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      EU extends sanctions on three Ukraine embezzlement suspects
      Jun06

      EU extends sanctions on three Ukraine embezzlement suspects

      BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union has extended sanctions imposed on three people Ukraine suspects of having embezzled funds under former President Viktor Yanukovich, according to a legal notice published on Saturday. …read more Source:...

      ‘Scuffles’ at Kiev gay pride rally
      Jun06

      ‘Scuffles’ at Kiev gay pride rally

      Two policemen are injured as participants of a gay pride march in Ukraine’s capital Kiev are attacked with smoke bombs and tear gas, local media say. …read more Source:...

      Grave concern over renewed fighting in Ukraine
      Jun06

      Grave concern over renewed fighting in Ukraine

      Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende says the renewed fighting in Ukraine gives cause for grave concern. He says it is crucial that all parties respect and implement the Minsk agrement. …read more Source: The Norway...

      Russia backs Ukraine peace deal but Kiev is blocking progress, says Putin
      Jun06

      Russia backs Ukraine peace deal but Kiev is blocking progress, says Putin

      Moscow fully supports the Minsk peace agreements, but is being held back by Ukraine, says the Russian president, Vladimir Putin Russia fully backs the Minsk peace agreements in Ukraine, but progress is being stalled by Kiev, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, said in an interview in Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera on Saturday. “Russia...

      Putin tells Italian paper Russia backs Ukraine peace deal
      Jun06

      Putin tells Italian paper Russia backs Ukraine peace deal

      MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia fully backs the Minsk peace agreements in Ukraine, but progress is being stalled by Kiev, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview in Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera on Saturday. …read more Source:...

      OSCE monitor warns of “significant deterioration” in Ukraine
      Jun06

      OSCE monitor warns of “significant deterioration” in Ukraine

      The security situation in eastern Ukraine has seen “significant deterioration” with new fighting erupting in several regions, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe told the UN Security Council on Friday.Alexander Hug, deputy chief of… …read more Source:...

      Cameron puts corruption on G7 agenda after Fifa bribery scandal
      Jun06

      Cameron puts corruption on G7 agenda after Fifa bribery scandal

      Prime minister to tell summit that leading nations must ‘break the taboo on talking about corruption’, calling it ‘arch-enemy of democracy and development’David Cameron is preparing to warn fellow world leaders at the two-day G7 summit that starts in Germany on Sunday that the Fifa bribery scandal must be a trigger for international...

      The U.N. at 70: A Time for Reflection and Reform
      Jun05

      The U.N. at 70: A Time for Reflection and Reform

      Ambassador Hardeep S. Puri is Vice President of the International Peace Institute (IPI) in New York, Secretary-General of the Independent Commission on Multilateralism (ICM) appointed by it and former Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations.By Hardeep S. PuriNEW YORK, Jun 5 2015 (IPS)Seventy years since its inception, the United...

      Ukrainian president says embattled town of Maryinka free of separatists
      Jun05

      Ukrainian president says embattled town of Maryinka free of separatists

      Just days after an upsurge in violence in eastern Ukraine, the embattled town of Maryinka near Donetsk is under the complete control of the Ukrainian… …read more Source:...

      Both sides in Ukraine conflict put civilians at risk: OSCE
      Jun05

      Both sides in Ukraine conflict put civilians at risk: OSCE

      UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The security situation in eastern Ukraine has deteriorated in recent days as both sides of the conflict persist in putting civilians at risk by positioning military forces alongside civilian areas, a senior international monitor said on Friday. …read more Source:...