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    2018 Russian Presidential Election May Coincide with Crimean Annexation Date
    Mar08

    2018 Russian Presidential Election May Coincide with Crimean Annexation Date

    The president of the Duma, Russia’s lower chamber, proposed on Tuesday to set the 2018 Russian presidential election on the anniversary of the annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...

    Russia at UN Court, Blames Ukraine for Majority of Civilian Deaths in Donbass
    Mar08

    Russia at UN Court, Blames Ukraine for Majority of Civilian Deaths in Donbass

    Russian officials at a United Nations top court hearing on Tuesday accused the Ukrainian Army of targeting civilian infrastructure during the war in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...

    IMF Reaches Deal with Ukraine, Paving Way for Next Loan
    Mar05

    IMF Reaches Deal with Ukraine, Paving Way for Next Loan

    The latest tranche of $1 billion was contingent on Ukraine passing an IMF-backed 2017 budget and implementing banking system reforms. …read more Source:...

    Separatist Donetsk Breaks Commercial Ties with Rest of Ukraine
    Mar04

    Separatist Donetsk Breaks Commercial Ties with Rest of Ukraine

    The prime minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic announced on Friday that the separatist region would be breaking all commercial ties with the rest of Ukraine. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...

    Underground Explosion in Ukrainian Mine Where 34 Miners Had Been Working
    Mar03

    Underground Explosion in Ukrainian Mine Where 34 Miners Had Been Working

    An underground methane gas explosion has ripped through a coal mine in western Ukraine where 34 miners were working on Thursday, with a government ministry and a miners’ union offering differing death tolls. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...

    Russian Ruble to Be Currency of Ukraine’s Separatist Region of Luhansk
    Mar01

    Russian Ruble to Be Currency of Ukraine’s Separatist Region of Luhansk

    The self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic in pro-Russian East Ukraine is to use the Russian ruble as its official currency, according to a separatist government statement. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...

    Svitolina Tops Wozniacki to Win Dubai Title
    Feb26

    Svitolina Tops Wozniacki to Win Dubai Title

    Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina defeated Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday to win the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...

    Ukrainian Nationalists Stage a Show of Force in the Capital Kiev
    Feb23

    Ukrainian Nationalists Stage a Show of Force in the Capital Kiev

    Smoke bombs, flares and nationalist imagery made for a highly charged demonstration in the Ukrainian capital on Wednesday as protesters turned out to oppose business dealings with the rebel-occupied east and voiced their support for government reform. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...

    Poroshenko Demands Russian Sanctions Be Doubled due to Donetsk Passports
    Feb22

    Poroshenko Demands Russian Sanctions Be Doubled due to Donetsk Passports

    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko demanded on Tuesday sanctions against Russia be doubled after Moscow announced it would be recognizing passports issued in separatist regions. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...

    Garbiñe Muguruza Pulls Out of Second Round of Dubai Tennis Championships
    Feb21

    Garbiñe Muguruza Pulls Out of Second Round of Dubai Tennis Championships

    Spanish tennis player Garbiñe Muguruza withdrew on Tuesday from the second round match of the Dubai Tennis Championships against Ukraine’s Kateryna Bondarenko due to physical problems. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...