Section: US & Canada
Keeping Fires Burning in Eastern Ukraine
Avdiivka Coke and Steel in eastern Ukraine has been hit 160 times by military fire, but it is a vital plant and cannot close because of the prohibitive cost of restarting. …read more Source: The New York...
At Least Three Kazakh Citizens Killed In Germanwings Plane Crash
At least three Kazakh citizens and a prominent Kazakh-born opera singer are among the 150 people killed in the crash of a German passenger jet in the French Alps. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s president dismisses powerful governor, setting stage for possible political unrest
Petro Poroshenko’s office said in a statement that Ihor Kolomoysky had asked to be released from his duties as governor of Dnipropetrovsk …read more Source: The Globe and...
Ukrainian Oligarch Igor Kolomoisky Resigns After Tense Standoff With Poroshenko Over UkrNafta
An influential Ukrainian oligarch whose private army had seized control of state-run oil firms has resigned after a tense standoff with security forces in Kiev. Igor Kolomoisky, the former governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region, submitted his resignation after meeting with President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday, according to media reports....
Ukraine’s president dismisses powerful regional governor
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko dismissed the billionaire governor of an eastern region Wednesday following a rancorous dispute pitting the tycoon against the government. The government last week followed through on its plans to dilute the power of Ukraine’s ultra-rich business elite by pushing a law through...
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...
Ukraine president dismisses powerful governor
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: FOX...
Ukraine’s president dismisses powerful regional governor
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has fired the billionaire governor of an eastern region following a rancorous dispute pitting the tycoon against the government. Poroshenko’s office said in a statement Wednesday that Ihor Kolomoysky had asked to be released from his duties as governor of Dnipropetrovsk.read more...
Ukraine’s president fires powerful governor, setting stage for possible political unrest
Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has fired the billionaire governor of an eastern region following a rancorous dispute pitting the tycoon against the government. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine’s president fires powerful regional governor
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has fired the billionaire governor of an eastern region following a rancorous dispute pitting the tycoon against the government. …read more Source: U.S....
