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EU: Russia-Ukraine Talks on Gas Supplies to Resume
Russia and Ukraine will resume talks aimed at trying to clinch a deal guaranteeing that Ukraine will receive shipments of Russian natural gas this winter.The European Union, which is hosting the negotiations, announced Thursday that Russia’s minister for energy and… …read more Source:...
OSCE Envoy Regrets Lack of Progress in Ukraine Talks
An envoy from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has voiced regret over the intransigence of Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine, who have insisted on holding local elections in defiance of the Ukrainian government.Ambassador Martin Sajdik, the… …read more Source:...
High-profile Trial of Ukrainian Officer Begins in Russia
A Russian court has begun hearing the high-profile case against Ukrainian officer Nadezhda Savchenko, who is charged in the deaths of two Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine.Russian investigators allege that Savchenko, who served in a volunteer battalion fighting with… …read more Source:...
Ukraine Leader Expresses Wish to Join NATO
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday told the country’s security council that staying out of the NATO alliance was a “criminal” policy that his government is ready to reverse.More than 8,000 people have died in Ukraine’s fight against separatist rebels in the… …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s Richest Man Plays Both sides of War’s Frontline
In this town deep in eastern Ukraine’s rebel heartland, about a quarter of the population works in the coal mines owned by billionaire Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine’s richest man. Here and elsewhere in territory controlled by the separatist insurgency, the tycoon keeps the lights… …read more Source:...
Putin, Berlusconi in Ukraine Probe for Drinking Crimea Wine
Ukrainian prosecutors are reportedly preparing charges against the director of a winery in Russian-occupied Crimea for uncorking a 240-year-old bottle for Russian President Vladimir Putin and former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi.Putin and his old friend Berlusconi spent… …read more Source:...
EU Extends Sanctions against Russia over Ukraine Crisis
The European Union has extended by six months a visa ban and asset freeze targeting several close associates of Russian President Vladimir Putin and others involved in Russia’s annexation of Crimea and other territorial disputes in Ukraine.The EU said Monday that the… …read more Source:...
Elton John Urges Ukraine to Accept Gays
Elton John has called on Ukraine’s business leaders to accept gays in the workplace, telling them that policies “designed to repress LGBT citizens … hinder economic development.”John, who is gay and an outspoken activist, spoke to hundreds of business and political… …read more Source:...
OSCE Head Says Sept. 1 Cease-fire in Eastern Ukraine Holding
A renewed cease-fire in eastern Ukraine has held for more than 10 days, the head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said Saturday, adding that this creates the possibility of progress on the political level to resolve the conflict.Despite a… …read more Source:...
Putin Grants Russian Citizenship to American Boxer
President Vladimir Putin on Saturday granted citizenship to U.S. boxer Roy Jones Jr. after the American asked for a passport over tea in Moscow-annexed Crimea. …read more Source:...
