As Kiev struggles to wrest back control of east from pro-Russia fighters, irregular units of 'Ukrainian patriots' are stepping in The men, dressed in irregular fatigues and with balaclavas pulled over their heads, fingered their Kalashnikovs nervously and jumped at every unusual sound. Eager to aid their country's military struggle, the so-called Donbas volunteer battalion was ready to fight, but appeared...
Russia announces decision to halt export of crucial rocket engines in response to US sanctions over annexation of Crimea Russia's deputy prime minister, Dmitry Rogozin, has announced it will halt the export of rocket engines crucial to the US military defence and space programmes. The move marks a serious deterioration in US-Russian cooperation in space, which for two decades had remained largely above...
For the west of the country, they forecast partly cloudy weather, heavy rain at night and in the morning, rain in the daytime, storm, hail in some places, and north-east wind of 5-10 m/s with gusts of 15-20 m/s. Air temperature will stand at 6... 13 degrees at night, and at 14... 21 degrees in the daytime. ...
According to the Authority, in January-March 2014, the foreign trade turnover made up USD 32,391.6 million having decreased by USD 5,179.3 million or 13.8% against January-March 2013. ...
The relevant resolution was adopted unanimously at a meeting of the Central Election Commission. ...
"Today, as part of the anti-terror operation, a concealed terrorists' military base off Kramatorsk was destroyed completely," he said. ...
Novelist's daily reflections on the unfolding conflict, and his family's situation in Kiev, will be translated and rushed into print in July Bestselling Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov is preparing to publish the diaries he has kept since protests began in the country last November . Out later this month in France and Germany, the diaries have just been acquired for UK publication by Harvill Secker,...
The son of the US vice-president has been chosen to take charge of energy firm Burisma's legal unit a decision based purely on merit, of course Name: Hunter Biden. Age: 44. Continue reading... ...
"Today the Internal Affairs Ministry has handed over functions of making driving licences and other strictly accountable documents to the National Bank of Ukraine," the statement said. ...
Justice Minister Pavlo Petrenko announced this at a press conference. ...
Main page Agency News Products Services Subscription Press center Photoservice РУС УКР AGENCY NEWS PARTNERS NEWS News Akhmetov Considers It Necessary To Amend Constitution, Decentralize Power To Resolve Situation In Eastern Ukraine (20:13, Wednesday, May 14, 2014) Ukrainian News Agency The owner of the System Capital Management company (Donetsk), Rinat Akhmetov, believes that amendment of the...
At the same time, Taruta doubts civilians will be able to persuade terrorists to lay down arms. ...
Moscow says it will reject US request to prolong life of ISS beyond 2020 in retaliation for Washington's sanctions Russia cast doubt on the long-term future of the international space station, a showcase of post-cold war cooperation, as it retaliated on Tuesday against US sanctions over Ukraine. The country's deputy prime minister, Dmitry Rogozin, said Moscow would reject a US request to prolong the...
Washington's role in Ukraine, and its backing for the regime's neo-Nazis, has huge implications for the rest of the world Why do we tolerate the threat of another world war in our name? Why do we allow lies that justify this risk? The scale of our indoctrination, wrote Harold Pinter , is a "brilliant, even witty, highly successful act of hypnosis", as if the truth "never happened...
Prime minister to chair discussions on OSCE peace proposals day after six Ukrainian soldiers killed in rebel ambush The Ukrainian government has agreed to launch discussions on giving more powers to the regions under a peace plan brokered by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) a roadmap backed by Moscow but regarded with scepticism by Kiev. Continue reading... ...
"I think before long you'll see more active events for our part to establish constitutional order," he said. ...
"I'll tell you an awful secret... one of the Luhansk Region separatists' chief demands is to investigate Yefremov's corrupt deeds," said Pashynskyi. ...
The question of repaying Crimean water users' arrears of UAH 1.7 million for 2013 to the North Crimean conduit directorate stands over. ...
"If Russia agrees on USD 268 per 1,000 cubic meters of gas set in the first quarter 2014, Ukraine will pay off the gas debt during the next 10 days," Prime Minister of Ukraine Arsenii Yatseniuk said following his meeting with President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso. ...
Rejection letter to woman in Neuchatel accuses Russia of provoking a civil war in Ukraine and abusing international law A Russian woman turned down for a teaching post in Switzerland has been told that she was not given the job because of her country's aggressive foreign policy. The rejection letter from the director of the Issal Institute in the city of Lausanne in western Switzerland read: "Many...