Section: KXAN (USA)
Kiev demonstrators attack Russian banks
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Nationalist demonstrators in Ukraine have 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. Demonstrators on Saturday threw rocks through windows at the offices of Alfa Bank and Sberbank and damaged furniture and...
German, French ministers plan Ukraine trip amid turmoil
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister and his new French counterpart plan to make a joint visit to Kiev on Monday to prod Ukraine’s squabbling politicians to push ahead with reforms. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s spokesman, Martin Schaefer, said Friday he will meet in Berlin with French Foreign Minister...
UN says conflict in Ukraine has affected 580,000 children
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations children’s agency says the conflict in Ukraine has deeply affected 580,000 children close to the front lines and in areas not under government control in the volatile east. UNICEF said in a statement released late Thursday that 200,000 youngsters — more than a third — need psycho-social support....
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. The move by Samopomich (Self Help), which has 26 seats in the 450-seat parliament, leaves the coalition partners with 217 votes. Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s...
AP’s Mstyslav Chernov wins Royal Television Society award
LONDON (AP) — Associated Press journalist Mstyslav Chernov has been named camera operator of the year at the Royal Television Society awards in London. Chernov, based in Ukraine, has covered the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine, the aftermath of the deadly terror attacks in Paris in November and Europe’s refugee crisis. He picked up...
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. Tymoshenko’s move came a day after Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s cabinet survived a no-confidence...
Ukraine’s government survives no confidence vote
MOSCOW (AP) — The government of Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk survived a no confidence vote on Tuesday even though a majority of lawmakers harshly criticized its work. The vote reflected simmering political tensions amid Ukraine’s economic troubles that have eroded public support for Yatsenyuk’s Cabinet. The failure to...
Russia halts movement of Ukraine-registered cargo trucks
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian transportation authorities have blocked the movement of Ukraine-registered trucks and detained over 300 cargo vehicles after Ukraine closed its borders to Russia-registered long-haulers. The transport ministry’s Tuesday announcement came after activists in Ukraine began blocking Russia-registered trucks on Sunday....
Tatars step up resistance to Russian rule over Crimea
UROZHAYNE, Crimea (AP) — Elnara Asanova lives alone with her four small children because her husband, an ethnic Tatar, is in jail. Last April, when she was seven months pregnant, police grabbed him from the streets of their village because he had taken part in a Tatar protest against Russian annexation of Crimea. She is not allowed to visit him,...
Ukraine deputy prosecutor resigns, saying cases blocked
MOSCOW (AP) — A Ukrainian deputy general prosecutor has resigned, saying he made the decision because of what he calls endemic corruption in the country’s judicial system and a lack of political will. Vitaly Kasko’s resignation on Monday served yet another blow to Ukraine’s already fragile government and comes on the eve of a...
