Russia over vote hacking (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – The United States on Thursday fired back at Moscow for meddling in the presidential election, imposing tough sanctions on Russia’s top two intelligence agencies, expelling 35 agents and shutting down two Russian compounds on US soil. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine reports first combat death since new truce (AFP)
Kiev (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine on Thursday reported its first combat death since Kiev agreed a new “indefinite” ceasefire deal with pro-Russian insurgents in the separatist east last week. …read more Source: The West...
Hero pilot Savchenko launches Ukraine opposition movement (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A popular Ukrainian female combat pilot who served time in a Russian prison gave President Petro Poroshenko a new headache Tuesday by launching her own opposition movement. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine insurgents release two women thanks to Savchenko (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s pro-Moscow insurgents on Tuesday released two women they had held captive thanks to the intervention of Nadya Savchenko — a Kiev-born female combat pilot who spent nearly two years in a Russian jail. …read more Source: The West...
THE WAR AND CHRISTMAS
Latest news from Ukraine…(Найсвіжіші вістки з рідних земель…) …read more Source:...
Israel postpones Ukraine PM visit after UN vote (AFP)
Jerusalem (AFP) – Israel has postponed this week’s visit of Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman following a landmark UN Security Council vote demanding a halt to Israeli settlement building, officials said Monday. …read more Source: The West...
Fragile new Ukraine truce holds for third day (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A new indefinite truce in Ukraine held by a thread for a third day Monday as both pro-Russian insurgents and Kiev reported clashes near a prized railroad hub but no deaths. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rebels agree to new indefinite truce (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A top Ukrainian insurgent said Friday the rebels had agreed to an indefinite ceasefire negotiated by Moscow and Kiev that would go into effect this weekend. …read more Source: The West...
Monitor warns of ‘massive upsurge in violence’ in Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The chief European monitor for the war in Ukraine warned Thursday that a “massive upsurge in violence” has seen fighting between Kiev’s forces and pro-Russian rebels reach levels not seen in months. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine pours $500 mn into nationalised bank (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s central bank on Tuesday poured more than half a billion dollars into the country’s largest bank after nationalising it in a bid to avert its collapse and a financial meltdown. …read more Source: The West...
