Section: International Business Times (USA)
Amid Russia Tensions, Ukraine Bans Communist Party After Ruling By Kiev Court
In its latest attempt to separate itself from Russia and its political ideologies, Ukraine has taken steps to outright ban the Communist party there, according to multiple reports. The court in the Ukrainian capital city of Kiev brought down the ruling Wednesday based on an appeal from Ukraine’s Justice Ministry, which had charged the party...
Ukraine Suspends Trade To Crimea Amid Increased Tensions With Russia
In the latest escalation between Ukraine and Russia over Crimea, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Wednesday Kiev would suspend trade to the peninsula starting in 30 days, local media reported. Exceptions have been made for humanitarian aid, important food supplies and some personal items. …read more Source: International...
Russia Cracks Down On Human Rights, Ukrainian ‘Spy’ During John Kerry Visit
On the same day Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to discuss the ongoing wars in Syria and Ukraine, Putin signed a decree allowing Russia’s Constitutional Court to decide whether or not to accept the rulings of international human rights courts and a Moscow court sentenced a Ukrainian citizen to 11...
John Kerry Lands In Moscow, Calls For ‘Real Progress’ On Syria And Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Moscow Tuesday and began talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov with an aim to restore stability in Syria and eastern Ukraine. Kerry, who is seeking to lay the groundwork for a fresh round of talks over a political transition in Syria, will also meet Russian President Vladimir Putin later...
Russia Military Spending 2016: Navy, Air Force To Modernize, Expand, Kremlin Says
The Kremlin announced Monday it would purchase 200 planes and helicopters as well as up to 30 ships and submarines annually to modernize its armed forces, amid high tensions between Ankara and Moscow following a Russian destroyer firing warning shots at a Turkish ship in the Aegean Sea over the weekend. The announcement comes as Russia’s...
Ukraine Parliament Brawl Video: Watch Fight Erupt With Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk And Lawmakers
As Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk was speaking Friday in the country’s parliament, a lawmaker approached him and offered him a bouquet of red roses before trying to remove him from the podium, kicking off another mass brawl among politicians, local media reported. Ukraine’s parliament has seen its fair share of brawls over...
EU Russia Sanctions Extended? Italy Blocks European Union’s Proposal To Renew Legislation Amid Disagreements
The Italian government blocked European Union attempts Wednesday to extend sanctions against Russia, calling on the 28-country bloc to discuss the matter in full first. The EU envoy had hoped to pass the economic sanctions, which were imposed on Moscow last year over its involvement in Ukraine, without delay after an informal agreement was...
Russia-Ukraine Conflict Update: Putin Threatens Lawsuit Against Kiev If $3B Debt Not Paid
The economic battle between Russia and Ukraine could enter the courtroom soon with Russian authorities calling Ukrainian officials “crooks.” Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday if Ukraine does not repay $3 billion worth of debt by the Dec. 20 deadline a lawsuit would be filed, Reuters reported. …read more Source: International...
UN Says Over 9,000 People Killed In Eastern Ukraine Since Last Year, More Than 20,000 Injured
Over 9,000 people have been killed in eastern Ukraine since the beginning of conflict in the region in April last year, according to a new report released Wednesday by the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights. The report said that despite a high number of casualties, a “ceasefire within a ceasefire” agreed upon by Russia and Ukraine in August...
Ukraine’s Corruption Battle: The Fight Against Graft Goes Online
Natalia Shyrba had never even been to the southwestern Ukrainian city of Odessa when she decided to move there in August to take an unpaid job fighting one of the country’s biggest problems: corruption. The 26-year old who was born in Ukraine left behind a comfortable life in Philadelphia to help build an online government platform where...
