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Gov’t forces, rebels in eastern Ukraine report fighting
MOSCOW (AP) — Government and separatist forces in eastern Ukraine are both reporting renewed fighting.The press office of the Ukrainian government… …read more Source:...
Arrest of Ukraine oligarch’s ally politically motivated – lawyer
KIEV (Reuters) – The arrest in Ukraine of a close associate of the influential business tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky on suspicion of embezzlement is… …read more Source:...
Exit polls in Ukraine local elections show east-west split
MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Four exit polls from Ukraine’s local elections indicate the governing coalition has retained its dominant position in the… …read more Source:...
Direct flights between Russia and Ukraine stopped
MOSCOW (AP) — Direct flights between Russia and Ukraine have stopped as a result of continuing tensions over Russia’s annexation of Crimea and… …read more Source:...
Ukraine holds local elections that test oligarchs’ reach
MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians are voting in local elections that are seen as a test of the strength of President Petro Poroshenko’s… …read more Source:...
Karlovic beats Stakhovsky in Vienna for 10th quarterfinal
VIENNA (AP) — Ivo Karlovic advanced to his 10th quarterfinal of the season by defeating Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine 6-4, 7-5 at the Erste Bank… …read more Source:...
Death toll in Ukraine excursion boat capsizing rises to 14
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The number of people who died when a Ukrainian excursion boat capsized in the Black Sea has risen to 14.Emergency services… …read more Source:...
12 dead in Ukraine excursion boat capsizing off Odessa
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukrainian officials say 12 people are dead and another person is missing after an excursion boat overturned in the Black Sea near… …read more Source:...
Merkel offers German investment if Ukraine tackles corruption
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed Ukraine on Saturday to tackle corruption and roll back the influence of oligarchs, saying… …read more Source:...
Russia’s parliament allows arrest of opposition lawmaker
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian parliament has voted to sanction an arrest in absentia of the sole lawmaker who voted against the annexation of Crimea… …read more Source:...
