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    Ukraine says cargo traffic resumed in Sea of Azov
    Dec04

    Ukraine says cargo traffic resumed in Sea of Azov

    Ukraine says traffic has resumed to and from its ports on the Sea of Azov following a standoff with Russia. Ukraine’s Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan said merchant ships were moving … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...

    The Latest: Ukraine seeks NATO support over Russia standoff
    Dec04

    The Latest: Ukraine seeks NATO support over Russia standoff

    NATO foreign ministers are meeting with Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Klimkin as the country seeks international backing for its Black Sea standoff with Russia. …read more Source: ABC...

    ‘It’s Like A Big City’ – On Board The World’s Biggest Jumbo
    Dec04

    ‘It’s Like A Big City’ – On Board The World’s Biggest Jumbo

    RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service has been granted exclusive access to film on board a flight of the world’s biggest plane – the Antonov An-225 Mriya cargo plane. The plane was built in the 1980s to carry the Soviet space shuttle, Buran. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukrainian Police Search Russian Orthodox Churches, Homes Of Priests
    Dec04

    Ukrainian Police Search Russian Orthodox Churches, Homes Of Priests

    Ukrainian police have searched several Russian Orthodox churches and the homes of Russian Orthodox priests in several cities, amid growing tensions over the fate of Ukraine’s competing Orthodox faiths. The searches occurred in Kyiv and the nearby Zhytomyr region on December 3 and were part of a criminal investigation into inciting hatred...

    NATO Foreign Ministers To Discuss Missile Treaty Impasse, Kerch Confrontation
    Dec04

    NATO Foreign Ministers To Discuss Missile Treaty Impasse, Kerch Confrontation

    The Black Sea naval confrontation between Russia and Ukraine and the fate of a major Cold War missile treaty will top the agenda for foreign ministers and diplomats from 29 NATO members meeting in Brussels. Ahead of the December 4 meeting, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg demanded that Russia release Ukrainian sailors and naval vessels it...

    President calls up reservists
    Dec03

    President calls up reservists

    KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president on Monday announced a partial call-up of reservists for training amid tensions with Russia, saying the country needs to beef up its defenses to counter the threat of a Russian invasion. The Kremlin dismissed the Ukrainian leader’s statement as an “absurd” attempt to inflame tensions. Tensions...

    Pompeo at NATO as U.S. and allies prepare response to Russian aggression in Ukraine
    Dec03

    Pompeo at NATO as U.S. and allies prepare response to Russian aggression in Ukraine

    BRUSSELS —The Trump administration will push behind the scenes of a major NATO meeting here this week to convince America’s European allies to show more “leadership” in confronting Russia over its provocations in Ukraine, following Moscow’s recent and brazen attack on three Ukrainian ships. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo...

    Ukrainian police search homes of Russian Orthodox priests
    Dec03

    Ukrainian police search homes of Russian Orthodox priests

    Ukrainian police are searching the homes of Russian Orthodox priests and Orthodox churches as Kiev pushes for the creation of an independent Ukrainian church …read more Source: ABC...

    Ukrainian police search homes of Russian Orthodox priests
    Dec03

    Ukrainian police search homes of Russian Orthodox priests

    Ukrainian police searched the homes of Russian Orthodox priests and Russian Orthodox churches in several cities Monday, stepping up pressure as Kiev pushes for the creation of an independent Ukrainian … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...

    Germany to Back Russian Gas Link Despite Ukraine Tensions
    Dec03

    Germany to Back Russian Gas Link Despite Ukraine Tensions

    Germany will not withdraw its political support for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline with Russia, its foreign minister said on Monday, as some lawmakers suggested curtailing the project to punish Moscow for its seizure of Ukrainian ships and their crew. Russia is resisting international calls to release three Ukrainian ships seized last month in...