Section: Germany
Ukraine signs key agreement with pro-Russian separatists
Ukraine has signed an agreement with pro-Russian separatists allowing for local elections to be held in separatist-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine. It could pave the way for further peace talks. …read more Source:: Deutsche...
How Ukrainians are reacting to the Zelenskiy-Trump affair
While Ukrainian government figures have downplayed the controversial phone call between Volodymyr Zelenskiy and US President Donald Trump, some opposition lawmakers and experts have lambasted the Ukrainian leader. …read more Source:: Deutsche...
Ukraine Holocaust memorial desecration ‘not an isolated case’
A Holocaust memorial in southern Ukraine has been defiled with Nazi symbolism. It’s the third such incident in a matter of weeks. This time, the anti-Semitic vitriol was directed at President Volodymyr Zelenskiy himself. …read more Source:: Deutsche...
Ukraine summit in Paris delayed amid continued bickering
A new Normandy-format meeting to end the war in eastern Ukraine has proven difficult to put together. Breakthroughs leading to peace have been elusive as negotiations have devolved into a political tug-of-war. …read more Source:: Deutsche...
Opinion: Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s grace period must end
Thus far, the West has been reluctant to criticize the Ukrainian comedian-turned-president. But with some reforms he has instigated appearing anti-democratic, a clear response is now needed, writes Roman Goncharenko. …read more Source:: Deutsche...
Oleg Sentsov vows to fight for ‘prisoners of the Kremlin’
Facing the press for the first time since being freed in a major prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia, the film director spoke of the suffering in Russian jails and issued a stark warning about Vladimir Putin. …read more Source:: Deutsche...
Landmark Russia, Ukraine prisoner swap
After lengthy negotiations, Russia and Ukraine carried out a major prisoner exchange. While Ukraine saw prominent film-maker Oleg Sentsov and others freed, Russia benefited most from the swap. …read more Source:: Deutsche...
Russia and Ukraine carry out prisoner swap
Russian and Ukrainian authorities have confirmed the long-awaited prisoner exchange. Those swapped are believed to include Ukrainian journalists, sailors, a filmmaker and a suspected Russian witness to the MH17 downing. …read more Source:: Deutsche...
Russia and Ukraine prisoner swap underway
Russian and Ukrainian authorities have confirmed the long-awaited prisoner exchange. The inmates are believed to include Ukrainian sailors, journalists, a film director and a suspected Russian witness to flight MH17. …read more Source:: Deutsche...
Ukraine court releases key MH17 witness
Shortly before a planned prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine, a court in Kyiv has released on bail a man suspected of involvement in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014. …read more Source:: Deutsche...