Section: United Press International (USA)
Putin describes meeting planning Crimea takeover
Ed AdamczykMOSCOW, March 9 (UPI) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s methodology for annexing Crimea, nearly a year ago, is revealed in a Russian television documentary. …read more Source: United Press...
Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine pull back heavy weapons from front line
Fred LambertDONETSK, Ukraine, March 7 (UPI) — The leader of a pro-Russian rebel group in eastern Ukraine says his forces have fully removed heavy weapons from the front in compliance with a ceasefire deal. …read more Source: United Press...
Ukrainian Parliament increasing size of army
Ed AdamczykKIEV, Ukraine, March 5 (UPI) — A Ukrainian Parliament bill, passed Thursday, will increase the size of Ukraine’s army from 184,000 to 250,000 troops. …read more Source: United Press...
Ukraine’s ex-finance minister arrested on fraud, embezzlement charges
Amy R. ConnollyMADRID, March 5 (UPI) — Yuri Kolobov, Ukraine’s former finance minister, has been detained in Spain. He is wanted in connection to large-scale fraud and theft. …read more Source: United Press...
Deadly blast at Ukraine coal mine kills 1, dozens trapped
Amy R. ConnollyDONETSK, Ukraine, March 4 (UPI) — At least one person is dead and dozens are trapped after a methane gas explosion in a notoriously dangerous coal mine in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: United Press...
Deadly blast at Ukraine coal mine kills 33
Amy R. ConnollyDONETSK, Ukraine, March 4 (UPI) — Some 33 people are dead and at least a dozen are injured in a methane gas explosion in a notoriously dangerous coal mine in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: United Press...
Ukrainian bank hikes interest rate to 30 percent
Ed AdamczykKIEV, Ukraine, March 3 (UPI) — Ukraine’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate Tuesday to stabilize its currency and keep the country solvent until loans arrive. …read more Source: United Press...
Tense U.S.-Russia meeting over Ukrainian cease-fire
Ed AdamczykGENEVA, Switzerland, March 3 (UPI) — Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met in Geneva to discuss the shaky cease-fire in Ukraine. …read more Source: United Press...
Russia, Ukraine reach gas deal for March
Ed AdamczykBRUSSELS, March 3 (UPI) — Ukraine and Russia have agreed to a gas shipment deal which will keep Ukraine supplied with natural gas until the end of March. …read more Source: United Press...
Ukraine MPs, seeking IMF loan, to vote on austerity moves
Ed AdamczykKIEV, Ukraine, March 2 (UPI) — Ukraine’s Parliament is preparing to vote on reforms, ordered by the International Monetary Fund to secure a loan, as inflation in Ukraine continues to soar. …read more Source: United Press...
