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Report: Violence erupts in eastern Ukraine
Dalje English Russian state media reported Thursday that the Ukrainian military had unleashed “massive mortar fire” upon rebel positions in the eastern Donetsk region. The Ukrainian military launched the attack the previous evening on the village of Spartak, near the Donetsk airport, and began shelling the airport in the morning, the TASS news...
Foreign minister quartet meets in Berlin on next steps in Ukraine
Dalje English The foreign ministers of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine met Friday in Berlin to discuss next steps in ending the Ukraine conflict, amid awareness that progress has been slower than hoped. Germany’s Frank-Walter Steinmeier said: “We can be glad that the ceasefire regime has been observed to a certain extent.” He said “some...
Ukraine, Baltics criticize planned gas pipeline expansion
Dalje English Riga (dpa) – Ukraine and the Baltic countries questioned the planned expansion of the Baltic Sea gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, in a Thursday meeting in Riga. If completed, the so-called Nord Stream 2 project would cost Ukraine, Poland and Slovakia millions of dollars in annual pipeline revenues, Ukrainian Prime Minister...
Moscow fends off allegations that pro-Russian rebels shot down MH17
Dalje English High-ranking Russian officials on Wednesday fended off allegations that pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine were responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 last year. Federal Air Transport Agency deputy head Oleg Storchevoi said the Dutch-led investigation failed to disprove Russia’s evidence that the...
Dutch investigation: rocket that downed MH17 came from rebel area
Dalje English Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a rocket fired from an area in eastern Ukraine that was under the control of pro-Russian rebels at the time, the head of a Dutch investigative team said Tuesday. “It is an area where borders were shifting. But it is an area where pro-Russian rebels had control,” The post Dutch...
Despite sanctions, Germany and Russia forge ahead in energy deals
Dalje English Russian-German energy cooperation goes back a long time, and remains a vital part of the two countries’ economic ties. While the recent crisis in Ukraine has strained political relations, shared ventures in the lucrative energy industry continue regardless. When German families spend cosy nights in their gas-heated homes this...
Final report on downing of MH17 to be released Tuesday
Dalje English The Dutch Safety Board on Monday was winding up its investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine which killed all 298 people on board. The report, to be presented Tuesday at the military airport of Gilze-Rijen in the country’s south, is to answer whether the Boeing jet was struck by a The post...
Ukraine granted debt relief, raising hope of new IMFÂ funds
Ukraine secured an agreement with Western creditors on Thursday to restructure around 18 billion dollars of bonds, the Finance Ministry announced, paving the way for the crisis-ridden country to access sorely needed international funding. While battling… …read more Source:...
Ukraine granted debt relief as Poroshenko holds Brussels talks
Ukraine secured an agreement with Western creditors on Thursday to restructure around 18 billion dollars of bonds, the Finance Ministry announced, while President Petro Poroshenko held talks in Brussels on the country’s security and economic challenges…. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko holds Brussels talks on ceasefire, economy
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was in Brussels on Thursday for talks with top EU officials on the implementation of a shaky ceasefire deal in the east of his country, as well as economic challenges facing Kiev. Poroshenko’s visit includes talks… …read more Source:...
