Section: Germany
Ukraine denies Russia prisoner swap finalized
The president’s office has denied earlier reports that a prisoner exchange had already taken place. The deal reportedly included filmmaker Oleg Sentsov who was convicted by Moscow in 2015 of terrorism. …read more Source:: Deutsche...
Filmmaker, sailors in Russia-Ukraine prisoner exchange: reports
The deal apparently included the freeing of several sailors, along with filmmaker Oleg Sentsov who was convicted by Moscow in 2015 of terrorism. …read more Source:: Deutsche...
Ukraine’s Oleksiy Honcharuk: From political outsider to prime minister
At the age of 35, Oleksiy Honcharuk is the youngest prime minister in the history of Ukraine. Like the country’s new president, he is a political newcomer. So how did he rise to the top of Ukrainian politics? …read more Source:: Deutsche...
Ukraine parliament appoints 35-year-old lawyer as new Prime Minister
Ukraine’s new parliament meets for the first time, appointing Oleksiy Honcharuk as PM. The former activist and lawyer, who has only three months’ government experience, pledged to end corruption and boost the economy. …read more Source:: Deutsche...
Germany remembers ‘Holocaust by bullets’ in Ukraine
Between 1941 and 1944, German soldiers and police shot and killed more than 1 million Jews in Ukraine. The German government now wants to raise awareness of this chapter in history. …read more Source:: Deutsche...
German foreign minister urges Russia, Ukraine to revive peace talks
Germany’s top diplomat met with his Russian counterpart in Moscow. Heiko Maas expressed renewed hope for an end to the conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Macron, Putin optimistic on Ukraine, clash on Syria
The French and Russian leaders have said the change of power in Ukraine has boosted chances of peace in its east. But they were less in agreement over Syria — and how to deal with protests. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Ukraine: Fire in Odessa hotel kills 8
A fire broke out at the Tokyo Star hotel in Odessa overnight, killing eight people. Ukrainian authorities have opened a criminal investigation into whether fire safety requirements were breached. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Vitali Klitschko fights to keep power in Kyiv
Kyiv’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, is increasingly in the crosshairs of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. A messy power struggle for the Ukrainian capital lies ahead. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Ukraine troops hold target practice in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
In the course of filming in Pripyat, DW reporters learned that the Ukrainian national guard holds target practice in the radioactively contaminated city. Why there, and how dangerous is it? …read more Source: Deutsche...
