Section: The New York Times (USA)
Clashes in Ukraine After Parliament Vote
Protesters and police officers were injured in clashes outside the Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev after a vote to give greater powers to separatist regions in the country’s east. …read more Source: The New York...
Ukraine Agrees on Plan to Restructure $18 Billion of Foreign Debt
The deal would write off 20 percent of the country’s overseas obligations and go far to help avoid a drawn-out, Greek-style negotiation with large bondholders. …read more Source: The New York...
Russian Court Sentences Ukrainian Filmmaker to 20 Years in Prison
The filmmaker, Oleg Sentsov, was convicted of terrorist acts in the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed last year. …read more Source: The New York...
European Leaders Make a Show of Support for Ukraine on Its National Day
In two speeches, President Petro O. Poroshenko spoke of Ukraine’s tension with Russia, and the leaders of Germany and France again voiced support for a deal negotiated this year. …read more Source: The New York...
Euro Leaders Back Cease-Fire in Ukraine
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and President François Hollande of France stood alongside President Petro O. Poroshenko of Ukraine to call for greater security on the Ukraine-Russia border. …read more Source: The New York...
Russia’s Pitch to Vacationers: Crimea Is for Patriots
A tourist tidal wave has not materialized after Russia annexed the Black Sea peninsula from Ukraine last year, prompting Western sanctions. …read more Source: The New York...
Putin Goes Diving in Black Sea
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia used a submersible to explore the waters off the coast of Crimea, looking for a centuries-old shipwreck. …read more Source: The New York...
Fighting Intensifies Along Eastern Ukraine Cease-Fire Line
Fighting between government forces and Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine has escalated sharply in recent days, with each side blaming the other for the violence. …read more Source: The New York...
Head of Russia’s National Railway, a Putin Associate, Said to Be Ousted
It was not clear if sanctions imposed after the annexation of Crimea played a role in the reported removal of Vladimir I. Yakunin as director of Russian Railways. …read more Source: The New York...
Russia Burns Dutch Flowers Amid Netherlands’ Inquiry Into Malaysia Airlines Crash
A Russian crackdown on Dutch flower imports is seen by some as a response to an investigation into the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...
