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      Ukrainian snap elections to 'cleanse' parliament
      Aug26

      Ukrainian snap elections to 'cleanse' parliament

      Author(s): NEOnline | KT poroschenko_ukraine.jpg Ukraine’s president on Monday dissolved parliament and called for early elections in October, in order to “cleanse” the parliament from separatist sympathisers. Poroshenko is meeting today with Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, at a summit in Minsk, capital of Belarus. In a statement...

      [Ticker] Ukraine to hold parliament elections on 26 October
      Aug26

      [Ticker] Ukraine to hold parliament elections on 26 October

      Ukraine president Poroshenko said Monday he plans to hold parliamentary elections on 26 October despite the ongoing conflict in east Ukraine. The vote is designed to sweep away MPs dating from the pre-revolutionary period of former leader Yanukovych. Poroshenko also promised to ratify an EU free trade deal in mid-September. …read more...

      Ukraine president calls snap elections
      Aug26

      Ukraine president calls snap elections

      Petro Poroshenko calls early elections as United States warns of a “significant escalation” in conflict between Russia and Ukraine ahead of key meeting Tuesday …read more Source: The...

      Ukraine’s Poroshenko to meet Putin for crisis talks
      Aug26

      Ukraine’s Poroshenko to meet Putin for crisis talks

      Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko will meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, for talks on Tuesday, just hours after it was announced that 10 Russian paratroopers had been captured on Ukrainian soil. …read more Source: France...

      Little hope of progress as Putin and Poroshenko prepare to meet in Minsk
      Aug26

      Little hope of progress as Putin and Poroshenko prepare to meet in Minsk

      US National Security Advisor Susan Rice has accused Russia of escalating its military incursions into Ukraine with air defence systems and dozens of… …read more Source:...

      Russian and Ukrainian presidents to meet in Minsk
      Aug26

      Russian and Ukrainian presidents to meet in Minsk

      The Russian and Ukrainian presidents are to hold a summit meeting in Minsk, the capital of Belarus. …read more Source: RTÉ...

      Leaders to hold Ukraine-Russia talks
      Aug26

      Leaders to hold Ukraine-Russia talks

      Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, hours after Kiev said it captured 10 Russian soldiers. …read more Source:...

      Ukrainian president calls snap vote, dissolves parliament
      Aug26

      Ukrainian president calls snap vote, dissolves parliament

      Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko on Monday dissolved parliament, calling for early elections on October 26 as his country continues to grapple with a pro-Russia insurgency in the east. …read more Source: France...

      Ukraine accuses Russia of opening new war front before leaders’ meeting
      Aug26

      Ukraine accuses Russia of opening new war front before leaders’ meeting

      KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine accused Russia on Monday of sending soldiers across the border to open a new front in the separatist war that has devastated the east of the country and provoked the gravest East-West crisis since the fall of communism. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko calls snap election for October
      Aug26

      Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko calls snap election for October

      Premier dissolves parliament as country continues to battle pro-Russia insurgents, while Kiev accuses Moscow of interferingUkraine’s president, Petro Poroshenko, dissolved parliament and called for early elections in October as his country continued to battle a pro-Russia insurgency in its eastern regions, and Kiev again accused Russia of...