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Ukrainian President Mulling Candidates for Prime Minister
Ukraine’s president is considering the country’s finance minister as a possible replacement for embattled Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk amid talks to end a drawn-out political crisis.President Petro Poroshenko’s spokesman, Svyatoslav Tsegolko, said Monday on Facebook… …read more Source:...
Ukrainian Protesters Demand That Russia Release Savchenko
A few hundred people have marched from Ukraine’s Defense Ministry to the Russian Embassy in Kiev to demand that Russia release Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko.Among those taking part in Tuesday’s demonstration were members of Ukraine’s parliament and a journalist who was… …read more Source:...
Dutch Investigation to Pinpoint MH17 Missile site by Summer
The Dutch-led team carrying out a criminal investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014 says it soon should determine the exact launch site of the missile that brought down the plane, killing all 298 people on board.But… …read more Source:...
Ukrainians Rally to Demand Russia Release Savchenko
About 2,000 people rallied on Independence Square in Kiev on Sunday to demand that Russia release Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, with hundreds then marching to the Russian Embassy to vent their anger.Savchenko was captured in June 2014 while fighting with a Ukrainian… …read more Source:...
France Calls for Prisoner Exchange in Ukraine Conflict
France’s foreign minister is calling for an April 30 deadline for a prisoner exchange in the Ukraine conflict and local elections by mid-year in the Donbas region.After a meeting with his Russian, Ukrainian and German counterparts to examine how the cease-fire in Ukraine is… …read more Source:...
Ukraine Accuses Rebels of Using Grad Missile Launchers
The Ukrainian government on Thursday accused Russian-backed rebels of using large-caliber weapons despite a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine that required both sides to pull back those arms.Fighting in Ukraine’s industrial heartland has intensified in the past weeks as peace… …read more Source:...
Ukraine: 3 Soldiers Killed in Explosion in the East
Ukrainian authorities say three soldiers have been killed and two wounded in the Donbas region in the country’s east as their car exploded.A spokesman for the Ukrainian government, Colonel Andriy Lysenko, reported the deaths during a Wednesday press briefing in Kiev…. …read more Source:...
German, French Foreign Ministers Anxious about Ukraine
The foreign ministers of France and Germany, on a visit to Kiev, are expressing concerns about the political tensions that are impeding reform efforts in Ukraine and about the persisting conflict in eastern Ukraine.The two countries have been trying to help resolve the… …read more Source:...
Ukraine Picks Crimean Tatar for Eurovision
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.Susana Jamaladinova, who performs under the stage name Jamala, was chosen Sunday night by the… …read more Source:...
Ukrainian Nationalist Activists Set up Tents on Maidan
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.They were joined by around 200 others in an anti-government protest Sunday on Independence… …read more Source:...
