Section: The News Tribune (USA)
EU extends Russia sanctions over Crimea for a year
The European Union has extended sanctions against Russia for a year over its annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014. EU foreign ministers said in a statement Monday that the … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Thousands attend gay pride march in Ukraine’s capital
Thousands of people have attended a gay pride parade in the Ukrainian capital amid tight security. Much of downtown Kiev was cordoned off and about 5,000 police officers were on … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Explosive devices goes off at US embassy in Kiev
Police in the Ukrainian capital Kiev said on Thursday someone has hurled an explosive device onto the grounds of the U.S. embassy. Police said in a statement no one was … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
1 dead, 7 injured in fighting in eastern Ukraine
The Ukrainian government says at least one soldier was killed and seven others were injured in an apparent uptick in fighting in the country’s east. Fighting between government forces and … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Poland, Ukraine develop gas hub for independence from Russia
Poland and Ukraine said Tuesday they are working toward developing a regional gas hub that would end Central and Eastern Europe’s dependence on Russian supplies and keep prices in line … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Chief of Moscow’s Ukrainian library gets suspended sentence
A Moscow court has convicted the director of a Ukrainian library of inciting ethnic hatred to Russians and imposed a four-year suspended sentence. Natalya Sharina was first detained in October … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
War crimes suspect in Ukraine conflict extradited to Austria
Austrian authorities say Poland has extradited a man they suspect of war crimes after he allegedly killed civilians and enemy troops who had already surrendered while he was fighting on … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
EU-Ukraine pact clears major hurdle with Dutch approval
The Dutch parliament on Tuesday completed the ratification of a pact between the European Union and Ukraine aimed at keeping Russia at arm’s length, despite voters in the Netherlands rejecting … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Offices of search engine Yandex raided in Ukraine
Ukraine’s intelligence agency is searching the offices of Yandex, a Russia-based Internet company best known for its search engine. Ukrainian authorities earlier this month blocked access to Yandex as well … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Germany to host Ukraine talks in Berlin as fighting persists
Germany’s Foreign Ministry says envoys from Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France will meet this week in Berlin to try and push forward the implementation of a peace deal for eastern … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
