Section: US & Canada
Democratic values still at heart of changes taking place four years after Euro-Maidan
KYIV – Four years after the Euro-Maidan Revolution erupted in November 2013, political and sociological experts still believe that the following year, 2014, was a breakthrough year for Ukraine that firmly set the country’s course of development towards democratization and embracing European values. …read more Source: The Ukrainian...
German satirical show pokes fun at Poroshenko; Ukrainians not laughing
KYIV – A satirical animated series produced by Germany’s international broadcaster aims to poke fun at Eastern European leaders and their antics – but Ukrainians aren’t laughing. Many have expressed outrage at Deutsche Welle after its Russian service aired an episode of the new weekly program, “Zapovednik” (Nature Reserve), saying it...
EU Parliament hails Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova reforms; eyes Russia pressure
BRUSSELS – European Parliament lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a resolution praising reforms in Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova and said the three former Soviet republics could eventually be considered for membership in the European Union. The resolution on November 15 also vowed to maintain “collective pressure on Russia to resolve the conflicts in...
Ukraine’s Tymoshenko Urges ‘Different Negotiating Format’ On Eastern Conflict
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has said the Minsk process for resolving the conflict in eastern Ukraine has failed to produce results and needs to be accompanied by a parallel peace process based on the 1994 Budapest Memorandum. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Tymoshenko Urges ‘Different Negotiating Format’ On Eastern Conflict
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has said the Minsk process for resolving the conflict in eastern Ukraine has failed to produce results and needs to be accompanied by a parallel peace process based on the 1994 Budapest Memorandum. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Crimean Tatar Activist Dies After Search by Russian Agents
Vedzhie Kashka, 83, “a legendary woman of the Crimean Tatar national movement” who once worked with Andrei Sakharov, was buried on Friday. …read more Source: The New York...
EU’s Tusk Slams Russian ‘Aggression’ In Ukraine
European Council President Donald Tusk condemned what he called Russian “aggression” in Ukraine, stressing that the best future for Ukraine and other countries in the region lay in close ties with the European Union. He was speaking in Brussels after a summit of the EU’s Eastern Partnership, which brings together the leaders...
EU’s Tusk Slams Russian ‘Aggression’ In Ukraine
European Council President Donald Tusk condemned what he called Russian “aggression” in Ukraine, stressing that the best future for Ukraine and other countries in the region lay in close ties with the European Union. He was speaking in Brussels after a summit of the EU’s Eastern Partnership, which brings together the leaders...
Separatist Leader In Ukraine’s Luhansk Resigns Amid Power Struggle
The head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine, Igor Plotnitsky, has stepped down amid a fierce power struggle among the Russia-backed separatists that has unfolded over the last several days. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Separatist Leader In Ukraine’s Luhansk Resigns Amid Power Struggle
The head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine, Igor Plotnitsky, has stepped down amid a fierce power struggle among the Russia-backed separatists that has unfolded over the last several days. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
