Section: CTV (Canada)
Ukraine: $6M bribe attempt to close case against gas head
Ukrainian authorities say they have intercepted an attempt to offer a $6 million bribe in return for the dropping of a criminal investigation into the head of a natural gas company where the son of former U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden once held a board seat. …read more Source:: CTV...
Ukraine continues to battle forest fire near Chernobyl
Emergency teams in Ukraine on Monday continued battling a forest fire in the contaminated area around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant that has raised radiation fears. …read more Source:: CTV...
Trump fires watchdog who handled Ukraine complaint
President Donald Trump abruptly fired the inspector general of the intelligence community, sidelining an independent watchdog who played a pivotal role in his impeachment. …read more Source:: CTV...
MH17 relatives protest Russian actions with 298 empty chairs
The families of people killed when a missile shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 set out 298 white chairs outside the Russian Embassy on Sunday in a silent protest against Moscow’s lack of co-operation in the investigation into the downing of the passenger jet. …read more Source:: CTV...
Reports: Laughing gas suspected in Ukraine chess deaths
Two young Ukrainians prominent in the country’s chess circles have been found dead in Moscow, and news reports say so-called laughing gas is suspected in their deaths. …read more Source:: CTV...
Ukraine pledges help for airline compensation for Iran plane crash victims
Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada says his government will help Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne secure compensation from Ukraine International Airlines for the families of all those killed on Flight 752, including 57 Canadians. …read more Source:: CTV...
Ukraine destroys 37,000 bottles of adulterated vodka
Ukrainian authorities began the task of destroying 37,000 bottles of illicit adulterated vodka, a national ‘record’ in a country where consumption of illegal alcohol regularly poisons and even kills. …read more Source:: CTV...
Ukrainian protesters hurl stones at evacuees from China
Ukraine’s effort to quarantine more than 70 people evacuated from China over the new virus outbreak plunged into chaos Thursday as local residents opposing the move hurled stones at the evacuees and engaged in violent clashes with police. …read more Source:: CTV...
Ukraine’s president vows to end war, invites Trump to Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed Saturday to end the separatist conflict in the east of his country, where fighting between Russia-backed rebels and Ukrainian troops has killed more than 14,000 people since 2014. …read more Source:: CTV...
Trump fires two major impeachment figures – Alexander Vindman and Gordon Sondland
U.S. President Donald Trump fired two key impeachment witnesses Friday, dismissing Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the top Ukraine expert at the National Security Council, and U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland. …read more Source:: CTV...
