Section: US & Canada
Ukraine holds local elections that test oligarchs’ reach
MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians voted Sunday in local elections seen as a test of strength for President Petro Poroshenko's government and for the oligarchs accustomed to running their own regions, but a last-minute dispute blocked the ballot in a key port city…. …read more Source: Associated...
Direct Flights End Between Russia, Ukraine
Direct airline flights between Russia and Ukraine have stopped. The move announced last month by Kyiv is the latest in a series of tit-for-tat measures imposed over the conflict in Ukraine. The ban began at midnight, after talks to avoid it failed last week. About 70,000 passengers a month will be affected and analysts said it will be especially...
Direct Flights between Russia and Ukraine Stopped
Direct flights between Russia and Ukraine have stopped as a result of continuing tensions over Russia’s annexation of Crimea and backing of separatists in eastern Ukraine.Travelers between the two nations will now have to fly through another country, take the overnight… …read more Source:...
Ukraine Holds Local Elections That Test Oligarchs’ Reach
Ukrainians voted Sunday in local elections that were seen as a test of the strength of President Petro Poroshenko’s government and of the oligarchs accustomed to running regions of the country.Voters were choosing more than 10,700 local councils as well as mayors. However,… …read more Source:...
Ukrainian Lenin Statue Turned Into Darth Vader
A statue memorializing Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin in the Ukraine has been transformed into a monument to Darth Vader. The new statue, first reported by the news site Dumskaya, was unveiled Friday in the city of Odessa. It comes in the wake of a law requiring “decommunization” in Ukraine. Instead of destroying the statue it its entirety, artist...
Direct flights between Russia and Ukraine stopped
MOSCOW (AP) — Direct flights between Russia and Ukraine have stopped as a result of continuing tensions over Russia’s annexation of Crimea and backing of separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: U.S....
No more direct flights between Russia and Ukraine as mutual ban takes effect
Direct flights between Russia and Ukraine have stopped as a result of continuing tensions over Russia’s annexation of Crimea and backing of separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
Direct flights between Russia and Ukraine stopped
MOSCOW (AP) — Direct flights between Russia and Ukraine have stopped as a result of continuing tensions over Russia’s annexation of Crimea and backing of separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CNS...
Direct flights between Russia, Ukraine stopped as mutual ban takes effect
Direct flights between Russia and Ukraine have stopped as a result of continuing tensions over Russia’s annexation of Crimea and backing of separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
Direct flights between Russia and Ukraine stopped
Direct flights between Russia and Ukraine have stopped as a result of continuing tensions over Russia’s annexation of Crimea and backing of separatists in eastern Ukraine. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
