Section: Germany
Babyn Yar: Ukraine’s dark anniversary
Ukrainian officials have organized several events to mark the anniversary of the Babyn Yar massacres. Seventy-five years ago, Nazi forces rounded up and shot around 34,000 Jewish residents of Kyiv. David Stern reports. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Investigators: Russian missile downed MH17
Investigators have released initial findings into the MH17 aviation disaster. It confirms earlier reports that a BUK mobile launcher fired the fatal missile from separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Eurovision host Kyiv to exclude blacklisted Russian singers
Ukraine’s capital Kyiv was chosen to host next year’s Eurovision song context, beating Odessa and Dnipro. Ukraine said it will bar Russian singers blacklisted for championing the separatist cause. David Stern reports. …read more Source: Deutsche...
New ceasefire in Donbass proves fragile hours after starting
Residents of the town of Avdiivka, near Donetsk, are skeptical about the new ceasefire in eastern Ukraine that began on Thursday. Shortly after going into effect, it was broken at least twice. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Steinmeier makes first visit to war-torn east Ukraine
The German and French foreign ministers on Thursday made their first visit to Ukraine’s war-torn east since the beginning of the conflict between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in April 2014. …read more Source: The Local...
IMF approves billion-dollar aid package for Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to resume its bailout for war-ravaged Ukraine. The announcement comes the same day a new ceasefire was announced in the eastern part of the country. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Belarus plans post-sanctions election to make EU proud
Belarus is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday. Now that EU sanctions have been lifted, the authoritarian former Soviet republic is striving to have the vote appear democratic. …read more Source: Deutsche...
‘Living atop a powder keg’: Crimea’s Tatars fear Russia
Crimea’s Tatars must protect themselves now that Russia has annexed the peninsula. Many have personally paid a steep price for opposing Moscow’s aggression, Juri Rescheto discovered while visiting the region. …read more Source: Deutsche...
A Crude Heroine: Nadiya Savchenko’s Assault on Ukraine’s Elite
After her release from a Russia prison, Ukrainian helicopter pilot Nadiya Savchenko was celebrated as a hero. Now, though, she is making powerful enemies with her coarse verbal attacks against the country’s political elite. …read more Source: Der...
Sievierodonetsk: Life in the shadow of war
The frontier of the separatist regions in eastern Ukraine was drawn two years ago. Many ethnic Russians live in this area. So what is life like now for those on the Kyiv side of the line? A report from Sievierodonetsk. …read more Source: Deutsche...
