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Washington is considering sending “defensive” weapons to Ukraine, US special representative Kurt Volker says. He insists the potential move, long desired by Kiev, would not be “provocative.” It comes as Moscow warns against fueling Ukraine’s civil war. In an interview with the BBC on Tuesday, Volker, who was appointed by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson […]
Published time: 18 Jul, 2017 13:54 The US has almost tripled the price for coal shipped to Ukraine in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2016, according to a report by the US Energy Information Administration. Read more Kiev has been buying US coal at $ 206 per short […]
Vadim Ghirda/AP WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is selecting a former U.S. envoy to NATO for the top job dealing with the Ukraine crisis. The State Department says Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is appointing Ambassador Kurt Volker as the special representative for Ukraine. Tillerson spokesman R.C. Hammond says he’ll coordinate the State Department’s […]
Published time: 26 Jun, 2017 01:14 Kiev has almost reached an agreement with the US about the supplies of “defensive weapons” that could be delivered as early as this year, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told Ukrainian media. “As for the defensive agreements, we now have an almost consensual text of the agreement [about the arms […]
The US should develop a “more flexible” approach to the Ukrainian crisis instead of just strictly tying anti-Russian sanctions to the implementation of the Minsk agreements, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said. Tillerson on Wednesday suggested that Moscow and Kiev could eventually find some other way to resolve the conflict in eastern Ukraine through […]
Published time: 5 Jun, 2017 10:21 Russians see the United States and Ukraine as the most hostile nations towards them, a recent poll has shown. China, Belarus and Kazakhstan were named as the friendliest countries in the same survey. The independent public opinion research center Levada asked Russians to name several nations hostile towards their […]
Published time: 1 Jun, 2017 10:21 Gazprom has no reasons to worry about Ukraine siphoning gas destined for Europe as payment for a fine leveled against the Russian firm by Ukraine’s Antimonopoly Committee, explains CEO Aleksey Miller. “Let them dare!” Miller said on the sidelines of the 21st St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2017) […]
Known for its religious architecture, striking monuments and fascinating Eastern history, Kiev (Kyiv) straddles the Dnieper River dividing the Ukraine. The country’s capital will host the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest from Tuesday May 9. Visitors have already begun flooding in from all over the world to participate and spectate at the famous event. To mark […]
Published time: 2 May, 2017 10:05 Russian President Vladimir Putin is to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday to discuss key international issues such as the Syrian conflict, the situation in Ukraine and battling terrorism, as well as bilateral ties between Moscow and Berlin. The pair is scheduled to hold two rounds of talks […]
Published time: 30 Apr, 2017 20:57 An Austrian citizen, who traveled to Ukraine to fight for the Kiev government against the self-declared Donetsk and Lugansk Republics, has been arrested in Poland on charges of committing war crimes. The suspect, 25, whose identity has not yet been revealed, faces charges of “killing enemy soldiers, who have […]
