Ukrainian lawmakers fume over omission of Ukraine from human rights report
Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland’s annual human rights report, given on World Refugee Day on June 20, upset
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Ukraine: Investigators arrest 10 suspects in major gas fraud
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Tuesday marks the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, when an explosion at the power plant near the town
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