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    Russian PM says little sense in discussing Ukraine’s $3 billion debt (Reuters)
    Feb12

    Russian PM says little sense in discussing Ukraine’s $3 billion debt (Reuters)

    MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said he planned no talks on Ukraine’s $3 billion (2 billion pounds) debt to Russia at the Munich Security conference this week. … …read more Source: The West...

    Ukraine leader, wife defend disabled man kicked out of eatery (AFP)
    Feb11

    Ukraine leader, wife defend disabled man kicked out of eatery (AFP)

    Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and his wife Maryna took the unusual step Thursday of defending a disabled man who was pushed out of a restaurant because of his “suspicious” behaviour. …read more Source: The West...

    IMF chief tells Ukraine to fix graft or lose vital aid (AFP)
    Feb10

    IMF chief tells Ukraine to fix graft or lose vital aid (AFP)

    Washington (AFP) – IMF chief Christine Lagarde warned Ukraine on Wednesday that its stalled fight against corruption and inability to push through required restructuring measures were jeopardising the future of the Fund’s rescue plan. …read more Source: The West...

    Four killed as passenger bus hits mine in east Ukraine (AFP)
    Feb10

    Four killed as passenger bus hits mine in east Ukraine (AFP)

    Marinka (Ukraine) (AFP) – Four people were killed on Wednesday when a passenger minibus hit a mine in eastern Ukraine during a relative calm in fighting, officials said. …read more Source: The West...

    Ukraine risks losing IMF support over stalled reforms – Lagarde (Reuters)
    Feb10

    Ukraine risks losing IMF support over stalled reforms – Lagarde (Reuters)

    KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine must enact promised reforms and root out corruption or risk losing the support of the International Monetary Fund, its head, Christine Lagarde, said in a statement on Wednesda… …read more Source: The West...

    Between mines and mortars: stranded lives in eastern Ukraine (AFP)
    Feb10

    Between mines and mortars: stranded lives in eastern Ukraine (AFP)

    Zaitseve (Ukraine) (AFP) – Imagine picking your way through a minefield to go to work every day. …read more Source: The West...

    Ukraine authorities announce find of arms linked to 2014 protest (AFP)
    Feb06

    Ukraine authorities announce find of arms linked to 2014 protest (AFP)

    Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian investigators said Saturday they had found a cache of 24 guns implicated in a bloody crackdown on pro-EU demonstrators in February 2014 that led to the downfall of the country’s pro-Russian leader. …read more Source: The West...

    Ukraine faces fresh crisis after economy minister quits (AFP)
    Feb04

    Ukraine faces fresh crisis after economy minister quits (AFP)

    Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine faced the prospect Thursday of a fresh political crisis sparked by its reformist economy minister’s resignation in protest at alleged influence-peddling and state graft. …read more Source: The West...

    Hundreds of Soviet regime victims reburied in Ukraine (AFP)
    Feb03

    Hundreds of Soviet regime victims reburied in Ukraine (AFP)

    Lviv (Ukraine) (AFP) – The remains of more than five hundred apparent victims of the Soviet regime were reburied on Wednesday at a cemetery in Ukraine’s western city of Lviv, local authorities said. …read more Source: The West...

    Merkel tells Putin to ‘use influence’ to rein in Ukraine rebels (AFP)
    Feb02

    Merkel tells Putin to ‘use influence’ to rein in Ukraine rebels (AFP)

    Berlin (AFP) – Chancellor Angela Merkel Tuesday told Russian President Vladimir Putin to use his influence to rein in pro-Kremlin rebels in eastern Ukraine, a day after the German leader warned that a peace deal was not being fully implemented. …read more Source: The West...