A group of tech-savvy Ukrainian soldiers is making drones and explosives to be used at the front line of the conflict in the country's Donbas region. JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images A team of young soldiers in Ukraine is building drones and explosives to be used on the front lines. They are creating drones loaded […]
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Burden of repaying IMF loans will fall on future generations of Ukrainians, warns Putin
The IMF’s approval of a new $ 3.9 billion loan for Ukraine has already been hailed as a victory in Kiev. It’s just enough to cover some pension payments but will take a long time to pay off, said Russian President Vladimir Putin. The executive board of International Monetary Fund (IMF) greenlighted a new 14-month […]
Ukraine’s Naftogaz head claims Ukrainians over-consumed, as US State Dept praises Kiev gas cuts
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 […]
Poland seeks to ban Ukrainians with 'anti-Polish views'
Poland, Ukraine’s closest European neighbor and the destination for many crisis-hit Ukrainians in search of jobs, wants to ban those that exhibit “anti-Polish views,” Polish FM Witold Waszczykowski said. Speaking to state-run TVP1 broadcaster on Thursday, Waszczykowski said Poland will not let go of bitter historic issues like the slaughter of Poles by the Ukrainian […]