Section: Germany
Ukraine elections comply with democratic standards: OSCE
Observers have said the elections in government-held areas were democratic, but also could use improvement. The elections are a test for the current president, who faces criticism for austerity measures and corruption. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Flights between Russia, Ukraine to be banned starting Sunday
A ban on direct flights between Russia and Ukraine is set to start on Sunday. The two countries have been unable to reach a breakthrough in negotiations after Ukraine announced it would ban Russian flights last month. …read more Source: Deutsche...
The silent secession of eastern Ukraine
Ukraine’s Donbass is adopting Russian currency, schoolbooks and, soon maybe, passports. Russia, which annexed the Crimean Peninsula last year, hasn’t had to take any formal control to move the secession along. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Ukraine: Forget about corruption – invest!
Kyiv knows full well that Ukraine’s economic crisis cannot be overcome without investments from the West. At a Berlin conference, the country is courting investors, but back home, the reform process has been slow. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Passengers drown as boat capsizes near Odessa
An overloaded passenger vessel has sunk during a storm in the Black Sea, claiming several lives, Ukrainian officials say. The small boat overturned a kilometer from the shore. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Dutch website gains enough signatures for EU-Ukraine referendum
A satirical website in the Netherlands has enough supporters to force a referendum on the EU’s pact with the Ukraine. The announcement suggests a rise in “euroskepticism” in the country. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Filmmaker Afineevsky: ‘Not a welcome guest in Russia’
Evgeny Afineevsky’s “Winter on Fire” documents the uprising in Ukraine. Before the Netflix premiere on Friday, DW talked to the director about the dramatic events in Kyiv and the impact of his documentary. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Ukraine rebels push back controversial elections
Pro-Russian separatists have agreed to postpone the local ballots in east Ukraine that Kyiv claimed to be illegitimate. The truce in Ukraine is “holding and being strengthened,” NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg says. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Ukraine’s pro-Russian rebels say tanks withdrawn
Rebels have announced they have moved a column of tanks away from the front line in east Ukraine. Both the pro-Kremlin forces and the Ukrainian army agreed to withdraw tanks and light weapons after Paris talks. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Talks turn to Russian airstrikes in Syria as leaders meet in Paris
A four-way Paris meeting on Ukraine took a detour on Friday, amid mounting Western worries over the targets and intentions of Russian airstrikes in Syria. Elizabeth Bryant reports from Paris. …read more Source: Deutsche...
