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Saakashvili Steps Down as Head of Corruption-plagued Odessa
Ukrainian news agencies are reporting that Mikhail Saakashvili, the former Georgian president who became governor of Ukraine’s Odessa region, is resigning.Saakashvili was appointed governor of the corruption-riddled Black Sea region in May 2015 but in recent months he has… …read more Source:...
Putin Leads Inauguration of Statue of Prince Vladimir
Russian President Vladimir Putin has led ceremonies launching a large statue outside the Kremlin to a 10th-century prince of Kiev who is credited with making Orthodox Christianity the official faith of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.In a speech by the 16-meter-tall… …read more Source:...
Portugal, Romania to Return to Eurovision Contest in 2017
Organizers of the Eurovision song contest say Portugal and Romania will return as the glitzy, popular show heads to Ukraine’s capital of Kiev next year.The European Broadcasting Union said Monday the May 11-15, 2017 event will have 43 countries taking part, matching the… …read more Source:...
Hackers: Emails Show Ties between Kremlin, Ukraine Rebels
A group of Ukrainian hackers has released thousands of emails from an account used by a senior Kremlin official that appear to show close financial and political ties between Moscow and separatist rebels in Eastern Ukraine.The cache published by Ukrainian group CyberHunta… …read more Source:...
Jailed Ukrainian Filmmaker ‘staying’ in Russia
Ukraine says Russia is refusing to hand over jailed Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit terror attacks by a Russian military court in 2015 and sentenced to 20 years in prison.Ukraine’s Deputy Justice Minister Sergiy Petukhov posted a… …read more Source:...
Thousands Attend Warlord’s Funeral in Ukraine’s Rebel East
Thousands have turned out for the funeral of a senior commander of pro-Russia separatists in eastern Ukraine, who was killed in a bomb blast.Arsen Pavlov, 33, known under his nom de guerre Motorola, was killed Sunday when an unidentified device exploded in an elevator of… …read more Source:...
Germany Hosts Ukraine Summit, Also Expected to Discuss Syria
The leaders of Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France will hold a summit in Berlin for talks on the stagnant peace process in eastern Ukraine – a meeting that also is expected to touch on Syria’s civil war.Prospects of significant progress on either front look poor, but German… …read more Source:...
German, Russian, Ukrainian, French Leaders to Meet in Berlin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will host a meeting with the Russian, Ukrainian and French presidents on Wednesday to discuss efforts toward peace in eastern Ukraine – their first summit in a year, her office said.Merkel invited Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian… …read more Source:...
Amid Tensions, Putin, Hollande, Merkel to Hold Ukraine Talks
Despite growing diplomatic tensions over Syria, the leaders of Russia, France and Germany may meet “very soon” in Berlin to revive peace efforts for Ukraine.Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone Wednesday with French President Francois Hollande and German… …read more Source:...
Serbia: Putin Friend Timchenko Is Named Honorary Consul
Serbia says a billionaire friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin who is on a U.S. sanctions list over Ukraine has agreed to become the Balkan country’s honorary consul.The office of Serbia’s pro-Russian President Tomislav Nikolic said Wednesday that Gennady Timchenko… …read more Source:...
