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UN mission: Ukraine actions after Odessa fire inadequate
Five years after 48 people died in clashes in the Ukrainian city of Odessa, a United Nations’ human rights monitoring mission criticized authorities Thursday for delays in investigating and prosecuting … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Search of Ukraine coal mine ends with blast death toll of 17
Officials in rebel-held eastern Ukraine say the death toll from a coal mine explosion is up to 17. The methane blast took place Thursday at the mine in the village … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Putin raises possibility of meeting Ukraine leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin has raised the possibility of meeting Ukraine’s president-elect in a sign Moscow might want to improve relations that soured after its 2014 annexation of Crimea. Putin … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Mine blast in separatist-held Ukraine kills 4; 13 missing
Separatist officials in rebel-held eastern Ukraine say a methane blast at a coal mine has killed at least four people and 13 others are believed to be missing. The Luhansk … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
EU slams Russia citizenship move as new attack on Ukraine
The European Union has criticized Russia’s move to fast-track citizenship applications from people living in conflict areas in eastern Ukraine, calling it “another attack on Ukraine’s sovereignty by Russia.” Russian … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine’s parliament adopts controversial language bill
The Ukrainian parliament has approved a language law that seeks to increase the use of Ukrainian in a country where Russian is also widely used. The Supreme Rada on Thursday … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Russia offers quick citizenship in Ukraine’s separatist area
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to expedite applications for Russian citizenship by Ukrainians living in separatist-held areas. The decree published on the Kremlin’s website Wednesday says that … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine police find Impressionist painting stolen in France
Ukrainian police have recovered a painting by French Impressionist Paul Signac stolen from a French museum. Police chief Serhiy Knyazev said the 1915 painting depicting the port of La Rochelle … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Merkel: Ukraine vote gives leader Zelenskiy ‘strong mandate’
Angela Merkel’s office says the German chancellor has called Ukraine’s president-elect to congratulate him, saying the vote gives him “a strong mandate.” Merkel spoke Tuesday with Volodymyr Zelenskiy as election … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Zelenskiy wins Ukraine’s presidential election with 73%
Full preliminary results show TV comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy won Ukraine’s presidential election with 73% of the vote. The Ukrainian Central Election Commission on Tuesday published the full and final count … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
