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1 Killed as Large Fire Rips through Ukraine Military Arsenal
A woman has died in an enormous fire at a Ukrainian munitions dump in the country’s Kharkiv region near the Russian border.The body of the 66-year old woman was found in a house that was hit by a shell near the depot in Balaklia, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service minister… …read more Source:...
Ukraine: Russian Agent Killed Kremlin Critic Voronenkov
A senior Ukrainian official says the killer of Kremlin critic Denis Voronenkov, who was gunned down in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, was a Russian agent.Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to Ukraine’s interior minister, identified the man who shot Voronenkov on Thursday as… …read more Source:...
EU Prolongs Satellite Support to Ukraine Monitors
The European Union is prolonging its satellite imagery support to help observers monitor the conflict in eastern Ukraine.EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said in a statement Friday that satellite imagery “allows for more in-depth monitoring of the situation in… …read more Source:...
Eurovision Offers Russia Remote Performance in Ukraine Show
Organizers of the Eurovision song contest say they’re taking the unprecedented step of offering to let Russia’s contestant perform via satellite after authorities in host Ukraine banned her from entering the country.The European Broadcasting Union says it is offering to… …read more Source:...
20,000 Evacuated after Fire at Military Arsenal in Ukraine
Ukrainian officials say around 20,000 people have been evacuated in the Kharkiv region near the border with Russia after a massive fire at a military ammunition depot.Ukraine’s chief military prosecutor, Anatolii Matios, said on Facebook that the blaze, which erupted early… …read more Source:...
Ukraine: Documents Ready to Ban Russia’s Eurovision Entry
Ukraine’s security service says it has prepared documents to ban Russia’s contestant from this year’s Eurovision song contest, but that a final decision has not been made.Russia chose Yulia Samoylova to represent the country in the May 11-13 contest in Kiev.But Samoylova… …read more Source:...
Ukraine Lawmaker: Manafort Tried to Hide $750,000 Payment
A Ukrainian lawmaker has published a document that he said ties Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, to attempts to hide a $750,000 payment from a pro-Russia political party.Jason Maloni, a spokesman for Manafort, calls the allegations “baseless” and says… …read more Source:...
Blockade of Rebel-held East Forecast to Hurt Ukraine Economy
Ukraine’s central bank says a trade blockade of rebel-held regions in the east is hurting the economy.The National Bank of Ukraine says it has slashed its estimate for economic growth in 2017 to 1.9 percent from the 2.8 percent predicted in January due to the blockade.The… …read more Source:...
Blockade of Rebel-held East Forecast to Hurt Ukraine Economy
Ukraine’s central bank says a trade blockade of rebel-held regions in the east is hurting the economy.The National Bank of Ukraine says it has slashed its estimate for economic growth in 2017 to 1.9 percent from the 2.8 percent predicted in January due to the blockade.The… …read more Source:...
Ukraine Imposes Sanctions on Russian Banks
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed an order imposing sanctions on Russian-owned banks, the latest action designed to protest against Russian support for separatists in the east of the country.The move is designed to stop local affiliates of three Russian… …read more Source:...
