UNIAN: Russian occupation forces violate the ceasefire 4 times - Kyiv Post

December 01, 2019

Russia Ukraine UNIAN: Russian occupation forces violate the ceasefire 4 times - Kyiv Post Russian filmmaker plays catch-up on the 1986 Chornobyl disaster - CBC.ca The Rise and Fall of Ukraine's Fertilizer King - Mother Jones Ukrainian community thrives in Central Jersey - My Central Jersey Ukraine affair has personal meaning for TDN editor - Longview Daily News UNIAN: Russian occupation forces violate the ceasefire 4 times - Kyiv Post Russia's War Against Ukraine UNIAN: Russian occupation forces violate the ceasefire 4 times Published Dec. 1. Updated Dec. 1 at 1:10 pm A Ukrainian soldier walks in a destroyed coal mine of Butovka at the front line with Russia-backed separatists not far from the town of Avdiyivka, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on Nov. read more Russian filmmaker plays catch-up on the 1986 Chornobyl disaster - CBC.ca When one of Russia's most successful filmmakers watched HBO's acclaimed miniseries on Chornobyl, he says his heart initially sank. With his own production well underway but still more than a year and a half from release, Alexander Rodnyansky had been beaten to the punch. read more The Rise and Fall of Ukraine's Fertilizer King - Mother Jones Mother Jones illustration; Ronald Zak/AP; Getty Those paying close attention to President Donald Trump’s impeachment drama will have heard of the Ukrainian oligarch Dmitry Firtash. read more Ukrainian community thrives in Central Jersey - My Central Jersey CLOSE These are among the requests detailed in this year’s 12 stories about 13 individuals and families from around Central Jersey. These people, your neighbors, just need a little something that is beyond their financial means right now, but will make a huge impact in their lives. read more Ukraine affair has personal meaning for TDN editor - Longview Daily News If he still were alive, my grandfather would either be laughing, anxious or piping angry. Or perhaps he’d be all of those in response to President Trump’s demand that the Ukrainian government investigate Joe and Hunter Biden in exchange for releasing crucial military aid. read more

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America's troubled alliance with Ukraine - The Week

November 30, 2019

Russia Ukraine America's troubled alliance with Ukraine - The Week Bill banning imports of electricity under bilateral agreements from Belarus, Russia approved - Kyiv Post European Commission welcomes Ukraine-Russia gas talks - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news Kyiv ready for gas supplies from Russia if price tied to European indicator - Kyiv Post The inside story of Trump's alleged bribery of Ukraine - The Guardian America's troubled alliance with Ukraine - The Week Sign Up for Our free email newsletters How did the U.S. become so involved with this former Soviet republic? Here's everything you need to know: How did modern Ukraine emerge? Ukraine's history is intertwined with Russia's. read more Bill banning imports of electricity under bilateral agreements from Belarus, Russia approved - Kyiv Post Bill banning imports of electricity under bilateral agreements from Belarus, Russia approved Published Nov. 30 at 12:28 pm A worker repairs electricity lines in Novoluhanske, a town of 3,700 people some 750 kilometers southeast of Kyiv, on Dec. read more European Commission welcomes Ukraine-Russia gas talks - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news European Commission Vice-President for the Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič has welcomed gas consultations between Kyiv and Moscow, which took place in Vienna on November 28. "I welcome ongoing contacts between Ukraine and Russia in the context of trilateral gas talks. read more Kyiv ready for gas supplies from Russia if price tied to European indicator - Kyiv Post Ukraine's Energy Challenge Kyiv ready for gas supplies from Russia if price tied to European indicator Published Nov. 30. Updated Nov. 30 at 11:25 am An employee walks next to a gas installation during a training exercise for handling emergencies at a gas-pumping station on the gas pipeline in the small town Boyarka on April 22, 2015 in the Kyiv region. read more The inside story of Trump's alleged bribery of Ukraine - The Guardian Darkness had settled over Kyiv on the evening of 24 April when Marie Yovanovitch, then US ambassador to Ukraine, was summoned from an event she was hosting at her home to answer an urgent phone call from Washington. read more

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Russian, Ukrainian leaders may discuss gas deal in Paris on Dec. 9: Kremlin - Reuters.com

