Section: The United Kingdom
Ukraine PM candidate Groysman says committed to fighting corruption
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s new candidate for prime minister, Volodymyr Groysman, told parliament on Thursday a government led by him would not tolerate corruption and would look to strengthen ties with Europe, as lawmakers prepared to vote on his nomination. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s president nominates ally for prime minister
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Prosecutor orders suspension of Tatar assembly in Crimea
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UN officer captured in east Ukraine
The United Nations appeals for the immediate release of a staff member held by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine coalition agrees to nominate Groysman for PM: lawmaker
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s coalition has formally agreed to nominate Volodymyr Groysman for the post of prime minister, the deputy head of President Petro Poroshenko’s BPP faction, Oleksiy Honcharenko, said on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian parliament prepares to vote for new prime minister
Volodymyr Groysman appears to have agreed to take role after days of negotiations that paralysed governmentUkraine’s parliament is due to vote on a new prime minister on Thursday, amid hopes a lengthy political crisis that has paralysed the government and worried Kiev’s western allies will come to an end.After days of negotiations on...
Russia pushes back ‘Putin’s bridge’ to annexed Crimea by a year
TUZLA SPIT, Russia (Reuters) – Russia has pushed back the completion date of a showcase multi-billion dollar bridge to link the Russian mainland with annexed Crimea by one year, saying the original plan had to be adjusted to take account of the weight of the trains that will cross it. …read more Source:...
Lithuania blacklists 46 for their role in Savchenko trial
VILNIUS (Reuters) – Lithuania blacklisted several dozen Russians and Ukrainians for their role in the detention and sentencing of the Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko and two other Ukrainians, Lithuania’s foreign minister said on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
Groysman struggles to form Ukraine team
Days of horse-trading hamper agreement but Oleksandr Danyliuk emerges as possible finance minister …read more Source: Financial...
Dutch vote against EU-Ukraine treaty: final result
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch voters rejected the Ukraine-EU treaty by a large margin in a non-binding referendum held last week, according to the final results published by the country’s Election Commission on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
