Section: Boston Herald (USA)
Parliamentary coalition in Ukraine shows cracks
KIEV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian parliament majority showed cracks on Tuesday after a right-wing party said it was exiting the coalition over a measure to give more powers to Ukrainian regions, including the rebel-held east.The announcement from the Radical Party of Oleh Lyashko, which came in fifth in last year’s election, came on the day...
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...
Grenade explodes during Ukraine clashes; 1 officer killed
KIEV, Ukraine — A grenade exploded outside Ukraine’s parliament during a nationalist protest against a vote to give greater powers to separatist regions in the east, killing one police officer, the interior ministry said. About 100 other officers were injured in the clashes, 10 of them seriously.Some of the officers were injured in the...
Ukraine police officer killed, 100 others injured in clashes
KIEV, Ukraine — Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov says one law enforcement officer has been killed and about 100 others injured in clashes outside parliament.Police and nationalist protesters clashed outside the Supreme Rada on Monday afternoon after a controversial vote to give greater power to separatist regions in the east.A military...
Clashes in Ukraine injure 100 officers after vote on east
KIEV, Ukraine — Clashes broke out between police and nationalist protesters outside the Ukrainian parliament on Monday after a controversial vote to give greater powers to separatist regions in the east. About 100 law enforcement officers were injured, 10 of them seriously, the interior ministry said.At least some of the officers were injured in...
Ukrainian filmmaker sentenced to 20 years by Russian court
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia — A Russian court convicted a prominent Ukrainian filmmaker on Tuesday of conspiring to commit terror attacks and sentenced him to 20 years in prison in what critics called a politically motivated show trial.The court in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don said Oleg Sentsov had set up a terror cell in the Crimean Peninsula,...
Dutch, Ukrainians, Australians mark year since MH17 downing
NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands — Her voice cracking with emotion, Asmaa Aljuned delivered a parting message Friday that her late husband never got to tell passengers on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 a year ago.”On behalf of Malaysia Airlines and the rest of the crew, once again we would like to thank you for flying with us,” said Aljuned, the...
Right Sector gunmen take boy hostage in western Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine — Two gunmen from Ukraine’s notorious nationalist militia Right Sector have briefly taken a six-year-old boy hostage in western Ukraine as a standoff between the gunmen and police entered its third day.Two people were killed Saturday in a Right Sector gun-and-grenade attack on police in a western Ukrainian city. Police had...
Land mine blast in east Ukraine kills 5 soldiers, wounds 3
MOSCOW — Ukraine says five of its soldiers were killed and three wounded when a land mine exploded in the east of the country, where government troops are fighting Russia-backed separatists.The presidential administration spokesman for the military operation, Alexander Motuzyanik, told reporters Sunday that the explosion occurred the previous day...
EU to extend Russia sanctions by 6 months
BRUSSELS — The European Union is set to extend economic sanctions against Russia until January to keep pressure on Moscow over the conflict in eastern Ukraine.An EU diplomat said Wednesday that European ambassadors decided to prolong “the most serious package of our sanctions” before they expire next month.EU foreign ministers must...