November 29, 2019

Russia Ukraine Russian, Ukrainian leaders may discuss gas deal in Paris on Dec. 9: Kremlin - Reuters.com Russia-Ukraine-EU Technical Gas Consultations Postponed to Next Week - Source - UrduPoint News Ukraine's deputy foreign minister: Very low expectations for Normandy summit - EURACTIV Ukraine's descent into partisan ping pong in the US benefits Russia - TRT World UNIAN: Ukraine representative lists conditions Russia to fulfill before Paris meeting - Kyiv Post Russian, Ukrainian leaders may discuss gas deal in Paris on Dec. 9: Kremlin - Reuters.com FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a session of the Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan November 28, 2019. Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS read more Russia-Ukraine-EU Technical Gas Consultations Postponed to Next Week - Source - UrduPoint News Russia-Ukraine-EU Technical Gas Consultations Postponed To Next Week - Source Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) 7 minutes ago Fri 29th November 2019 | 04:23 PM The trilateral technical consultations on Russian gas transit through Ukraine, which Brussels was supposed to host on Friday, have been postponed to the next week, a source in the European Commission told Sputnik BRUSSELS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 29th November, 2019) The trilateral technical consultations on Russian gas transit through Ukraine, which Brussels was supposed to host on Friday, have been postponed to the next week, a source in the European Commission told Sputnik. read more Ukraine's deputy foreign minister: Very low expectations for Normandy summit - EURACTIV After Ukraine’s new President Volodymyr Zelenskyi agreed to hold elections in the separatist regions on the Russian border, peace talks with Moscow are regaining momentum. With the assistance of France and Germany, the two countries will return to the negotiation table on 9 December. read more Ukraine's descent into partisan ping pong in the US benefits Russia - TRT World Impeachment proceedings in the US are obscuring US foreign policy on Ukraine, and only one victor will emerge from this scenario: Russia. Ukraine is dominating the news and for all the wrong reasons. read more UNIAN: Ukraine representative lists conditions Russia to fulfill before Paris meeting - Kyiv Post Russia's War Against Ukraine UNIAN: Ukraine representative lists conditions Russia to fulfill before Paris meeting Published Nov. 28 at 9:28 am People watch multiple launch rocket system of pro-Russian rebels patroling in the center of Donetsk during WWII Victory Day parade on May 9, 2017. read more

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Al Jazeera: Russia, Ukraine escalate 'gas war' as Europe draws 'map of fear' - Kyiv Post

November 28, 2019

Russia Ukraine Al Jazeera: Russia, Ukraine escalate 'gas war' as Europe draws 'map of fear' - Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine Reach 2nd Prisoner Exchange Deal – RBC - The Moscow Times Ukrainian journalist painted to ‘keep alive' in Russian jail - Boston 25 News Russia's return three vessels to Ukraine: A new gunboat diplomacy questioned? - Modern Diplomacy Ukraine Condemns Apple For Changing Map To Show Crimea As Part Of Russia - Forbes Al Jazeera: Russia, Ukraine escalate 'gas war' as Europe draws 'map of fear' - Kyiv Post Russia's War Against Ukraine Al Jazeera: Russia, Ukraine escalate ‘gas war’ as Europe draws ‘map of fear’ Published Nov. 28 at 10:00 am A worker walks through the UGV pipe infrastructure at the Yablunivsky gas field on Oct. read more Russia, Ukraine Reach 2nd Prisoner Exchange Deal – RBC - The Moscow Times Ukraine and Russia have reached the final stages of an all-for-all prisoner exchange agreement ahead of a key peace summit next month, the RBC news website reported Thursday. Russia and Ukraine swapped 35 prisoners each in September, a move that appeared to presage a thaw in relations that have been frozen since Moscow annexed Crimea in 2014. read more Ukrainian journalist painted to ‘keep alive' in Russian jail - Boston 25 News 0 Ukrainian journalist painted to ‘keep alive' in Russian jail WARSAW, Poland (AP) - A Ukrainian journalist convicted in Russia of spying and jailed for three years has described how he created paintings of cathedrals, lighthouses and soothing landscapes as a form of psychological therapy during his imprisonment. read more Russia's return three vessels to Ukraine: A new gunboat diplomacy questioned? - Modern Diplomacy Long seen as a strategic partner, Russia has opened a new chapter and started building better relations with Africa, and most significantly made its move by writing off Africa’s debts accumulated from Soviet era. read more Ukraine Condemns Apple For Changing Map To Show Crimea As Part Of Russia - Forbes Users inside Russia will now see Crimea as part of Russia. Photo by John Milner/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesTopline: Ukraine on Wednesday criticized Apple for changing its location-based apps to show Crimea as part of Russia, implying that the company “doesn’t give a damn” about its pain, as U.S. read more

