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Ukraine has created an Orthodox church of its own, proclaiming “independence from Moscow.” While the majority of its hierarchs represented schismatic “churches,” Kiev authorities have hailed a supposed “unity” they have achieved. The so-called “unity council” took place on Saturday in Kiev, with the country’s president Petro Poroshenko and other top officials in attendance. The […]
The fate of millions of faithful and over 200 monasteries are in the hands of Ukraine’s president, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church said, urging the international community to stop Kiev from deepening the religious rift. “Recently, the interference of the leaders of the secular Ukrainian state in church affairs has grown into a […]
Police said that 15,000 took part in a sanctioned nationalist march through the Ukrainian capital, to mark the anniversary of the Nazi collaborator guerilla group that fought against the Red Army during World War II. The heavily-policed procession comprised different strands of nationalists all marching under their own banners, from parties represented in parliament, to […]
Kiev must acknowledge the mass killing of Poles by Ukrainian nationalists in the 1940s for what it is – ethnic cleansing – Polish President Andrzej Duda said after reportedly snubbing an invitation for a joint commemoration. On Sunday, Duda visited Ukraine to mark the 75th anniversary of the Volhynia massacres, the mass killing of civilians […]
Published time: 5 Jun, 2018 06:43 Edited time: 5 Jun, 2018 07:42 A court has seized the Dutch assets of Russian energy major Gazprom to pay $ 2.56 billion in compensation to Naftogaz, the Ukrainian company has said. In February, the Stockholm arbitration court demanded that the Russian company pay for a shortfall in the […]
Salah came off in tears in the first half after a challenge with Sergio Ramos left him on the turf. Liverpool lost the final following two Loris Karius mistakes and a Gareth Bale wonder strike. And Klopp rued the Reds’ misfortune in the Ukrainian capital. “The plan is only to play to win, nothing else, […]
Tour operator Worldchoice Sports had been advertising trips for Reds fans to get to Ukraine to watch their side play Real Madrid on Saturday. But they have now been forced to scramble around to give customers refunds due to there being no allocated times for their aircraft to land. Worldchoice Sports claim they have exhausted […]
Gazprom has said that there will be no resources for transit through Ukraine in previous volumes, as Russia’s gas production recourse base is shifting northwards. The gas giant’s CEO, Aleksey Miller, was quoted as saying on Tuesday that transit for Ukraine in amount of 10-15 bcm annually may be preserved, but Kiev must justify its […]
After NATO finally took note of Ukraine’s “aspiration” to get into the military alliance, ten years after its first application, Kiev praised the gesture and stated that its ambitions extend far beyond the symbolic status upgrade. The military alliance mentioned in a Friday press release that, among others, it recognizes Kiev’s interest in entering the […]
The Ukrainians were clearly over-consuming gas during periods when Russia’s Gazprom was supplying it, Naftogaz CEO said, days after Gazprom terminated its contract with the Ukrainian company and new gas shortages were revealed. Speaking at the CERAWeek annual energy conference in Houston, Texas, Andrey Kobolyev claimed that Ukraine had become a “victim of a vicious […]
