Section: Baltic News Network (Austria)
Ukraine accepts PM Honcharuk’s resignation; appoints new head of government
Ukrainian lawmakers have accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk. As his successor, the parliament has approved Ukraine’s former Minister for Community and Territorial Development Denys Shmyhal, Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform reports. …read more Source:: Baltic News...
Lithuania and Ukraine agree on labour migration regulation
Lithuania and Ukraine have developed and agreed on a bilateral deal on assisting each other in the area of labour migration, Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform reports. …read more Source:: Baltic News...
Ukraine to have Day of Resistance to Occupation of Crimea
Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, has announced that on February 26 the country would annually mark the Day of the Occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the City of Sevastopol, Ukrainian national news agency Ukrinform reports. …read more Source:: Baltic News...
Ukraine warfare escalates; OSCE calls for restraint
In Eastern Ukraine, this week has been marked with a deadly battle between Ukrainian government forces and Kremlin-backed separatists. The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe has called on sides to adhere to agreed ceasefire, US news portal Radio Free Europe reports. …read more Source:: Baltic News...
Latvia to request Russia to hand over detained National-Bolshevik Beness Aijo
Latvian office of the prosecutor will ask Russia to hand over the recently detained National Bolshevik Beness Aijo, who had fled Latvia several years ago to join Moscow-supported militants in Eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:: Baltic News...
In Ukrainian plane crash investigation, Iran stops cooperation with Ukraine
Ukraine, whose passenger plane was downed in January in Iran, has been rejected from the circulation of documents by Iranian investigators after a leaked air traffic conversation led the Ukrainian President to point to Iran’s early knowledge of the downing of the plane, BBC reports. …read more Source:: Baltic News...
Donbas War continues to claim lives in Ukraine
In eastern Ukraine, the conflict with Kremlin-backed separatist forces has claimed another two lives, according to the Ukrainian military and broadcaster Redio Free Europe. …read more Source:: Baltic News...
U.S. impeachment court begins against Donald Trump
In the Senate of the U.S. Congress, the impeachment court is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, January 21, aimed at establishing whether or not U.S. President Donald Trump is guilty in charges related to his foreign policy on Ukraine. …read more Source:: Baltic News...
Ukraine exchanges many prisoners with pro-Kremlin separatists
Ukrainian government and pro-Kremlin separatists in the east carried out a large-scale prisoner swap on Sunday, December 29. …read more Source:: Baltic News...
EU prolongs targeted sanctions against Russia over Ukraine
The European Union has extended for another six months its sanctions against Russia’s energy, finance and military sectors. The continued restrictive measures are said to remain in full until Minsk peace deal is implemented. …read more Source:: Baltic News...
