Section: United Press International (USA)
Ukrainian soldier dies in clashes with protesters
Tomas MonzonKIEV, Ukraine, Aug. 31 (UPI) — A Ukrainian national guard soldier died Monday in clashes with protesters over reforms for independence of the eastern portion of the country. …read more Source: United Press...
Protesters, police clash over Ukraine reforms vote
Tomas MonzonKIEV, Ukraine, Aug. 31 (UPI) — Protesters attempted to enter the parliament in Ukraine’s capital of Kiev over a vote on reforms for independence of the eastern side of the country. …read more Source: United Press...
Ukraine finance minister: Restructuring deal meets ‘all of its targets’
Jared M. FeldschreiberKIEV, Ukraine, Aug. 27 (UPI) — Ukraine Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko said Friday that the deal to restructure the country’s debt meets “all of its targets.” …read more Source: United Press...
Poroshenko urges immediate Russian implementation of ceasefire
Jared M. FeldschreiberBRUSSELS, Aug. 27 (UPI) — President Poroshenko stressed during his visit to Brussels that Russia needs to abide by the Minsk agreements and to implement the ceasefire in east Ukraine. …read more Source: United Press...
Ukraine celebrates independence day amid intense fighting on eastern border
Jared M. FeldschreiberKIEV, Ukraine, Aug. 24 (UPI) — Many servicemen marched in downtown Kiev in a parade to mark the 24th anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence Day, but tensions remain high in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: United Press...
Former boxing champion Roy Jones Jr. asks Vladimir Putin for Russian citizenship
Jared M. FeldschreiberSEVASTOPOL, Ukraine, Aug. 20 (UPI) — Former heavyweight world boxing champion Roy Jones Jr. met with Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday for a brief meeting in Sevastopol, Crimea. …read more Source: United Press...
Former boxer Roy Jones Jr. asks Vladimir Putin for Russian citizenship
Jared M. FeldschreiberSEVASTOPOL, Ukraine, Aug. 20 (UPI) — Former heavyweight world boxing champion Roy Jones Jr. met with Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday for a brief meeting in Sevastopol, Crimea. …read more Source: United Press...
European filmmakers call on Putin to release Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov
Jared M. FeldschreiberROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia, Aug. 19 (UPI) — Directors called on Russian President Putin to order the release of Oleg Sentsov who could face two decades in jail for “plotting terrorist acts” in Crimea. …read more Source: United Press...
Russian FM: Putin open to meeting Obama at UN in September
Jared M. FeldschreiberSEVASTOPOL, Ukraine, Aug. 19 (UPI) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama would be possible if the White House initiates it. …read more Source: United Press...
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko to meet senior EU officials in Brussels
Jared M. FeldschreiberKIEV, Ukraine, Aug. 18 (UPI) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko intends to travel to meet senior European Union officials in August, a European Commission spokeswoman said Tuesday. …read more Source: United Press...
