Section: CNS News (USA)
France urges EU sanctions against Libya ‘spoilers’
BRUSSELS (AP) — France is urging the European Union to impose sanctions against officials in Libya accused of blocking the unity government there. …read more Source: CNS...
Tymoshenko: Ukraine a ‘corruption conglomerate’
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s vehement former prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, says the leaders who came to power following 2014’s bloody upheavals are stifling the country by tolerating corruption. …read more Source: CNS...
Russian judge sets date for Ukrainian pilot verdict
DONETSK, Russia (AP) — A Russian judge has set a date of March 21-22 for issuing the verdict in the case against jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who is accused of involvement in the deaths of two Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CNS...
France, Germany push Ukraine to implement reforms
BERLIN (AP) — Germany and France are pushing for Ukraine to move ahead with reforms needed in order to implement the year-old Minsk peace agreement. …read more Source: CNS...
Ukraine picks Crimean Tatar for Eurovision singing contest
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukrainians have chosen a Crimean Tatar singer and her song about the mass deportation of Tatars under Josef Stalin as the country’s entry for this year’s Eurovision song contest. …read more Source: CNS...
Ukrainian nationalist activists set up tents on Maidan
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — About 100 nationalist activists have set up tents in central Kiev to press their calls for ousting the Ukrainian government brought to power two years ago following months of protests. …read more Source: CNS...
Kiev demonstrators attack Russian banks
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Nationalist demonstrators in Ukraine on Saturday attacked two offices of Russian banks in the capital amid observances of the second anniversary of the protests that brought down the Russia-friendly president. …read more Source: CNS...
Another faction quits Ukraine’s governing coalition
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Ukraine sank deeper into political turmoil Thursday as the governing coalition lost its majority in parliament after a second faction bailed out. …read more Source: CNS...
Ex-PM Tymoshenko’s faction quits Ukraine governing coalition
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Ukraine saw more political turmoil Wednesday, as former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko announced that her faction was withdrawing from the governing coalition, which she criticized as an obstacle to reforms. …read more Source: CNS...
Ex-PM Tymoshenko’s faction quits Ukraine ruling coalition
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Ukraine’s former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko says her faction is withdrawing from the ruling coalition in parliament. …read more Source: CNS...
