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Swiss Extend Freeze of Ben Ali, Mubarak, Yanukovych Assets
Switzerland has decided to keep assets of the former presidents of Tunisia, Egypt and Ukraine and their associates frozen for another year, a move meant to support investigators’ efforts.Assets belonging to and related to ousted presidents Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia… …read more Source:...
NATO Chief Laments ‘serious’ Security Problems in Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says security problems are undermining peace efforts in eastern Ukraine, as a routinely violated cease-fire barely holds in the separatist Donbass region.Opening talks between NATO and Ukraine foreign ministers Wednesday, Stoltenberg… …read more Source:...
NATO Chief Laments ‘serious’ Security Problems in Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says security problems are undermining peace efforts in eastern Ukraine, as a routinely violated cease-fire barely holds in the separatist Donbass region.Opening talks between NATO and Ukraine foreign ministers Wednesday, Stoltenberg… …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s Leader Urges EU to Extend Sanctions against Russia
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has urged the European Union to extend sanctions against Russia, which he says continues its armed aggression in eastern Ukraine against international agreements.Poroshenko was in Poland on Friday for talks and signing deals on… …read more Source:...
Ex-Ukrainian President Testimony Postponed
Video testimony by Ukraine’s ousted president was postponed on Friday in the trial of five former special forces policemen charged with fatally shooting scores of demonstrators.The shootings in February 2014 were the bloody climax of months of demonstrations on Kiev’s main… …read more Source:...
Ukraine Says It’s Ready to Resume Gas Purchases from Russia
Ukraine’s state-owned energy company says it’s ready to resume gas purchases from Russia.The statement was released several hours after the Russian energy minister and the European Union’s energy chief met for talks in Moscow on Friday and said representatives of the EU,… …read more Source:...
Ukrainian Lawmaker Punches Colleague at Parliament Meeting
A Ukrainian lawmaker has punched his colleague in the face, the latest brawl in the nation’s raucous parliament.Opposition Bloc head Yuri Boiko first listened calmly as Radical Party head Oleh Lyashko was denouncing him as a Kremlin agent in Ukraine during Monday’s meeting… …read more Source:...
Poland Probes Burning of Ukraine Flag at Far-right March
Poland’s Foreign Ministry says the country is investigating the burning of a Ukrainian flag during a march by far-right nationalists, an incident that comes amid increased tensions between the Slavic neighbors.Ministry spokeswoman Joanna Wajda said on Twitter that police… …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s Police Chief Resigns, Complains of Gov’t Pressure
Ukraine’s police chief, who was driving reforms through the country’s notoriously corrupt police force, has resigned after a year in the job, complaining of government pressure.Khatiya Dekanoidze, who also was a deputy interior minister, told a televised news conference… …read more Source:...
NATO Official: Alliance Seeks Dialogue, Deterrence on Crimea
A top NATO official says the alliance wants to engage Russia in dialogue despite concern about Moscow’s military buildup in Crimea.NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller said Monday the alliance was “very concerned” that Russia has “clearly been refurbishing… …read more Source:...
