Tag: #Kiev
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Russia-Ukraine Conflict: A Kind Of Cold War 2.0?
Russia’s announcement of a “special alert” for nuclear forces brings back horrific memories of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis – a time when Moscow and Washington were on the brink of a nuclear war. During the incident, both countries withdrew due to excellent diplomacy, adherence to the principle of Brinkmanship and fear of repercussions. However,…
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Russia, US foreign ministers to meet amid rising concerns over Ukraine
Top US and Russian diplomats are due to meet in Sweden as tensions rise after Washington expressed concern over Russia’s military build-up near Ukraine and warned of “high-impact” sanctions
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Ex-director of biggest Ukrainian bank charged with fraud
Kiev, Feb 22 (AFP/APP):Ukrainian officials on Monday forced a plane carrying a former director of the country’s largest bank to land in Kiev, where they arrested him on fraud charges. An official statement did not identify the person, but local media named him as Volodymyr Yatsenko, former first deputy chairman of PrivatBank’s board. Ukraine’s central…
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Ukraine rivals to exchange prisoners in controversial swap
Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Dec 29 (AFP/APP): Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russian separatists in the war-torn east of the country are expected Sunday to swap dozens of prisoners in a frontline operation that stirred controversy in Kiev. As part of the swap, Kiev is expected to hand over to separatists several riot policemen suspected of killing protesters during…
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Top Trump ally admits tying Ukraine aid to Biden investigation
Washington, Nov 6 (AFP/APP): A top ally of President Donald Trump admitted he told a Ukraine official that US military aid was contingent on Kiev investigating Trump’s Democratic rival Joe Biden, testimony released Tuesday showed. In some of the most damning evidence yet to the House impeachment inquiry of Trump, Gordon Sondland, the US ambassador…
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Ukraine leader stresses importance of troops pullback
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ready to have peace talks with Putin in Paris