Section: The West Australian (Australia)
IMF team arrives in Ukraine to check on new government (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – An International Monetary Fund team arrived in Kiev on Tuesday after the formation of a new Ukrainian government resolved a prolonged political crisis that had stalled the release of vital aid. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine’s tense Odessa marks two years since clashes killed 48 (AFP)
Odessa (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian police in the tense southern city of Odessa on Monday discovered grenades near the site of commemorations marking two years since clashes between Moscow and Kiev supporters killed 48. …read more Source: The West...
Germany says to host fresh Ukraine talks (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier Saturday said he had invited his Russian, Ukrainian and French counterparts to talks in Berlin on May 11 intended to smooth differences between Moscow and Kiev. …read more Source: The West...
Two Ukrainian soldiers killed in rebel east despite truce (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed in fresh fighting between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in the east even as a new truce took effect, Kiev said Saturday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels agree Orthodox Easter truce (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s government on Friday agreed to a new truce with pro-Russian insurgents to take effect ahead of Orthodox Easter this weekend, reinforcing a deal signed more than a year ago. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine at UN seeks to shore up ceasefire (AFP)
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Ukraine told the UN Security Council on Thursday that a fragile ceasefire must be strengthened before progress can be achieved in political talks on solving the two-year conflict in the country’s east. …read more Source: The West...
‘Highly likely’ Ukraine will receive next IMF loans in June – finance minister (Reuters)
By Natalia Zinets and Matthias Williams KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine thinks it is highly likely to receive its next aid tranche of $1.7 billion (£1.1 billion) from the International Moneta… …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine ceasefire violations ‘highest in months’ (AFP)
Vienna (AFP) – Ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine have reached their highest level in months, with violence again reaching “worrying levels,” the chief OSCE monitor said Thursday. …read more Source: The West...
Pregnant woman among four killed in east Ukraine (AFP)
Olenivka (Ukraine) (AFP) – Four civilians including a pregnant woman were killed and eight others wounded early Wednesday when their cars came under mortar fire in war-torn eastern Ukraine, rebel officials said. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine strips top political talk show host of work permit (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s most prominent political talk show host was stripped of his work permit on Tuesday in what he described as a politically-charged case. …read more Source: The West...
