Section: CTV (Canada)
Ukraine officials arrested, dismissed; stage set for possible political unrest
Ukraine’s president acted to quell a potential source of fresh political unrest Wednesday by dismissing the truculent billionaire governor of a region neighbouring areas where fighting is still taking place between government and separatist forces. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine officials arrested in bribery case on live TV
Ukrainian police officers charged into a televised government meeting Wednesday and detained two top officials on suspicion of extorting bribes. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine’s president fires governor, sets stage for political unrest
Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko dismissed the billionaire governor of an eastern region Wednesday following a rancorous dispute pitting the tycoon against the government. …read more Source: CTV...
Putin says Russia’s military drills will continue
President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that a recent Russian military exercise has marked the beginning of a series of such drills this year, a show of force that comes amid a bitter strain with the West over Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine’s cease-fire deal hurt by deception
Evidence is emerging that the warring Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed rebels are violating a cease-fire agreement to pull back heavy weaponry from the front line. …read more Source: CTV...
Separatist leaders threaten to abandon Ukraine ceasefire
Separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine are threatening to abandon a ceasefire following changes to a law granting their regions self-rule. …read more Source: CTV...
EU unlikely to impose fresh sanctions on Russia, presidency says
European Union leaders are not expected to impose new sanctions against Russia at their summit this week over the conflict in Ukraine as long as the peace agreement is being respected, the EU presidency said Tuesday. …read more Source: CTV...
EU unlikely to impose fresh sanctions on Russia, presidency
European Union leaders are not expected to impose new sanctions against Russia at their summit this week over the conflict in Ukraine as long as the peace agreement is being respected, the EU presidency said Tuesday. …read more Source: CTV...
Russia to send missiles to Baltic exclave as part of military drills
Russia plans to station state-of-the art missiles to its westernmost Baltic exclave and deploy nuclear-capable bombers to Crimea as part of massive war games intended to showcase the nation’s resurgent military power amid bitter tensions with the West over Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
Russia to deploy missiles to Kaliningrad, bombers to Crimea as part of drills
Russia plans to station state-of-the art missiles to its westernmost Baltic exclave and deploy nuclear-capable bombers to Crimea as part of massive war games intended to showcase the nation’s resurgent military power amid bitter tensions with the West over Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
