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Ukraine leader cancels meetings, trips after wife tests positive for coronavirus
Jun12

Ukraine leader cancels meetings, trips after wife tests positive for coronavirus

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy cancelled face-to-face meetings and visits and will limit his contacts to a close circle after his wife tested positive for coronavirus, the presidential press service said on Friday. …read more Source::...

U.S. to give Ukraine $250 million in aid to deter Russia
Jun11

U.S. to give Ukraine $250 million in aid to deter Russia

The United States plans to give Ukraine $250 million through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative for training and equipment to strengthen the country’s ability defend itself against Russia, the Pentagon said on Thursday. …read more Source::...

Iran says will now send Ukraine airliner black boxes to Paris: sources
Jun11

Iran says will now send Ukraine airliner black boxes to Paris: sources

Iran told the U.N.’s aviation agency on Wednesday that it would send black boxes from a downed Ukrainian jetliner to Paris for analysis, once countries involved in the investigation agree, two sources familiar with the matter said. …read more Source::...

After long delay, parents finally meet surrogate baby in Ukraine
Jun10

After long delay, parents finally meet surrogate baby in Ukraine

For parents Jose Perez and Flavia Lavorino, the wait is finally over. On Wednesday, the couple from Buenos Aires met their baby son Manu for the first time, 71 days after he was born to a surrogate mother 8,000 miles (12,875 km) away in Ukraine. …read more Source::...

Ukraine investigators probe former president in intelligence case
Jun10

Ukraine investigators probe former president in intelligence case

Ukraine’s state investigation bureau said on Wednesday it suspected Petro Poroshenko of issuing an illegal decree in 2018 related to his dealings with the foreign intelligence service. …read more Source::...

IMF board approves $5 billion lifeline for Ukraine amid coronavirus recession
Jun10

IMF board approves $5 billion lifeline for Ukraine amid coronavirus recession

The International Monetary Fund’s executive board approved on Tuesday a $5 billion loan deal for Ukraine that Kiev says is needed to stave off default as the coronavirus pandemic plunges the Eastern European country’s economy into recession. …read more Source::...

Dutch MH17 trial resumes, defence seeks more time after COVID-19 break
Jun08

Dutch MH17 trial resumes, defence seeks more time after COVID-19 break

Defence lawyers in the trial of the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine on Monday said they needed more time to prepare as public hearings resumed following delays due to the new coronavirus lockdown. …read more Source::...

Dutch MH17 trial resumes after delay due to coronavirus lockdown
Jun08

Dutch MH17 trial resumes after delay due to coronavirus lockdown

Defence lawyers in the trial of the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine on Monday will request more time to prepare as public hearings resumed following delays caused by the coronavirus lockdown. …read more Source::...

Black boxes of downed Ukrainian plane of ‘no help’, Iran claims
Jun07

Black boxes of downed Ukrainian plane of ‘no help’, Iran claims

Tehran says it will transfer boxes of Flight 752 abroad but insists investigation is nearly completeThe black boxes of a Ukrainian plane mistakenly downed near Tehran airport will be of “no help” in any investigation, but Iran is ready to transfer them abroad, state media said Saturday.Flight 752, an Ukraine International Airlines jetliner, was...

Ukranian prosecutors finds no evidence against Hunter Biden
Jun04

Ukranian prosecutors finds no evidence against Hunter Biden

Audit probed energy company Burisma, of which Biden was a board member from 2014-2019An audit of thousands of old case files by Ukrainian prosecutors found no evidence of wrongdoing on the part of Hunter Biden, the former prosecutor general, who had launched the audit, told Reuters.Ruslan Ryaboshapka was in the spotlight last year as the man who...