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Ukraine: Investigators arrest 10 suspects in major gas fraud

June 21, 2016June 21, 2016 The Kyiv Post energy, Ukraine

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau and Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office detained 10 former officials suspected of embezzlement of three billion hryvnia

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EU releases details on extended sanctions against Russia

June 19, 2016 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

The European Union on Saturday published details of its decision extending sanctions against Russia for its 2014 takeover of Ukraine’s

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EU extends sanctions against Russia over illegal annexation of Crimea, Sevastopol

June 17, 2016June 17, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Council has extended by a year its sanctions against Russia in response to Moscow’s illegal annexation of Crimea

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Ukrainian security service says it foiled 15 terrorist attacks in France

June 6, 2016 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Ukraine’s SBU security service has thwarted at least 15 planned terrorist attacks targeting the upcoming UEFA Euro 2016 European soccer

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Poll: Russians see US, Ukraine, Turkey as top 3 enemies

June 4, 2016 VOANews Russia, Turkey, Ukraine

A survey by an independent Moscow-based polling agency has found that Russians believe their country has a trio of main

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Ukrainian pilot Savchenko’s ambitions could spark political turmoil

May 28, 2016 Daniel Schearf of VOANews Ukraine

Just two days after being released from a Russian prison, pilot Nadiya Savchenko is capitalizing on her symbolic importance to

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Released Savchenko arrives in Kyiv, hints at political career

May 25, 2016May 27, 2016 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

After almost two years of captivity in Russia, Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko, 35, is finally back at home. After

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30 years on, Chernobyl still leaks radiation

April 26, 2016April 26, 2016 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews Ukraine

Tuesday marks the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, when an explosion at the power plant near the town

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Groysman becomes Ukraine’s new prime minister

April 14, 2016 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Ukraine’s parliament voted on April 14 to appoint Volodymyr Groysman as the country’s new prime minister, with 257 lawmakers –

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