: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Section: EU

  • EU (3,923)
      US, Ukraine urge end to soaring tensions with Russia
      Aug20

      US, Ukraine urge end to soaring tensions with Russia

      US Vice President Joe Biden and Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko in a phone call urged a speedy resolution to the conflict with pro-Russian separatists amid a spike in tensions with Moscow, the White House has said. …read more Source: Macedonian Information...

      Inside the fall of Paul Manafort
      Aug20

      Inside the fall of Paul Manafort

      Earlier this month, Paul Manafort met with Donald Trump and suggested that they put in place a succession plan for the upper ranks of the Republican nominee’s flailing presidential campaign, according to three campaign sources with direct knowledge of the events that led to Manafort’s resignation on Friday morning as campaign...

      US officials probe Manafort’s firm for corruption link to Viktor Yanukovych
      Aug20

      US officials probe Manafort’s firm for corruption link to Viktor Yanukovych

      FBI and Justice Department prosecutors are conducting an investigation into possible U.S. ties to alleged corruption of the former pro-Russian president of Ukraine, including the work of Paul Manafort’s firm, according to a CNN report Saturday. The investigators are looking into whether U.S. companies and the country’s financial...

      Biden, Ukraine’s Poroshenko discuss surge in fighting in eastern Ukraine: White House
      Aug20

      Biden, Ukraine’s Poroshenko discuss surge in fighting in eastern Ukraine: White House

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden spoke by phone on Friday with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and both leaders expressed concern over a recent surge in fighting in eastern Ukraine, where Kiev is fighting pro-Russian separatists, the White House said. …read more Source:...

      FBI probing possible U.S. ties to corruption by former Ukraine president: CNN
      Aug20

      FBI probing possible U.S. ties to corruption by former Ukraine president: CNN

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI and U.S. Justice Department are investigating possible U.S. ties to alleged corruption involving the former president of Ukraine, including the work of firms headed by political operatives Paul Manafort and Tony Podesta, CNN reported on Friday, citing multiple U.S. law enforcement officials. …read more...

      Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s campaign manager resigns
      Aug20

      Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s campaign manager resigns

      Donald Trump’s campaign manager has resigned. Trump’s son, Eric blamed the distraction of reports on Paul Manafort’s links to the former pro-Russian government in Ukraine …read more Source:...

      Putin says he is not planning to downgrade relations with Ukraine
      Aug19

      Putin says he is not planning to downgrade relations with Ukraine

      The Russian president said on Friday (August 19) he is not planning to reduce ties with Ukraine. …read more Source:...

      Putin blasts Ukraine tensions
      Aug19

      Putin blasts Ukraine tensions

      Moscow accuses Kiev of armed incursion in Crimea …read more Source: Financial...

      Vladimir Putin blames Ukraine for sabotaging peace on Crimea trip
      Aug19

      Vladimir Putin blames Ukraine for sabotaging peace on Crimea trip

      The Russian president on a visit to Crimea Friday accused Ukraine of sabotaging the Minsk peace accords aimed at ending the conflict in eastern Ukraine. It was Vladimir Putin’s fifth visit to the region since Russia annexed the Black Sea peninsula in 2014, sparking a conflict that has so far claimed 9,500 lives, Sky News reported. The...

      Putin criticizes Ukrainian government ‘sabotage’ attempt during visit to Crimea
      Aug19

      Putin criticizes Ukrainian government ‘sabotage’ attempt during visit to Crimea

      Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Crimea, the annexed territory that once belonged to Ukraine. His visit comes shortly after he accused the government in Kyiv of a military incursion into the territory. …read more Source: Deutsche...