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Right-wing Party Exits Parliamentary Coalition in Ukraine
A right-wing party says it is leaving Ukraine’s ruling parliamentary coalition because it’s opposed to a constitutional amendment that would give greater powers to the rebel-held eastern region.The Radical Party of Oleh Lyashko, which came in fifth in last year’s election,… …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s Radical Party Quits Government In Protest Over Decentralization Bill
The leader of Ukraine’s Radical Party, Oleh Lyashko, has announced his party is quitting the coalition government. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Expels Ukrainian Diplomat
Russia’s Foreign Ministry says Moscow has expelled an Ukrainian diplomat in retaliation for Kyiv’s expulsion of a Russian diplomat. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Death Toll From Violent Protest in Ukraine Rises to 3
The death toll from violent protests in Ukraine rose to three on Tuesday when two more National Guard officers died from injuries suffered in a grenade explosion, officials said. In the worst outburst of violence in Kyiv since the new government took power in 2014, nationalist protesters clashed with police and National Guard troops outside...
Fragile Ceasefire Holds Between Ukraine Forces and Pro-Russian Separatists
Government and separatist representatives agreed last week to strive to end all violations from Tuesday. …read more Source:...
Right-wing party exits parliamentary coalition in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A right-wing party says it is leaving Ukraine’s ruling parliamentary coalition because it’s opposed to a constitutional amendment that would give greater powers to the rebel-held eastern region.The Radical Party of Oleh Lyashko, which came in fifth in last year’s election, said Tuesday that it is leaving the...
Right-wing party exits parliamentary coalition in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine — A right-wing party says it is leaving Ukraine’s ruling parliamentary coalition because it’s opposed to a constitutional amendment that would give greater powers to the rebel-held eastern region.The Radical Party of Oleh Lyashko, which came in fifth in last year’s election, said Tuesday that it is leaving the...
Amid violence in Kiev, Ukraine tries to find a ‘decentralized’ peace (+video)
Ukraine’s parliament took a first step toward granting powers to rebel regions. But deadly clashes in the capital show the depth of resistance to such changes. …read more Source: Christian Science...
Ukrainian govt, rebels: much-anticipated cease-fire holds
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian government and Russia-backed rebels say a much-anticipated cease-fire is holding. …read more Source: CNS...
Big guns in east Ukraine fall silent, two more die from wounds in Kiev protests
KIEV (Reuters) – A fragile truce between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists appeared to be holding on Tuesday as both… …read more Source:...
