Section: ABC News (USA)
In Russia and Ukraine, no social distance on crowded beaches
Tens of thousands of vacation-goers in Russia and Ukraine have descended on Black Sea beaches to get a break from coronavirus lockdowns since the pandemic is preventing residents of the two countries from traveling farther afield …read more Source:: ABC...
Ukraine’s parliament accepts chief banker’s resignation
Ukraine’s parliament has accepted the resignation of the country’s top banker, who has stepped down citing political pressure …read more Source:: ABC...
Sweden: Iran to compensate Ukraine plane crash victims
Sweden says Iran has agreed to start talks on compensating families of the foreign victims of the Ukrainian passenger plane shot down outside Tehran in January …read more Source:: ABC...
Ukraine’s central banker chief steps down citing pressure
Ukraine’s president on Thursday accepted the resignation of the country’s central bank chief, who has complained of political pressure …read more Source:: ABC...
EU prolongs sanctions against Russia over Ukraine conflict
The European Union is prolonging economic sanctions against Russia for six months for failing to live up to its commitments to the peace agreement in Ukraine …read more Source:: ABC...
Residents of eastern Ukraine vote on extending Putin’s rule
Residents of separatist-controlled regions in eastern Ukraine who have Russian citizenship are travelling to Russia to vote on constitutional amendments that would allow President Vladimir Putin to remain in power until 2036 …read more Source:: ABC...
Ukraine asks EU, NATO to help deal with damage from floods
Ukraine is asking the European Union and NATO for help coping with the aftermath of massive floods in the country’s west …read more Source:: ABC...
Defense lawyers in MH17 plane trial seek more investigations
Defense lawyers for a Russian charged with involvement in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 say the nearly six-year investigation into the deadly incident still has not produced a definitive picture of what happened …read more Source:: ABC...
Defense lawyers seek more investigations into MH17 downing
Defense lawyers for a Russian charged with involvement in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 have cast doubt on prosecutors’ assertions that the passenger jet was shot down by a surface-to-air missile …read more Source:: ABC...
Ukraine receives $60M worth of military equipment from US
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv says it has received more than $60 million worth of weapons and other equipment for Ukraine as part of the U.S. security aid program with the country …read more Source:: ABC...
