Ukraine, EU should step up international pressure on Russia – PM Groysman - UNIAN

December 17, 2018

Russia Ukraine Ukraine, EU should step up international pressure on Russia – PM Groysman - UNIAN New York Times: Russia slowly throttles a Ukrainian port - Kyiv Post Halya Coynash: Russia sentences Crimean for 'revealing state secrets' to Ukraine' 15 years ago - Kyiv Post Russia deploys fighter jets to Crimea amid Ukraine tensions - Ifax - Reuters Russian Orthodox Church asks UN, Western leaders for help in Ukraine – media - UNIAN Ukraine, EU should step up international pressure on Russia – PM Groysman - UNIAN UNIAN Ukraine, EU should step up international pressure on Russia – PM GroysmanThe European Union's response to Russian aggression in the Sea of Azov should be comprehensive and more resolute, Groysman said. Read More New York Times: Russia slowly throttles a Ukrainian port - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post New York Times: Russia slowly throttles a Ukrainian port Published Dec. 17 at 11:34 am Read More Halya Coynash: Russia sentences Crimean for 'revealing state secrets' to Ukraine' 15 years ago - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Halya Coynash: Russia sentences Crimean for ‘revealing state secrets’ to Ukraine’ 15 years ago Published Dec. Read More Russia deploys fighter jets to Crimea amid Ukraine tensions - Ifax - Reuters Reuters MOSCOW, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Russia’s Ministry of Defence said on Monday it was deploying more than 10 Sukhoi SU-27 and SU-30 fighter jets to Crimea after Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov alleged Ukraine was preparing “a provocation” near Crimea before the end of the year. Read More Russian Orthodox Church asks UN, Western leaders for help in Ukraine – media - UNIAN UNIAN Russian Orthodox Church asks UN, Western leaders for help in Ukraine – mediaThe statement was issued a day before a meeting on December 15 of senior figures from Orthodox Christian communities in Ukraine in Kyiv in a bid to form a new, unified, independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Read More

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New York Times: Amid Russia tensions, Ukraine moves toward separate church - Kyiv Post

December 16, 2018

Russia Ukraine New York Times: Amid Russia tensions, Ukraine moves toward separate church - Kyiv Post UNIAN: EU's Sefcovic invites Ukraine, Russia for trilateral gas talks - Kyiv Post Ukraine Orthodox leaders approve break with Russian church - New Jersey Herald Ukraine creates Orthodox church independent from Russia - The Japan Times Ukraine bans 26 more Russian publications, including children's - Kyiv Post New York Times: Amid Russia tensions, Ukraine moves toward separate church - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post New York Times: Amid Russia tensions, Ukraine moves toward separate church Published Dec. Read More UNIAN: EU's Sefcovic invites Ukraine, Russia for trilateral gas talks - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Ukraine's Energy Challenge UNIAN: EU’s Sefcovic invites Ukraine, Russia for trilateral gas talks Read More Ukraine Orthodox leaders approve break with Russian church - New Jersey Herald New Jersey Herald Posted: Dec. 15, 2018 8:00 am Updated: Dec. 15, 2018 2:03 pm KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian Orthodox leaders on Saturday approved the creation of a unified church independent of the Moscow Patriarchate and elected a leader to head that new church — a move that could exponentially raise tensions with neighboring Russia. Read More Ukraine creates Orthodox church independent from Russia - The Japan Times The Japan Times KIEV - A historic council of Orthodox bishops in Kiev has created a new Ukrainian church independent from Russia, President Petro Poroshenko announced on Saturday. The announcement came after Ukrainian priests held a historic synod in Kiev’s 11th century St. Read More Ukraine bans 26 more Russian publications, including children's - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Ukraine bans 26 more Russian publications, including children’s Published Dec. 16 at 9:42 am Read More

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New York Times: Ukraine asserts major Russian military buildup on eastern border - Kyiv Post

