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VIDEO: Water thrown in Ukrainian government row
Ukraine’s interior minister publishes video of a spat with former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili …read more Source:...
Russia to suspend Ukraine trade pact
Russia’s president Vladimir Putin has signed a decree that will exclude Ukraine from a free trade zone that includes former Soviet countries from 1 January. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian minister and Odessa governor trade insults – video
An argument between the Ukrainian interior minister Arsen Avakov and Odessa governor Mikheil Saakashvili comes to a head when Avakov throws water at Saakashvili at a heated government meeting on Tuesday. The water fight happened after a slanging match over who is more corrupt. Last week Ukrainian MPs got into a brawl during a parliament session...
Russia says out-of-court deal on Ukraine debt impossible
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Wednesday an out-of-court settlement of the dispute over the Ukrainian debt to Russia was impossible. …read more Source:...
Ukraine to suspend trade with Crimea in 30 days: PM Yatseniuk
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine will suspend trade with Crimea in 30 days time, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Wednesday, adding that restoring electricity to the peninsula will be a separate issue. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s leaders say dismissing PM not on the agenda
KIEV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian parliament should not consider dismissing Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk, the country’s president, parliament’s speaker and Yatseniuk said in joint statement on Tuesday, in which they called on lawmakers to work together to pass critical reform bills. …read more Source:...
Sign from God? Divine intervention claim as ‘mysterious crosses’ appear over warzones
BIZARRE flying cross shapes that some believe are ‘heavenly signs’ have been allegedly filmed appearing near the conflict zones of the war in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Russia supplies Syria mission with old cargo ships bought from Turkey
LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Earlier this year, an old refrigerator ship called the Georgiy Agafonov, built to transport fruit and vegetables for the Soviet Union, was quietly gathering rust in the Ukrainian port of Izmail where the Danube flows into the Black Sea. …read more Source:...
EU expected to agree on extending Russian sanctions on Friday
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is set to agree a six-month extension of its economic sanctions on Russia on Friday, once Italy’s prime minister has discussed the issue with his fellow leaders at a summit in Brussels, diplomats said on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