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Russia Urged to Open Azov Sea to Ukraine in Four-Way Joint Statement - The Moscow Times

November 27, 2019

Russia Ukraine Russia Urged to Open Azov Sea to Ukraine in Four-Way Joint Statement - The Moscow Times Russia, Ukraine contact on equipment from vessels returned to Kiev — Kremlin - TASS Ukraine’s anti-graft prosecutor seeks to weather Trump storm - Financial Times Fiona Hill nails it: Russia, not Ukraine, is our enemy. But Republicans still buy the lie | Opinion - Miami Herald The Oligarchs Who Lost Ukraine and Won Washington - Foreign Affairs Magazine Russia Urged to Open Azov Sea to Ukraine in Four-Way Joint Statement - The Moscow Times Sweden, Estonia, Lithuania and Ukraine have called on Russia to ensure that Kiev keeps its freedom of navigation in the sea bordering Russia, annexed Crimea and Ukraine. The four countries issued the joint statement in support of Ukraine’s sovereignty Tuesday a week after Russia returned three Ukrainian ships it had captured in the Kerch Strait near Russian-annexed Crimea last November. The strait is the only outlet for major Ukrainian ports and cities on the Sea of Azov, and Kiev argues that Moscow cannot deny it passage through the waterway. read more Russia, Ukraine contact on equipment from vessels returned to Kiev — Kremlin - TASS ST.PETERSBURG, November 27. /TASS/. Moscow and Kiev are in contact on the issue of equipment from the vessels handed over to Kiev, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday. read more Ukraine’s anti-graft prosecutor seeks to weather Trump storm - Financial Times Ukraine’s anti-graft prosecutor seeks to weather Trump storm Financial Times read more Fiona Hill nails it: Russia, not Ukraine, is our enemy. But Republicans still buy the lie | Opinion - Miami Herald Fiona Hill nails it: Russia, not Ukraine, is our enemy. But Republicans still buy the lie | Opinion Miami Herald read more The Oligarchs Who Lost Ukraine and Won Washington - Foreign Affairs Magazine A congressional impeachment inquiry seeks to determine whether U.S. President Donald Trump extorted a foreign leader, withholding a coveted White House meeting and U.S. military aid in order to promulgate a Russian-inspired conspiracy theory and smear his chief opponent in the 2020 election. read more

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A year on, once-jailed Ukraine filmmaker accepts EU award - paNOW

November 26, 2019

Russia Ukraine A year on, once-jailed Ukraine filmmaker accepts EU award - paNOW Once-Jailed Ukraine Filmmaker Warns Europe Against Putin - The New York Times Russian-led forces launch grenades at Ukrainian positions in Donbas - UNIAN Some 500000 Russians from mainland resettled to occupied Crimea – Ukraine official - UNIAN Russia is winning the electronic warfare fight against Ukraine — and the United States - NBCNews.com A year on, once-jailed Ukraine filmmaker accepts EU award - paNOW By Canadian Press A year on, once-jailed Ukraine filmmaker accepts EU award Nov 26, 2019 BRUSSELS — A year after he won Europe’s top human rights award, Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov has finally picked up the prize, following his release from a prison in Russia’s far-north where he was held on terror charges. read more Once-Jailed Ukraine Filmmaker Warns Europe Against Putin - The New York Times BRUSSELS — A year after he won Europe’s top human rights award, Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov finally picked up the prize Tuesday, and he warned Europe against trusting Russia. Sentsov spent five years in a prison colony in Russia’s Arctic far-north where he was held on terror charges. read more Russian-led forces launch grenades at Ukrainian positions in Donbas - UNIAN Russian-led forces launch grenades at Ukrainian positions in Donbas12:20, 26 November 2019 War 7 0 Russian occupiers are thus trying to provoke return fire on the eve of the Trilateral Contact Group meeting in Minsk, aiming to accuse Ukraine of violating Minsk accords. read more Some 500000 Russians from mainland resettled to occupied Crimea – Ukraine official - UNIAN Some 500,000 Russians from mainland resettled to occupied Crimea – Ukraine officialRussian authorities have been concealing actual data, claiming smaller numbers. Photo from UNIAN Deputy Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Tamila Tasheva, says about 500,000 Russian citizens have been resettled to the territory of Crimea over the period of the illegal occupation."According to human rights organizations, there are about 500,000 people who came to the territory of the peninsula from Russia. read more Russia is winning the electronic warfare fight against Ukraine — and the United States - NBCNews.com There’s an invisible battle that the U.S. is losing to Russia right now, and like so much of our current domestic political turmoil, it both centers on and transcends Ukraine. The U.S. read more

