Section: Germany
The Morel Plan: Will Kyiv swallow the bitter pill?
Pierre Morel presents a compromise that could help the West and Russia come to a peaceful solution of the Donbass conflict. However, the plan is not welcome in Kyiv. However, the plan is not being well received in Kyiv. …read more Source: Deutsche...
S&P declares Ukraine in ‘selective default’
The credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s has lowered its ratings for Ukraine’s short-term debts in foreign currencies to “selective default.” The agency cited Ukraine’s launch of “distressed debt restructuring.” …read more Source: Deutsche...
UN official: ‘Deeply concerned’ at Donetsk expulsion
The UN’s refugee agency has criticized Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine for closing the door on international aid providers. DW asked UN Humanitarian Coordinator Neal Walker about a possible way forward. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Putin to meet Obama at UN’s sidelines
After nearly a year, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Barack Obama are expected to meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The meeting will reportedly focus on Syria and Ukraine. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Ukrainian pilot Savchenko goes on trial
Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko is on trial in southern Russia, charged in the deaths of Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine. She denies the claims, saying the case is a sham, writes Emma Burrows from Donetsk. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko voices desire to join NATO
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has told the country’s security council his government is ready to reverse a decision by the former administration to stay out of NATO. He pledged a referendum on the issue. …read more Source: Deutsche...
A Russian storm in a sherry glass
Silvio Berlusconi’s done it again. This time the former Italian PM is being accused of masterminding a drinking escapade in Crimea that’s sparked a criminal investigation by Ukrainian authorities. Fiona Clark reports. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Ukraine expands sanctions on Russia
The restrictions have been levied over what Kyiv has described as “illegal elections” in the separatist-held east. Close to 500 Russian individuals and companies are affected by the move. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Russian court convicts man for Ukraine flag protest
A court has jailed a man over a stunt in which an iconic Moscow rooftop was painted to resemble the Ukrainian flag. Vladimir Podrezov was sentenced to more than two years for being an accomplice to vandalism. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Ukraine conflict death toll nears 8,000: UN
Almost 8,000 people, including civilians, soldiers and pro-Russia separatists, have been killed since fighting broke out in eastern Ukraine, the United Nations has said. Watchdogs condemned a rise in civilian casualties. …read more Source: Deutsche...
