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      [Ticker] Latvia elects first Green Party head of state in the EU
      Jun04

      [Ticker] Latvia elects first Green Party head of state in the EU

      Latvia’s parliament elected on Wednesday defence minister Raimonds Vejonis as new president. “I would like to improve relations with Russia… but while Russian rockets and heavy weapons remain in Ukraine, that’s not really possible,” he told reporters. Vejonis is the first ever Green Party head of state in the EU....

      Five Ukrainian servicemen killed in fighting with eastern separatists: presidential aide
      Jun04

      Five Ukrainian servicemen killed in fighting with eastern separatists: presidential aide

      KIEV (Reuters) – Five Ukrainian servicemen were killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, mostly near the government-held town of Maryinka where pro-Russian rebels were trying to make a significant advance, a presidential aide said on Thursday. …read more Source:...

      Development cooperation project competition concluded for neighboring countries in Latvia
      Jun04

      Development cooperation project competition concluded for neighboring countries in Latvia

      On 1 June 2015, the evaluation was finalised for applications submitted under Latvian Foreign Ministry’s grant project competition. The following countries have been selected as priority beneficiaries: Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine, reported BC the Latvian MFA. …read more Source: The Baltic...

      West ‘must strengthen forces in face of Russia’
      Jun04

      West ‘must strengthen forces in face of Russia’

      Scathing think tank report says West should have foreseen Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine and now needs to strengthen its conventional forces …read more Source: The...

      VIDEO: Is Russia at risk of a ‘brain drain’?
      Jun04

      VIDEO: Is Russia at risk of a ‘brain drain’?

      With tensions over Ukraine rising, and western sanctions beginning to bite, some of Russia’s educated middle-class are opting to move abroad. …read more Source:...

      Heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine despite ceasefire
      Jun04

      Heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine despite ceasefire

      Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists fought their most serious battles since the ceasefire signed in February with the fighting centred near… …read more Source:...

      VIDEO: Donetsk fighting ‘heaviest in months’
      Jun04

      VIDEO: Donetsk fighting ‘heaviest in months’

      Fierce fighting has broken out between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine, officials on both sides say. …read more Source:...

      Fighting flares in Ukraine as Kiev blames rebels
      Jun04

      Fighting flares in Ukraine as Kiev blames rebels

      Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists on Wednesday fought their first serious battles in months and Ukraine’s defence minister said an attempt by rebels to take the eastern town of Maryinka had been thwarted. …read more Source: France...

      Tank attack threatens Ukraine ceasefire
      Jun03

      Tank attack threatens Ukraine ceasefire

      A stretch of Ukraine’s frontline erupted in flames yesterday as a pitched battle featuring tanks, heavy artillery and hundreds of fighters… …read more Source: The...

      How Ukrainian Activists Are Fighting Corruption in Courts Using YouTube
      Jun03

      How Ukrainian Activists Are Fighting Corruption in Courts Using YouTube

      “Open Court” co-founder wearing a t-shirt that says “I am the law.” The slogan implies that every citizen, including lawmakers, is subject to the same laws. Image edited by Anna Poludenko-Young. A group of Ukrainian activists got tired of waiting for the government to fight corruption in the court system and decided to take matters into their own...