Section: International Business Times (USA)
Ukraine HIV Travel Ban: Kiev Lifts Restrictions For HIV-Positive People
Ukraine announced Wednesday it had lifted its ban on entry and foreign-travel for HIV-positive people, Agence France Presse reported. The former Soviet-ruled state hopes the policy change will help improve its relations with Europe. …read more Source: International Business...
Illegal Uranium Dirty Bomb: Ukrainian Security Forces Arrest Criminal Gang Trying To Sell Ore-Grade Uranium
Ukrainian security services have prevented a criminal gang in the west of the country from selling a small piece of ore-grade Uranium after conducting an armed raid Wednesday. A Kiev government spokesperson said that the confiscated piece of nuclear material could not have been used directly to cause an explosion. …read more Source:...
Russia Starts Destroying Banned Western Imported Food As Putin’s Presidential Decree Comes Into Force
A decree signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, ordering the destruction of all confiscated food products imported from the West, came into force Thursday. Russia imposed bans on food products imported from the European Union or the United States in 2014, responding to Western economic sanctions over its alleged involvement in the ongoing...
Mistral Warships Deal Update: Russia, France Agree To Terms On Canceled Agreement
The office of French President Francois Hollande said Wednesday that he had reached an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin on compensation terms for a canceled deal to deliver two Mistral warships to Russia, Agence France-Presse reported. The deal was shelved after Russia annexed Crimea in March 2014, spurring sanctions from West....
Putin In Crimea: Tensions Over Holy Orthodox Christian Site Soar As Priest Appointed To Oversee Archaeological Site
Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a controversial move toward placing an important archaeological site and nature preserve under the control of the Kremlin with an Orthodox priest at the helm. Tauric Chersonesos, an ancient Greek colony founded approximately 2,500 years ago, is expected to be put on a list of Russian cultural heritage...
Defying Russia, Ukraine Grants Citizenship To Prominent Kremlin Critics: Maria Gaidar and Vladimir Fedorin Accept Ukrainian Passports
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko granted Ukrainian citizenship to two prominent Russians in a ceremony Tuesday. Outspoken Kremlin critics Maria Gaidar and Vladimir Fedorin accepted the Ukrainian passports from Poroshenko in a move that sparked anger and disappointment from many Russian officials. …read more Source: International Business...
‘Russian’ Soldier Discovered In Donbas, Kiev Slams Russia For Backing East Ukraine Rebels
A soldier fighting for pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine has sparked yet another war of words between Kiev and Moscow by claiming he is from 16th Airborne Brigade of the Russian army, according to a report Monday from the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe, the group charged with overseeing the conflict. While Ukrainian...
Ukrainian Presidential Nominee Blames Poroshenko Government For ‘Pushing Away’ Crimea
Ukraine Salvation Committee presidential candidate Vladimir Oleinik said Monday the current government should be blamed for losing Crimea to Russia. Oleinik, accompanied by former Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov, told a press conference Crimea left Ukraine because it sensed war was imminent. …read more Source: International Business...
East Ukraine Conflict: Four Ukrainian Troops Dead As Ceasefire Breached 140 Times In 24 Hours
Four Ukrainian soldiers died overnight Sunday and Monday morning during intense clashes with Russian-backed rebels in the contested region of Donbas, according to a report by the pro-Ukrainian news web site Unian. The deaths came after February’s Minsk II ceasefire agreement was breached around 140 times in 24 hours. …read more...
Russia May Stop Cooperating With US On Global Issues Like ISIS, Foreign Ministry Hints
Russia has condemned fresh U.S. sanctions against its companies. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the United States was trying to aggravate tensions with Moscow. The Russian ministry said that the U.S. move would not be left without reaction. The ministry hinted in a statement that Washington continued to use the Ukraine situation as an...