December 15, 2018

Russia Ukraine New York Times: Ukraine asserts major Russian military buildup on eastern border - Kyiv Post Ukraine Asserts Major Russian Military Buildup on Eastern Border - The New York Times Dining Out: Hearty Ukrainian and Russian favourites at Waterloo's Teremok Café - TheRecord.com BBC World Service - The World This Week, Russia seizes Ukraine navy vessels - BBC News Russia, Ukraine, US in 7-nation contest to host swim worlds - 680 NEWS - 680 News New York Times: Ukraine asserts major Russian military buildup on eastern border - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Russia's War Against Ukraine New York Times: Ukraine asserts major Russian military buildup on eastern border Read More Ukraine Asserts Major Russian Military Buildup on Eastern Border - The New York Times The New York Times MOSCOW — Ukrainian officials have been raising alarms about what they say is a huge buildup of Russian troops, tanks and artillery pieces along their border that could signal preparations for an invasion. Read More Dining Out: Hearty Ukrainian and Russian favourites at Waterloo's Teremok Café - TheRecord.com TheRecord.com Dumplings are one of the small joys of my eating life. I love their variety — big, small, sweet, savoury, meaty or veggie — but I mostly love that pretty much anywhere you are on this big blue marble, there's likely a local dumpling. Read More BBC World Service - The World This Week, Russia seizes Ukraine navy vessels - BBC News BBC News BBC World Service - The World This Week, Russia seizes Ukraine navy vessels  BBC NewsMoscow took the vessels and their crew in waters off the coast of occupied Crimea. Read More Russia, Ukraine, US in 7-nation contest to host swim worlds - 680 NEWS - 680 News 680 News LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Swimming’s governing body says Russia and Ukraine are among seven countries wanting to host the world championships in 2025 or 2027. FINA says Greensboro, North Carolina, is also among potential candidates with 2007 host Melbourne and 2017 host Budapest. Read More

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Russia's Seizure Of Ukrainian Ships Is An 'Outrageous Violation,' Haley Says At U.N. - NPR

December 14, 2018

Russia Ukraine Russia's Seizure Of Ukrainian Ships Is An 'Outrageous Violation,' Haley Says At U.N. - NPR Some see 'devil's work' as Ukrainian Church prepares to split with Russia - Channel NewsAsia EU leaders agree to prolong Russia sanctions over Ukraine - Idaho Statesman U.S. call to release Ukraine sailors can't trump Russian law: Kremlin - Reuters Ukraine-Russia tensions reach Greece's holy Mount Athos - The Guardian Russia's Seizure Of Ukrainian Ships Is An 'Outrageous Violation,' Haley Says At U.N. - NPR NPR The Nikopol gunboat (left) and the Yany Kapu tugboat of the Ukrainian navy are tugged to the Kerch Seaport. Read More Some see 'devil's work' as Ukrainian Church prepares to split with Russia - Channel NewsAsia Channel NewsAsia KOROSTEN, Ukraine: Ukrainian security service officers raided the Orthodox Christian cathedral in this northwestern town this month, saying it suspected its Russia-aligned clergy of spreading religious hatred. Read More EU leaders agree to prolong Russia sanctions over Ukraine - Idaho Statesman Idaho Statesman A top European Union official says EU leaders have agreed to prolong economic sanctions against Russia over its destabilization of Ukraine. Read More U.S. call to release Ukraine sailors can't trump Russian law: Kremlin - Reuters Reuters MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday that a U.S. call to release Ukrainian sailors and ships seized near Crimea could not take precedence over Russia’s justice system, but that Moscow remained interested in a top level bilateral meeting with the United States. Read More Ukraine-Russia tensions reach Greece's holy Mount Athos - The Guardian The Guardian In the chilly pre-dawn gloom one recent morning, Father Makarios hurried to his chapel, one of dozens of churches and cathedrals across Mount Athos, to perform morning liturgy. A two-hour marathon of biblical recitations and sonorous chanting, it would be just one of many services that day. Read More

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U.S. urges Hungary not to block Ukraine's NATO engagement - Reuters

