Section: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (USA)
30 years after Chernobyl disaster, containment is nearing completion
KIEV, Ukraine — An international effort to seal the destroyed remains of the nuclear reactor that exploded in Ukraine 30 years ago is finally close to completion, and remarkably, considering the political revolution and armed conflict that have rocked the country since 2014, it’s close to being on schedule. …read more Source:...
U.S. said to plan to match leaked data to Russia sanctions list
The U.S. plans to search the millions of documents leaked from a Panamanian law firm for information about people who may have helped companies or individuals evade sanctions related to Russia’s role in destabilizing Ukraine, a person familiar with the matter said. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Russia tricked Ukrainian pilot into easing hunger strike, lawyer says
MOSCOW — Nadya Savchenko, a captured Ukrainian military pilot who in a show of defiance raised her middle finger to a Russian judge and sang the Ukrainian national anthem in court, ended a dry hunger strike on Thursday by drinking water, according to her lawyer. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Mobs in Ukraine attack Russian banks in burst of ‘office pogroms’
KIEV, Ukraine — The branch offices of three Russian banks were firebombed or looted over the weekend, and some of the attacks were the work of Ukrainian nationalists. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Hidden sting raises costs for Ukraine in Russian trade war
KIEV, Ukraine — With the conflict in Ukraine already having ravaged bilateral trade, Russia canceling a free-trade pact with its former ally wasn’t seen as a big danger. But there was a twist. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Russian hackers suspected in blackout in Ukraine
U.S. Homeland Security and intelligence agencies are analyzing computer code from what appears to be one of the first known cyberattacks that resulted in an electrical power outage — this one in Ukraine. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
World briefs: Ukraine bans food imports from Russia
MOSCOW — Ukraine says it will introduce a wide-ranging ban on food imports from Russia in a week, a response to Russia’s ban on food products from Ukraine. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Crimeans enter 2016 struggling, but optimistic
SEVASTOPOL, Crimea — As New Year’s Eve approached, the central square of Crimea’s largest city was festooned with bright festive decorations, including a soaring artificial tree that flashes and winks. But areas just a few steps away were sunk in darkness, the street lamps turned off because of an electricity shortage. …read...
World briefs: EU extends sanctions against Russia
BRUSSELS — The European Union on Monday extended sanctions against Russia for six months, achieving unity among 28 member nations despite rising divisions over how long to press a major trading partner on its annexation of Crimea and fueling of a separatist war in Ukraine. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
World briefs: Merkel named Time’s Person of the Year
NEW YORK — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been named Time’s Person of the Year, praised Wednesday by the magazine for her leadership on everything from Syrian refugees to the Greek debt crisis. Time also cited Ms. Merkel’s strong response to “Vladimir Putin’s creeping theft of Ukraine” and on its cover called her...
