Section: ABC News (USA)
Ukraine’s Police Chief Resigns, Complains of Gov’t Pressure
Ukraine’s police chief, who was driving reforms through the country’s notoriously corrupt police force, has resigned after a year in the job, complaining of government pressure …read more Source: ABC...
Saakashvili Declares Push for Early Elections in Ukraine
Mikhail Saakashvili, the former Georgian president who has resigned as governor of Ukraine’s Odessa region, says he will push for early elections in the country …read more Source: ABC...
Markets Right Now: Russia Rises Amid Hope for Sanctions End
Russia’s main share index closed up 2.2 percent, leading emerging markets, amid speculation that Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president could spell an eventual end to sanctions imposed over the Ukraine crisis …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko Says Saakashvilli Could Join Opposition
Ukraine’s president has suggested former Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili is stepping down as governor of Odessa region to boost own political career …read more Source: ABC...
Russia Says Crimea-Turkey Ferry Service Restored
A Russian deputy says that a boat service has been restored between Turkey and the Crimean region annexed by the Kremlin …read more Source: ABC...
NATO Official: Alliance Seeks Dialogue, Deterrence on Crimea
A top NATO official says the alliance wants to engage Russia in dialogue despite concern about Moscow’s military buildup in Crimea …read more Source: ABC...
Ukrainian President Falls Victim of Phone Hoax
Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan are investigating how an unidentified person telephoned the Ukrainian president posing as his Kyrgyz counterpart …read more Source: ABC...
Putin Leads Inauguration of Statue of Prince Vladimir
Russian President Vladimir Putin has inaugurated a large statue outside the Kremlin to a 10th century prince of Kiev with whom he shares the same first name …read more Source: ABC...
Dutch Government to Keep Seeking EU-Ukraine Compromise
The Dutch government says it is still searching for a compromise that will allow it to sign off on a free trade pact between the European Union and Ukraine by addressing concerns that led to voters in the Netherlands rejecting the deal in a referendum …read more Source: ABC...
Hackers: Emails Show Ties Between Kremlin, Ukraine Rebels
A group of Ukrainian hackers has released thousands of emails from an account used by a senior Kremlin official that appear to show close financial and political ties between Moscow and separatist rebels in Eastern Ukraine …read more Source: ABC...
