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    Kharkiv Mayor Returning Home After Postattack Treatment
    Jun17

    Kharkiv Mayor Returning Home After Postattack Treatment

    Thousands have gathered at Kharkiv international airport in eastern Ukraine on June 17 to meet Mayor Hennadiy Kernes, who survived a shooting attack in April and sought treatment in Israel. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    German Minister: EU Summit May Discuss Tougher Russia Sanctions
    Jun17

    German Minister: EU Summit May Discuss Tougher Russia Sanctions

    European Union leaders may use their summit next week to discuss the issue of further sanctions against Russia in the context of a deteriorating situation in Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in the Baltic states on Tuesday. “That might be a debate to be continued at the next meeting of the European heads of...

    Vox Pop: Should Ukrainian FM Resign Over Anti-Putin Slur?
    Jun17

    Vox Pop: Should Ukrainian FM Resign Over Anti-Putin Slur?

    RFE/RL asked residents of Kyiv if they thought Ukraine’s acting Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsya should resign over a profane remark he made about Russian President Vladimir Putin. Kyivans spoke near the Russian Embassy, where the Ukrainian diplomat was caught on camera using a swear word for Putin when he spoke to anti-Russian...

    Russia’s Nationalist Fringe Takes Center Stage In Eastern Ukraine
    Jun17

    Russia’s Nationalist Fringe Takes Center Stage In Eastern Ukraine

    The Kremlin has been talking a lot about the “fascism” supposedly rampant in Ukraine, while members of Russia’s ultranationalist fringe have been busy stoking the unrest in the east. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukrainians Chant Anti-Putin Slur Outside Russian Consulate In Kharkiv
    Jun17

    Ukrainians Chant Anti-Putin Slur Outside Russian Consulate In Kharkiv

    Ukrainian protesters chanted profanities aimed at Russian President Vladimir Putin at a June 16 rally outside Russia’s consulate in Kharkiv. The protest came two days after Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsya joined a cheering crowd in the same chant outside the Russian Embassy in Kyiv. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service)...

    Ukrainians Boycott Russian Goods as Tensions Escalate Over Gas – and Chocolate
    Jun17

    Ukrainians Boycott Russian Goods as Tensions Escalate Over Gas – and Chocolate

    Ukraine’s troubles with neighboring Russia extend beyond their scuffles in Ukraine’s restive, Russian-speaking east. Residents of cosmopolitan Kyiv, have decided to take their fight directly to Russia’s pocket by boycotting its products. From Kyiv, VOA’s Anita Powell looked at how many Ukrainians are fighting — with,...

    Russia, Ukraine, Former Natural Gas Trading Partners, Now Trade Insults
    Jun16

    Russia, Ukraine, Former Natural Gas Trading Partners, Now Trade Insults

    Russia and Ukraine, once brotherly nations, are fighting over natural gas deliveries and military aid. Russia has stopped buying potatoes from Ukraine and selling gas to Ukraine. In return, Ukraine wants to seal its border with Russia, accusing the Kremlin of sending tanks and cannons to help Ukraine’s separatists. Just when relations could...

    Gazprom Cuts Gas to Ukraine
    Jun16

    Gazprom Cuts Gas to Ukraine

    A Gazprom spokesman, Sergei Kupriyanov, explained the Russian gas giant’s action to stop supplying natural gas to Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...

    Ukraine’s President Promises Peace Plan, Ceasefire
    Jun16

    Ukraine’s President Promises Peace Plan, Ceasefire

    Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko says he will put forward a detailed peace plan that will include a ceasefire in the government’s battle with pro-Russian separatists. Opening a meeting the country’s national security council in Kyiv, Poroshenko said Monday he would roll out the peace plan this week, and that a ceasefire...

    A look at the Russian-Ukrainian gas dispute
    Jun16

    A look at the Russian-Ukrainian gas dispute

    MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s state-controlled gas producer Gazprom on Monday cut shipments to Ukraine in a dispute over prices and unpaid debts…. …read more Source: Associated...