Section: International Business Times (USA)
Ukraine’s Small Business Owners Face War, Crisis With Optimism – And Dark Humor
KIEV, Ukraine — “The hryvnia is falling!” yelled a vendor as she flipped over a jar filled with water, and bills of the Ukrainian currency tumbled downward. This past weekend, over 15,000 residents of Ukraine’s capital attended the Panic and Hysteria festival, held at the city’s Aviation Museum park, meant to give Ukrainians a...
Ukrainian Oligarch Igor Kolomoisky Resigns After Tense Standoff With Poroshenko Over UkrNafta
An influential Ukrainian oligarch whose private army had seized control of state-run oil firms has resigned after a tense standoff with security forces in Kiev. Igor Kolomoisky, the former governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region, submitted his resignation after meeting with President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday, according to media reports....
Russian Intelligence Agents Arrest Sergey Skirta: Ukrainian Man Allegedly Stole Industrial Secrets
A Ukrainian man was arrested by Russian intelligence agents last month for allegedly trying to steal industrial secrets from Russian companies, Russian authorities announced Tuesday. The undisclosed information Sergey Skirta allegedly sought to pass on to Ukrainian companies for a fee could have potentially caused millions of rubles in damage,...
House Votes In Favor Of US Lethal Aid For Ukraine, But Obama’s Tipping Point Not Reached Yet
A resolution prompting the White House to offer military assistance to Ukraine has passed in the House by 348-48 votes. The measure calls on President Barack Obama to give lethal aid to Ukraine, as the conflict with pro-Russian rebels nears the one-year mark. …read more Source: International Business...
Poroshenko Orders Arrest Of Kolomoisky-Linked Militia Troops For Seizing State-Owned Oil Firm
A provincial leader in Ukraine has reportedly taken control of a major energy firm and barricaded himself inside along with an armed militia, prompting President Petro Poroshenko to warn that no officials would be allowed to keep a “pocket army” and order their arrest, local media reported. Ukrainian security forces have issued a one-day...
Nearly 60% Ukrainians Unhappy With Petro Poroshenko: Poll
Almost two-thirds of Ukrainians were unhappy with the performance of President Petro Poroshenko, who came to power last June, after the ouster of former President Viktor Yanukovych, according to a recent survey conducted by Kiev-based Research and Branding Group. The survey, which was carried out in early March, showed that 58 percent of those...
Ukraine Crisis: US House Urges Obama To Send Weapons
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution on Monday night asking President Obama to send weapons to help the Ukrainian government defend its sovereignty against rebel groups supported by Russia. …read more Source: International Business...
Ukrainians May Get Visa-Free Travel To EU, But War Refugee Crisis Makes Them Less Welcome
European Union governments will meet next week to discuss new rules that could open the EU’s 28 countries to more than 1 million refugees of the Ukrainian war. But, with a conceivably large number of people who may be looking to resettle permanently and a growing backlash against immigrants in many member states, the possible arrangement is...
Georgia Protests: Thousands Turn out In Tbilisi Demanding Government Step Down
Thousands of supporters of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili marched through central Tbilisi on Saturday demanding President Giorgi Margvelashvili and his government step down for failing to properly address an economic crisis devastating Georgians. Protesters were seen holding Ukrainian, European Union and NATO flags to show their...
Danish Warships Could Be Targeted By Russian Nuclear Missiles If Denmark Joins NATO Shield, Diplomat Says
Russia’s ambassador to Denmark warned Saturday that Danish warships could become targets for Russian nuclear missiles if the country joins a U.S.-led NATO missile defense shield expansion. NATO has expanded the highly sophisticated, largely U.S.-funded system in Europe since 2002. But Russia has increasingly griped about the expansion since...
