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Ukraine protests, 2014: Giorgio Bianchi’s prizewinning photography
When thousands of protesters battled police in Kiev’s Maidan last year, Giorgio Bianchi spent weeks capturing the clashes. What did he witness?• Beyond Kiev’s Barricades – in picturesMaidan Nezalezhnosti – or Independence Square – is the central square of the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. The scene of mass popular protest since the birth...
Ukraine forces come under attack from Russian troops: Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian soldiers came under attack from Russian regular forces in the north of the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, a Ukrainian military spokesman said. …read more Source:...
Is Russia pushing into Ukraine or peace?
Is Russia stoking war or pushing peace? …read more Source:...
Ukraine protests: Beyond Kiev’s Barricades – in pictures
Photographer Giorgio Bianchi spent several weeks in Ukraine in February 2014 documenting the violent clashes in the capital between demonstrators and police. His images capturing the protest, death and grief of that time have won him the Terry O’Neill award’s top prize. His work, and that of the other entrants, can be seen at the...
New round of peace talks on Ukraine set for Wednesday: Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – A new round of peace talks on the conflict in eastern Ukraine will be held in Berlin on Wednesday evening with the foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France taking part, a spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry in Berlin said. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian pensioner trains with recruits 40 YEARS younger than her in order to fight
A UKRAINIAN pensioner is ready to fight on the frontline after passing army training with cadets more than 40 YEARS younger than her. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian nationalists hurt in grenade attack, stokes anti-Russian feeling
KIEV (Reuters) – Six people were treated in hospital for injuries on Tuesday after what police said was a grenade attack on a group of Ukrainian nationalists in the eastern city of Kharkiv which several officials blamed on pro-Russian forces. …read more Source:...
MPs urge government to do more to support dairy farmers
Credits: FRED TANNEAU/AFP/Getty Sharp falls in price of milk mean more producers are going out of business every week One-Minute Read Tuesday, January 20, 2015 – 11:03am A cross-bench committee of MPs has urged the government to help struggling dairy farmers, warning that more are going out of business every week because of sharp falls in...
Kremlin says Kiev’s actions damage prospects for Ukraine summit: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Tuesday increased military activity by government forces in east Ukraine had undermined hopes of arranging a four-way summit on the conflict, Russia’s RIA news agency reported. …read more Source:...
Ukraine security ‘is deteriorating’
Monitors in eastern Ukraine warn of a serious deterioration in security as fighting intensifies in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. …read more Source:...
