Section: United Press International (USA)
Pro-Russian journalist and MP killed a day apart in Ukraine
Andrew V. PestanoKIEV, Ukraine, April 16 (UPI) — A pro-Russian journalist and a pro-Russian former member of parliament have been killed in separate shootings one day apart in Kiev, Ukraine. …read more Source: United Press...
Foreign ministers expand Ukraine weapon withdrawal; condemn renewed fighting
Andrew V. PestanoBERLIN, April 14 (UPI) — Foreign ministers from Germany, France, Ukraine and Russia have urged for the end of renewed fighting in eastern Ukraine’s Donbass region. …read more Source: United Press...
Ukraine bans Soviet symbolism
Ed AdamczykKIEV, Ukraine, April 10 (UPI) — Ukraine’s Parliament banned all Soviet-era symbolism in the country, a show of defiance against Russia. …read more Source: United Press...
Paramilitary groups join Ukrainian army
Ed AdamczykKIEV, Ukraine, April 6 (UPI) — The leader of a pro-Ukrainian extremist militia was appointed an adviser to the Ukrainian military’s Chief of General Staff. …read more Source: United Press...
Nine government soldiers killed in three incidents in east Ukraine
Fred LambertMARIUPOL, Ukraine, April 5 (UPI) — Despite a ceasefire, at least nine Ukrainian soldiers were killed over the weekend in three separate incidents near rebel strongholds in the country’s east. …read more Source: United Press...
Last Crimean Tatar TV station shuts down after Russia denies license
Andrew V. PestanoSIMFEROPOL, Russia, April 1 (UPI) — The last television channel broadcast in the Crimean Tatar language in Crimea was shut down after Russian authorities denied the station a broadcast license. …read more Source: United Press...
U.S. forces to train Ukraine National Guard in late April
JC FinleyKIEV, Ukraine, March 30 (UPI) — The U.S. Army will begin training Ukraine’s National Guard units on April 20, Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov announced. …read more Source: United Press...
Russia squeezed by sanctions, European leader says
Daniel J. GraeberBRUSSELS, March 26 (UPI) — Along with the low price of oil, sanctions imposed on Russia in response to crises in Ukraine have struck a major blow to its economy, a European leader said. …read more Source: United Press...
Bus runs over landmine in Ukraine, four dead
Doug G. WareARTEMIVSK, Ukraine, March 25 (UPI) — Four people died Wednesday in Ukraine after a passenger bus they were riding on ran over a landmine while allegedly evading a government checkpoint. …read more Source: United Press...
Ukraine’s bond rating falls as Russia refuses deal
Ed AdamczykKIEV, Ukraine, March 25 (UPI) — A downgrade in Ukraine’s bond-issuing rating coincides with a debt restructuring program and suggestions the country may soon default on its obligations. …read more Source: United Press...
