Section: France
Pilot Savchenko arrives in Ukraine after nearly two years in Russian jail
Russia on Wednesday released Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko as part of a swap for two Russian servicemen jailed in Ukraine, an official in the Ukrainian presidential administration said. …read more Source: France...
France busts sailboat gang of migrant smugglers
French police said on Tuesday they have broken up a smuggling network that used yachts to transport migrants to Britain after finding seven Ukrainians stowed away on a boat on the French coast. …read more Source: The Local...
Ukraine says Russia detained sister of jailed pilot Savchenko
Ukraine accused Russia on Wednesday of detaining the sister of jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko and seizing her passport while she was in a Ukrainian diplomatic car at a border crossing between the two countries. …read more Source: France...
Video: Health effects unclear 30 years after Chernobyl disaster
Thirty years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster near the border between Ukraine and Belarus, residents and scientists remain concerned about the possible genetic effects of the fallout. …read more Source: France...
Ukraine marks 30 years since Chernobyl disaster
Ukraine prepared on Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, which permanently poisoned swathes of eastern Europe and highlighted the shortcomings of the secretive Soviet system. …read more Source: France...
EU welcomes ‘crucial’ approval of new Ukraine Prime Minister Hroisman
The European Union has described Ukraine’s parliamentary approval of Volodymyr Hroisman as prime minister as a “crucial development at a time when… …read more Source:...
‘Moral crisis’ could ‘destroy’ EU, warns Bulgarian president
In this edition of The Global Conversation, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev talks migration, Ukraine and relations with the European Union and… …read more Source:...
Ukraine parliament appoints pro-EU Groysman as PM
Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday appointed pro-Western speaker Volodymyr Groysman as prime minister in a bid to end months of political gridlock and unlock vital aid to the war-torn state. …read more Source: France...
Volodymyr Groysman is new Ukraine Prime Minister
Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday approved its speaker, Volodymyr Groysman, as the country’s new prime minister. It paves the way for a new… …read more Source:...
Crimea-Russia bridge delayed by one year
The completion of a new bridge linking the Russian mainland with annexed Crimea has been pushed back by one year. The problem is the plans didn’t… …read more Source:...