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Feeling abandoned by Trump, a Ukraine hospital stares down Russia - Los Angeles Times

November 25, 2019

Russia Ukraine Feeling abandoned by Trump, a Ukraine hospital stares down Russia - Los Angeles Times Russia's Top Mobile Operator Sells Ukrainian Business - The Moscow Times Republicans buy into Trump conspiracies to blunt impact of impeachment hearings - CNN DOJ official outlines to "60 Minutes" 2016 Russian interference case - Axios Hill, Holmes impeachment hearing: Experts beat crackpots on Trump, Russia and Ukraine - USA TODAY Feeling abandoned by Trump, a Ukraine hospital stares down Russia - Los Angeles Times Everybody could hear the burst of automatic weapons in the distance. But inside the dimly lit halls of the Avdiivka City Hospital, doctors and nurses paid it little mind. The hospital sits three miles from the front line of the five-year war between Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists. read more Russia's Top Mobile Operator Sells Ukrainian Business - The Moscow Times Russia’s biggest mobile phone operator MTS said on Monday it had agreed to sell its Ukrainian business to Azerbaijan’s Bakcell for $734 million. The company also said its board had approved a special dividend of 13.25 rubles ($0.21) per ordinary share, or 26.5 billion rubles ($420 million) in total. read more Republicans buy into Trump conspiracies to blunt impact of impeachment hearings - CNN In fact, the more damning the suggestions of an abuse of power become, the deeper it forces Trump's defenders into his wild brew of conspiracy theories, disinformation and distortion. read more DOJ official outlines to "60 Minutes" 2016 Russian interference case - Axios Russian honour guards march during the military parade at Red Square in Moscow in 2018. Photo: Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images read more Hill, Holmes impeachment hearing: Experts beat crackpots on Trump, Russia and Ukraine - USA TODAY The duel in the House Intelligence committee between the experts and the crackpots finally reached its natural conclusion with the testimony of Fiona Hill and David Holmes. It did not end well for the conspiracy theorists. read more

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Cathy McMorris Rodgers supports aid to Ukraine but doesn't see President Trump's delay as impeachable - The Spokesman-Review

November 24, 2019

Russia Ukraine Cathy McMorris Rodgers supports aid to Ukraine but doesn't see President Trump's delay as impeachable - The Spokesman-Review US senators promise Zahorodniuk support in countering threats from Russian Federation - 112 International Ex-White House Adviser Rejects False Ukraine Narrative - VOA News UNIAN: Russia-led forces in Donbas use banned mortars - Kyiv Post What the Ukrainian people think of the impeachment controversy - Quartz Cathy McMorris Rodgers supports aid to Ukraine but doesn't see President Trump's delay as impeachable - The Spokesman-Review After visiting Ukraine in 2015 and becoming sympathetic to that country’s fight against Russia, U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers joined a small group of members of Congress known as the Ukraine Caucus. read more US senators promise Zahorodniuk support in countering threats from Russian Federation - 112 International US senators promise Zahorodniuk support in countering threats from Russian Federation We are talking about further sanction pressure on aggressor country, in particular, for construction of Nord Stream-2 read more Ex-White House Adviser Rejects False Ukraine Narrative - VOA News A former key official on the White House National Security Council told the impeachment inquiry targeting President Donald Trump on Thursday that it is a "fictional narrative" that Ukraine, and not Russia, meddled in the 2016 U.S. read more UNIAN: Russia-led forces in Donbas use banned mortars - Kyiv Post Russia's War Against Ukraine UNIAN: Russia-led forces in Donbas use banned mortars Published Nov. 24 at 12:56 pm A Ukrainian soldier looks through a night vision device as he keeps watch in Zolote, eastern Ukraine, on Sept. read more What the Ukrainian people think of the impeachment controversy - Quartz As Americans turn their attention to the first public hearings in the House impeachment investigation, there is another country that has been affected by the scandal that’s fueling the investigation: Ukraine. read more

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