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Ukraine PM says won’t repay Russian debt if no restructuring deal-paper
BERLIN (Reuters) – Ukraine will not pay off its debt to Russia if Moscow does not agree to join in a restructuring deal involving other creditors, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk told German business daily Handelsblatt. …read more Source:...
Russia and Ukraine suspend direct flights between countries
Talks aimed at bringing trade war to and end fail as thousands of travellers and businesspeople now face arduous journeys between nationsDirect flights between Ukraine and Russia were grounded on Sunday, as mistrust between the two countries boiled over into a new trade war that could affect hundreds of thousands of people.“I never thought it...
Ukraine’s statue of Lenin is given makeover to look like Star Wars’ DARTH VADER
The sculpture of the old leader in the city of Odessa was going to be removed by the government under de-communisation laws, but instead it has gone to the Dark Side. …read more Source: Daily...
Ukraine rebels expel Médecins Sans Frontières from region
Self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic blacklists international medical aid charity without giving reasons Rebels in Ukraine have ousted an international task force of doctors in the country’s war-torn east, denying thousands of civilians urgent medical care.The self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic has blacklisted...
Flights between Russia and Ukraine to stop due to sanctions
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Flights between Russia and Ukraine will be terminated on Sunday after the countries exchanged sanctions against their airlines amid a standoff over Moscow’s support of separatists in the east of Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Saturday 24 Oct 2015
Mexico still under threat from hurricane Mexico remains under threat from floods and landslides due to Hurricane Patricia, warns president Enrique Pena Nieto. The US National Hurricane Centre said the hurricane hit as a Category Five storm – the highest classification. The storm arrived in western Mexico, bringing destructive winds and...
Russia and Ukraine to ban direct flights
Direct flights between Ukraine and Russia will stop at midnight on Saturday, as new sanctions initiated by Kiev come into effect. …read more Source:...
Darth Vader statue replaces Lenin monument in Ukraine – video
People dressed as Chewbacca and Stormtroopers from Star Wars attend the unveiling of the Darth Vader monument in Odessa on Friday. The monument, built around a bronze Lenin statue, is part of Ukraine’s de-communisation legislation which was introduced earlier this year. The Darth Vader character attending the event says that he is happy to...
Forced out: Darth Vader replaces Lenin statue in Ukraine
The Star Wars character is a prominent figure in the country’s local politics and has now been recruited to help erase Ukraine’s communist pastJust in time for the release of the latest Star Wars film, Ukrainians have transformed a statue of Lenin into one of Darth Vader, who is an oddly prominent figure in local politics.Lenin, the...
The force awakens (in Ukraine): Darth Vader statue replaces Lenin monument
Artist converts Vladimir Lenin statue in Odessa into a monument to the Star Wars villain and it’s not the first time the George Lucas film has invaded politicsIn Odessa, Ukraine, the force really has been awakened with a statue of Vladimir Lenin being converted into one of the dark lord himself, Darth Vader.While the rest of the world was...