December 13, 2018

Russia Ukraine U.S. urges Hungary not to block Ukraine's NATO engagement - Reuters Cabinet sets up interagency commission to draft Ukraine's claim to Russia for armed aggression - Interfax Ukraine Russia's actions in Crimea, Donbas "crippled" Ukraine – historian - UNIAN UNIAN: Ukrainian sailor refuses to testify, tells Russian investigators he's war prisoner - Kyiv Post Donbass Brothers: How Serbian Fighters Were Deployed in Ukraine - Balkan Insight U.S. urges Hungary not to block Ukraine's NATO engagement - Reuters Reuters BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The United States urged Hungary on Thursday to repair relations with neighboring Ukraine and not try to block Kiev’s cooperation with NATO, saying “if Ukraine fails, Hungary will be on the front line of Russian aggression”. Read More Cabinet sets up interagency commission to draft Ukraine's claim to Russia for armed aggression - Interfax Ukraine Interfax Ukraine 12:43 13.12.2018 Cabinet sets up interagency commission to draft Ukraine's claim to Russia for armed aggression Read More Russia's actions in Crimea, Donbas "crippled" Ukraine – historian - UNIAN UNIAN Russia's actions in Crimea, Donbas "crippled" Ukraine – historianThe Russian Federation was never going to allow the accession of Donbas. REUTERS Vakhtang Kipiani, a journalist, publicist, historian, and editor-in-chief of the Historical Pravda online publication, believes that the Russian Federation, through its actions in Crimea and Donbas, has "crippled" Ukraine.The Ukrainian State cannot give up on the seized peninsula, the expert said during a chat with readers at Glavred. Read More UNIAN: Ukrainian sailor refuses to testify, tells Russian investigators he's war prisoner - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post UNIAN: Ukrainian sailor refuses to testify, tells Russian investigators he’s war prisoner Published Dec. Read More Donbass Brothers: How Serbian Fighters Were Deployed in Ukraine - Balkan Insight Balkan Insight Milosevic defends his actions by claiming Ukraine has not respected the Minsk agreements, signed by Kiev and Moscow in 2014 and 2015, which were supposed to ensure a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. Read More

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Poroshenko: Russia can launch ground operation against Ukraine any moment - UNIAN

December 12, 2018

Russia Ukraine Poroshenko: Russia can launch ground operation against Ukraine any moment - UNIAN U.S. House Of Representatives Condemns Russia's Nord Stream 2 Pipeline - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty The EU’s response to Russia must be bold and unanimous - The Guardian Ukraine's National Police put Russian Sarkisov brothers on wanted list - Kyiv Post Law on non-prolongation of Treaty of Friendship with Russia enters into force in Ukraine - UNIAN Poroshenko: Russia can launch ground operation against Ukraine any moment - UNIAN UNIAN Poroshenko: Russia can launch ground operation against Ukraine any momentPoroshenko says Ukraine needs an improving military and technical cooperation. Photo from UNIAN Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko does not rule out Russia's move to launch ground operation against Ukraine any moment.Ukraine needs to enhance military and technical cooperation with its partners, including on the supply the lethal weapons helping the country protect itself  from the possible "huge" ground operation "we do not exclude Russia can launch any moment," Poroshenko said in an interview to Fox News. Read More U.S. House Of Representatives Condemns Russia's Nord Stream 2 Pipeline - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty The U.S. House of Representatives has condemned the Russian-backed Nord Stream 2 natural-gas pipeline, saying the undersea project will boost Russian control over Europe’s energy supplies. Read More The EU’s response to Russia must be bold and unanimous - The Guardian The Guardian It was always just a matter of time before the smouldering conflict between Russia and Ukraine in the Sea of Azov, a body of water to the north-east of Crimea, escalated militarily. Read More Ukraine's National Police put Russian Sarkisov brothers on wanted list - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Ukraine’s National Police put Russian Sarkisov brothers on wanted list Published Dec. Read More Law on non-prolongation of Treaty of Friendship with Russia enters into force in Ukraine - UNIAN UNIAN Law on non-prolongation of Treaty of Friendship with Russia enters into force in UkraineThe Treaty will expire on April 1, 2019. Ukraine is Not Russia / Photo from open sources On December 12, the law on non-prolongation of the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership with Russia from April 2019 came into force.On December 11, the law was published in the parliamentary gazette Holos Ukrainy. Read More

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