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      Ukraine junior ally quits coalition
      Feb17

      Ukraine junior ally quits coalition

      KIEV (Reuters) – A junior ally in Ukraine’s ruling coalition quit on Wednesday, calling the alliance a “facade” and demanding an overhaul of the way the country was run. …read more Source:...

      Information center of Belarusian nuclear power plant attracts crowds
      Feb17

      Information center of Belarusian nuclear power plant attracts crowds

      According to the source, the information center moved in to new premises on 1 November 2015. Foreign delegations from Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia, Hungary, the USA, Finland and other countries have visited it since the information center was opened. …read more Source:...

      Yatsenyuk’s government retains power in no-confidence vote
      Feb17

      Yatsenyuk’s government retains power in no-confidence vote

      The government of Arseniy Yatsenyuk on February 16 received Ukrainian parliament’s backing shortly after President Petro Poroshenko asked him to step down, stating the PM had lost the support of the coalition and the country’s trust. …read more Source: Baltic News...

      Ukrainian government survives no-confidence vote amid infighting
      Feb17

      Ukrainian government survives no-confidence vote amid infighting

      Motion falls short of the 226 votes required to oust the cabinet, as President Petro Poroshenko calls on PM to resignThe Ukrainian government survived a no-confidence vote, despite severe criticism from a majority of MPs.The vote reflected political tensions amid economic problems that have eroded public support for the cabinet of prime minister...

      Ukraine’s PM survives no-confidence vote
      Feb17

      Ukraine’s PM survives no-confidence vote

      KIEV — Arseniy Yatsenyuk, the prime minister of Ukraine, received another lease of political life Tuesday when the country’s parliament rejected a no-confidence motion that would have seen him and his cabinet removed from office. Supporters of the motion fell well short of the 226 votes needed to remove the government, with 194 voting to...

      Ukraine MPs defy president and keep prime minister
      Feb16

      Ukraine MPs defy president and keep prime minister

      Ukraine’s prime minister was clinging to power last night after surviving a no-confidence vote by the narrowest of margins. The… …read more Source: The...

      Ukraine’s parliament rejects vote of no confidence in government
      Feb16

      Ukraine’s parliament rejects vote of no confidence in government

      UKRAINE’S parliament has rejected a vote of no confidence against the government despite calls from the ruling coalition for the country’s prime minister to step down. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine’s PM Yatsenyuk survives no-confidence vote
      Feb16

      Ukraine’s PM Yatsenyuk survives no-confidence vote

      The Ukrainian government under Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has survived a no-confidence vote in the country’s parliament. It came even though… …read more Source:...

      Ukraine heads into the abyss
      Feb16

      Ukraine heads into the abyss

      This week, Ukraine’s ruling political elite is doing what it does best: behaving irresponsibly. On this occasion, Ukraine’s leaders have plunged the country into a potential political crisis that comes at a time when Ukraine faces strains on its hard currency reserves, weak economic performance, and signs of an upsurge in violence on...

      The Guardian view on Ukraine’s crisis: take the long view | Editorial
      Feb16

      The Guardian view on Ukraine’s crisis: take the long view | Editorial

      Economic and political instability in Kiev is getting worse and Russia is poised to take advantage. But that’s no reason for doing nothing. On the contraryThat Ukraine’s path towards something approximating to liberal democracy would be winding and difficult was always obvious. That its 40 million people have shown a lot of resilience...