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Russian, Ukrainian, German, French officials meet on Ukraine
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Ukrainian cooking shakes off the old Soviet fur coat
Forget the stereotype: Ukranian cuisine is about more than just borscht, as a new cookbook shows. “Potatoes,” Olia Hercules fumes. “Everyone thinks I’ve written a book about bloody potatoes.” It must be said that there is the odd spud in Mamushka (Mitchell Beazley), her surprisingly colourful celebration of Ukrainian food (after all, how...
Biden, Poroshenko discuss need for reforms in Ukraine: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko discussed the need for governance reforms in Ukraine during a phone call on Thursday, the White House said. …read more Source:...
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IN TSARSKOE SELO (“Tsar’s Village”), a smart district in Kiev, Ukraine’s president, Petro Poroshenko, owns a swathe of desirable land. Across the street sits a sprawling compound belonging to Ihor Kononenko, the president’s friend and deputy head of his parliamentary faction. The two men met during their Soviet army service....
Putin praises Russian military over Crimea manoeuvrs
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Crimean singer in line to represent Ukraine at Eurovision
Song recounts deportation of Tatars under Stalin, but supporters unable to vote because of Russian annexation. RFE/RL reportsThe leading contender to represent Ukraine in this year’s Eurovision song contest is a 32-year-old hoping to sing about the mass deportation of Crimean Tatars under Stalin. Jamala won the quarter-finals of a...
3 people killed by land mine in eastern Ukraine
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Lagarde warns Ukraine over pace of reform
IMF chief says that without a big push ‘it is hard to see how the IMF-supported programme can continue’ …read more Source: Financial...
IMF warns Ukraine it will halt $40bn bailout unless corruption stops
Christine Lagarde has said it is hard to see the programme continuing ‘without substantial effort’ to improve governanceThe International Monetary Fund has warned it will halt its $40bn (£28bn) bailout programme to Ukraine unless the conflict-torn eastern European country takes immediate action to tackle corruption.The IMF’s...
Russia puts nearly 10,000 troops on alert at Ukraine border as Putin’s war games intensify
VLADIMIR PUTIN has raised the stakes with the West after staging military drills with thousands of troops and hundreds of warplanes on the border with Ukraine. …read more Source:...
