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Ukraine voting in elections that could cement pro-western stance
Parliamentary vote likely to widen divide between east and west of country as support expected for Petro PoroshenkoUkraine is voting in parliamentary elections that could cement a new pro-western course for the country, seven months after the revolution that toppled the former president, Viktor Yanukovych.But the vote comes while parts of eastern...
Ukraine takes to the polls in presidential election – video
Ukrainian residents cast their votes in the country’s first parliamentary elections since the fall of President Viktor Yanukovich. The poll is expected to underline support for the current president, Petro Poroshenko, and his mandate to end separatist conflict in the east. The election has been called early in an attempt to clear Yanukovich...
Ukraine votes in parliamentary election
First parliamentary poll since downfall of Yanukovich expected to strengthen President PoroshenkoUkrainians are voting in an election that is expected to strengthen President Petro Poroshenkos mandate to end a separatist conflict in the east of the country. Polling stations opened at 8.00 am (0600 GMT) on Sunday in the first parliamentary polls...
The new generation running for parliament in Ukraine
Despite not being a party member and with an unusual route into politics, Alex Ryabchyn is in line to be one of the countrys newest MPsLast summer Alex Ryabchyn was completing a masters in international development at Sussex University. When he graduated he moved back to his native Donetsk, planning to enjoy a quiet life there with his wife and...
Vladimir Putin blames US for Islamist terrorism and Ukraine conflict
President denies Russia has been aggressive in Ukraine and has encroached on the sovereignty of its neighboursVladimir Putin used a meeting with foreign journalists and Russia experts to rail against the United States and the current world order, blaming Washington for many current global problems, including unrest in Ukraine and Islamic...
Ukraine crisis – the view from Russia
Former Russian spy chief Nikolai Patrushev challenges western perspectives on the standoff between Moscow and Kiev in an interview with Rossiyskaya GazetaThe last few months have witnessed a coup détat in Ukraine, military operations by the Ukrainian authorities against the people of Donetsk and Lugansk oblasts and rabidly anti-Russian policies...
G20: feelings about MH17 and Ukraine will have to be put aside for any productive discussion to happen | Malcolm Fraser
If Ukraine is to be a cohesive, peaceful, prosperous country, the pro-Europeans and the pro-Russians will need to cooperate together and learn the art of compromiseIf the G20 is to operate as an effective organisation, its membership must learn to behave with civility to each other. How Australias prime minister Tony Abbott and Russias president...
Can an election calm the crisis in Ukraine?
Analysis: President Petro Poroshenkos bloc is campaigning on a message of peace and unity ahead of Sundays election. But with the country so bitterly divided, parliament is likely to become another battlefield, writes Balázs Jarábik for Eurasia OutlookOctober in Kiev has brought a gorgeous Indian summer. The reprieve from autumns slow creep...
George Soros: Russia poses existential threat to Europe
Investor says Vladimir Putins aggressive nationalism challenges values and principles on which the EU was foundedGeorge Soros has warned that Russias expansionism poses an existential threat to the EU and called for greater material support for Ukraine.The investor and philanthropist argues that Vladimir Putins mix of authoritarianism and...
Ukraine: girl narrowly escapes falling glass as Donetsk arena shelled – video
CCTV footage catches the moment a girl narrowly escapes a massive piece of glass falling from Donetsk Donbass arena. A large part of the glass facade comes away after intense shelling on Monday. Shelling is continuing in the rebel-held city despite a ceasefire agreement between rebels and Ukrainian military … …read more Source: The...
