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EU legislature overwhelmingly approves Ukraine visa waiver
The European Union legislature has overwhelmingly backed plans to allow Ukrainian citizens into the bloc for short stays without visas. The EU parliament on Thursday approved the plans by a … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Merkel, Trump talk over concerns over Afghanistan, Ukraine
Angela Merkel’s spokesman says the German chancellor has talked with U.S. President Donald Trump, exchanging thoughts on the current situation in Afghanistan and in eastern Ukraine. Steffen Seibert said in … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
UN chief urges Ukraine and separatists to honor cease-fire
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is welcoming a new cease-fire agreement between Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists in the country’s east and urging all parties to honor it. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
US vows to uphold Russia sanctions until it respects pledges
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says Washington will ease sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine only when Moscow respects commitments to help restore peace. Tillerson said Friday … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukrainian security official dies in car blast
A Ukrainian Security Service officer has been killed when his car exploded in the Black Sea port city of Mariupol. Authorities labeled the Friday morning blast an act of terrorism. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
NATO, Russia, share troop information, at odds over Ukraine
NATO’s chief says the allies and Russia remain at loggerheads over the conflict in Ukraine but have exchanged briefings on their troop movements elsewhere in Europe to help ease tensions. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukrainian president condemns attack on Polish Consulate
Ukraine’s president has condemned an overnight attack on the Polish Consulate in a western city that appeared to involve a shell fired from a grenade launcher. Petro Poroshenko has ordered … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
EU prolongs satellite support to Ukraine monitors
The European Union is prolonging its satellite imagery support to help observers monitor the conflict in eastern Ukraine. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said in a statement Friday that … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine official says Russian agent killed Kremlin critic
A senior Ukrainian official says the killer of Kremlin critic Denis Voronenko, who was gunned down in Kiev, was a Russian agent. Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to Ukraine’s interior minister, … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
1 killed as large fire rips through Ukraine military arsenal
A woman has died in an enormous fire at a Ukrainian munitions dump in the country’s Kharkiv region near the Russian border. The body of the 66-year old woman was … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
