Section: The United Kingdom
Ukraine man, 23, who faked age for high school pleads guilty
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Lavrov, Kerry to meet on Syria and Ukraine in Geneva on Friday
GENEVA (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will hold talks in Geneva on Friday focusing on the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, both sides said. …read more Source:...
Ukraine at 25
After 25 years of independence, how do Ukrainians see themselves? …read more Source: BBC
Ukraine’s Poroshenko strikes martial tone on independence day
KIEV (Reuters) – Troubled Ukraine put on a show of its military strength on independence day on Wednesday and President Petro Poroshenko said the country had to rely on its own might rather than international guarantees. …read more Source:...
Trump aides covertly fought freeing of Ukraine prisoner
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Crimea’s champagne makers hope to recreate the Soviet glory days
Since the Russian annexation local vineyards have been capitalising on gaps in the market triggered by western sanctionsIt was once the “Coca-Cola of the Soviet Union”, a homegrown luxury promoted by Josef Stalin as a promise of the supposed abundance soon to come to the USSR. Now, more than 80 years since Stalin’s “invention” of Soviet...
25 years with the Soviet Union, 25 without. We want to hear your stories
We’re looking for people who have had the unique experience of living at least half their lives under the USSR By the summer of 1991 it was clear that the Soviet empire’s days were numbered. After widespread shortages of food and other supplies, rising nationalism and demands for independence across Central Asia, a coup against leader...
Russia, Germany, France raise alarm over fighting in Ukraine
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Kremlin says Putin, Merkel, Hollande to meet to discuss Ukraine on Sept. 4-5 at G20
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The leaders of Russia, Germany and France have agreed to meet to discuss the situation in Ukraine on September 4-5 in China on the sidelines of the G20 summit, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s medicine bill slashed by 25% after UK firm brought in to handle procurement
Crown Agents and two UN agencies are working to root out corrupt intermediaries but are facing politcal resistance to changeA British company hired to buy medicines for Ukraine’s health ministry has succeeded in cutting prices by up to a quarter, in a rare success for anti-corruption efforts.Last year, under pressure from activists...
