Section: The New York Times (USA)
Ukraine Halts Repayments on $3.5 Billion It Owes Russia
The Ukrainian government declared a moratorium Friday on repaying about $3.5 billion in debt to Russia, introducing new strains to an already poisonous relationship. …read more Source: The New York...
World Briefing: Trade War Escalates Between Russia and Ukraine
Ukraine’s cabinet voted to stop trade with Crimea beginning in mid-January, and Russia signed a decree excluding Ukraine from a trade bloc of former Soviet states on Jan. 1. …read more Source: The New York...
Stolen Dutch Art Shows Up in Ukraine, but Getting It Back Isn’t Easy
Twenty-four paintings worth a total of more than $1.4 million disappeared 10 years ago. Today, an ultranationalist militia says it has them. …read more Source: The New York...
Italy Delays E.U.’s Renewal of Sanctions Against Russia
The failure to continue the sanctions for another six months indicates cracks in the bloc’s stance against Russian aggression in Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...
Gloves Come Off (Again) in Ukraine’s Parliament
This brawl was particularly fierce, erupting after the prime minister was physically lifted by a member of an opposing party. …read more Source: The New York...
At Least 9,115 Killed in Ukraine Conflict, U.N. Says
The pace of the killing has slowed sharply since a cease-fire in August, the monitors said, with only 47 civilians killed and 131 injured in the three months ending in mid-November. …read more Source: The New York...
Electricity Restored to Crimea After 2 Weeks of Darkness
Ukrainian workers were able to connect a power line on Tuesday after the Crimean Tatar protesters who had blocked utility crews’ access to the sites finally relented. …read more Source: The New York...
The Knotty Ties Between Joe Biden, His Son and Ukraine
As the vice president aims to curb corruption in Ukraine, his son, Hunter, sits on the board of a Ukrainian company that the American ambassador has accused of having “illicit assets.” …read more Source: The New York...
Joe Biden Urges Lawmakers in Ukraine to Fulfill Promise of Uprising
The American vice president, addressing the Parliament in Kiev, called on politicians to limit the power of business moguls and to reject self-interest. …read more Source: The New York...
Joe Biden Says U.S. Is Still Backing Ukraine
During a visit to Kiev, the vice president assured Ukrainian leaders that Russian cooperation in Syria would not change America’s position. …read more Source: The New York...
