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    IIF: Ukraine, Creditors in Talks on Possible Debt Restructuring
    Jun20

    IIF: Ukraine, Creditors in Talks on Possible Debt Restructuring

    Ukraine is holding talks with creditors on restructuring its foreign currency debts, an official from an international finance association said on Thursday following recent meetings with Ukrainian officials. Lubomir Mitov, an economist with the Institute of International Finance, said that while Ukraine’s finances were precarious, it was...

    Ukraine Rebels Cite Heavy Losses Battling Kyiv Troops
    Jun19

    Ukraine Rebels Cite Heavy Losses Battling Kyiv Troops

    Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists were locked in fierce fighting in the east of Ukraine on Thursday and a rebel commander acknowledged big losses among separatists heavily outgunned by government forces. Even as President Petro Poroshenko and his team prepared to unveil their blueprint for ending more than two months of rebellion,...

    Ukraine’s Poroshenko to Sign EU Agreement on June 27
    Jun19

    Ukraine’s Poroshenko to Sign EU Agreement on June 27

    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday he would sign an association agreement with the European Union on June 27 and also would send his new foreign minister to Luxembourg next week to lay out a peace plan for the east to EU ministers. Poroshenko made his comments after presenting Pavlo Klimkin, who was earlier endorsed as foreign...

    Russia’s “regrettable step backward” on Ukraine
    Jun19

    Russia’s “regrettable step backward” on Ukraine

    As tensions in eastern Ukraine mount, NATO chief says Moscow has sent about 3,000 soldiers back to border area …read more Source:...

    NATO chief: Russian troop buildup seen
    Jun19

    NATO chief: Russian troop buildup seen

    NATO has seen a “new Russian military buildup” near the border with Ukraine, NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Thursday, a development that may alarm Kiev and the West. …read more Source:...

    Clashes Reported in Ukraine After Cease-Fire Proposal
    Jun19

    Clashes Reported in Ukraine After Cease-Fire Proposal

    Residents of Krasny Liman, a railroad hub, said they had heard heavy shelling outside the town near a checkpoint previously held by rebels. …read more Source: The New York...

    Ukraine Parliament Endorses Poroshenko Nominations Amid Fresh Fighting
    Jun19

    Ukraine Parliament Endorses Poroshenko Nominations Amid Fresh Fighting

    Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has received parliamentary backing for his nominations to several key posts in his new team. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    NATO Chief: More Russian Troops at Ukraine’s Border
    Jun19

    NATO Chief: More Russian Troops at Ukraine’s Border

    NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Thursday that at least a few thousand more Russian troops were now at Ukraine’s eastern border, a build-up he called a regrettable step backwards. “We now see a new Russian military build-up around the Ukrainian border. At least a few thousand more Russian troops are now...

    “A climate of lawlessness prevails”
    Jun19

    “A climate of lawlessness prevails”

    U.N. reports says eastern Ukraine under “a reign of fear” as killings, torture, and abductions by “armed groups” rise dramatically …read more Source:...

    Ukrainian Forces Fire Mortar Rounds At Slovyansk Rebels
    Jun19

    Ukrainian Forces Fire Mortar Rounds At Slovyansk Rebels

    Ukrainian troops positioned in the village of Skhidne near Slovyansk on June 18 used mortar fire against rebels holed up in the city. They also fired a cannon mounted on a Ukrainian-designed BTR-4E armored personnel carrier. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...