Section: Latin America
Nuclear Accident Not Dangerous Ukraine Official Says
The blow, which happened Friday was sparked by a short circuit in a power outlet system, unrelated to nuclear power production. …read more Source:...
Putin’s allies channelled billions to Ukraine oligarch
MOSCOW/KIEV, (Reuters) – In Russia, powerful friends helped him make a fortune. In the United States, officials want him extradited and put behind bars. In Austria, where he is currently free on bail of $155 million, authorities have yet to decide what to do with him. He is Dmitry Firtash, a former fireman and soldier. […] …read more...
Ukraine Appoints New Cabinet to Oversee ‘Tough’ Reforms
Ukraine’s new cabinet is stacked with foreign nationals, including a former U.S. State Department official. …read more Source:...
Russia announces war games; UK worried by ‘extremely aggressive’ probing of air space
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia accused NATO yesterday of destabilizing northern Europe and the Baltics by carrying out drills there and announced new military exercises of its own, increasing tension over the Ukraine crisis. NATO responded by blaming Moscow for instability in the region, while British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said he was...
Ukraine Steps Up Artillery Attacks and Blockade on Donbass
Kiev, Bombs on Donetsk, the suspension of services by 252 Ukrainian energy companies and the freezing of state payments, including pensions, on the rebel territory, confirm the denunciations on ethnic cleansing plans in Donbass. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Steps Up Artillery Attacks and Blockade on Donbass
01 de diciembre de 2014, 10:17Kiev, Dec 1 (Prensa Latina) Bombs on Donetsk, the suspension of services by 252 Ukrainian energy companies and the freezing of state payments, including pensions, on the rebel territory, confirm the denunciations on ethnic cleansing plans in Donbass. …read more Source: Prensa...
Kiev Authorities Say Over 700 Missing in War-Torn Eastern Ukraine
At least 700 persons have gone missing in the eastern Ukraine since the outbreak of armed conflict between pro-Russian separatists and government troops in April, Ukrainian authorities said on Friday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Ukraine Seeks German Help against Possible Russian “Winter Offensive”
Ukraine has asked Germany for engines for its troop carriers ahead of a possible Russian “winter offensive” in the eastern part of the country, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said in an interview published on Friday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Ukrainian Lawmakers Maintain Arseniy Yatsenyuk as Prime Minister
The Supreme Council of Ukraine on Thursday named Arseniy Yatsenyuk, 40, as the country’s prime minister by a vote of 231 parliament members, while Vladimir Groysman, 36, was chosen as Speaker of Parliament. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
EU Broadens Black List to Punish Russia for Ukrainian Crisis
27 de noviembre de 2014, 15:29Brussels, Nov 27 (Prensa Latina) The European Union (UE) agreed today at the level of ambassadors of its 28 member countries to add another 16 persons to the black list of 119 Russian officials on whom sanctions have been imposed for their stand on the Ukrainian crisis. …read more Source: Prensa...
