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Ukraine Orthodox leaders to approve break with Russia church
Thousands of people have gathered outside a Kiev cathedral to witness the birth of a new Ukrainian Orthodox Church as tensions between Ukraine and Russia continue to drive the two … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Russian Orthodox church calls on UN for help in Ukraine
The Russian Orthodox Church has called on the United Nations, the leaders of Germany and France, the pope and other spiritual leaders to protect believers in Ukraine in the face … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
EU eyes ways to bolster Ukraine economy amid Russia tension
The European Union is studying ways to help bolster the economy in strife-torn eastern Ukraine, the EU’s top diplomat said Monday, amid tensions with Russia over a naval confrontation in … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine accuses Russia of blockading Kerch Strait
Ukraine is accusing Russia of keeping up the blockade of the Kerch Strait that links the Black Sea with the Sea of Azov. The Ukrainian Border Guard Service said Friday … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine foreign minister demands sailors’ release by Russia
Ukraine’s foreign minister is demanding the release and safe return of 24 Ukrainian sailors captured by Russian military forces in the Black Sea. Pavlo Klimkin told the Organization for Security … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine’s iconic ex-pilot goes on hunger strike in prison
A celebrated former Ukrainian military pilot in jail on charges of plotting an attack on parliament says she has started refusing food and water in protest. Nadiya Savchenko said Wednesday … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Key Ukrainian church gathering slated for next week
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says local Orthodox communities will gather for a summit next week that is expected to form a new, independent Ukrainian church. The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Putin says he won’t take Ukrainian leader’s calls
Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged that he is not taking calls from the Ukrainian leader. The long-simmering conflict between Russia and Ukraine burst into open on Nov. 25 when … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukrainian authorities: We thwarted ‘massive’ cyberattack
Ukrainian authorities say they’ve thwarted a huge cyberattack and are blaming Russia for the alleged digital assault as tensions between the two countries have flared. The Security Service of Ukraine … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
NATO toils to keep Russia out of Ukraine, in missile treaty
Russia takes center-stage at NATO Tuesday as allied foreign ministers meet to debate ways to dissuade Moscow from destabilizing Ukraine and encourage it to respect a landmark Cold-war era nuclear … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
