Russia Retaliates Over US Sanctions
Russia has retaliated to new US sanctions by telling Washington to cut its diplomatic staff to 455 and barring the use of some properties. The new US embassy staffing level would be the same as at...
Tag: Politics of Ukraine
US Moves One Step Closer To Imposing Fresh Russia Sanctions
The US House of Representatives has voted to impose fresh sanctions on Russia, despite President Donald Trump objecting to the legislation. Senior officials will be targeted in retaliation for...
Top US Diplomat Tillerson To Visit Ukraine
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit Ukraine following the G20 Summit in Hamburg, sending a message that Washington remains committed to the country's sovereignty despite Moscow's takeover...
US Rules Out Easing Sanctions On Russia
Washington will not ease sanctions on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine and may even get tougher on Moscow, the White House said Friday, ending uncertainty over the US position on the thorny issue....
Ukraine President’s Site ‘attacked By Russia’
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's official website has been hit by an "organised" cyber-attack from Russia, his administration has said. It said it was Russia's response to Mr Poroshenko's...
US Army Probes New Soldier’s Ukraine Separatist Past
The US Army is investigating whether any recruitment procedures were violated when an American-French dual citizen enlisted despite having fought with Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine....
Ukraine Opens Terror Probe After OSCE Medic Killed
Ukraine opened a terror investigation Monday into a mine blast that killed an American medic from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's monitoring team in the country's...
Russian Opposition Politician Voronenkov Killed In Kyiv
Russian opposition politician Denis Voronenkov has been shot dead in Kyiv. He was a key witness in a case against former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. For the second time in less than a...
Russian Singer Samoilova Barred From Contest
Julia Samoilova was banned from entering Ukraine for three years because of her "illegal" visit , the Ukrainian SBU security service said. Samoilova, 27, has confirmed that she sang in Crimea in...
U.S. Embassy In Kiev Critical of Moscow Order On Ukrainian Documentation
The United States embassy in Kiev voiced concern on Sunday over Russia's decision to recognize civil registration documents issued in separatist-held areas of eastern Ukraine, saying that it...
Letter To The Youth Of Ghana
My dear youths. It is yet another moment to give thanks and glory to the Almighty Yahweh for seeing Ghana through yet another elections without chaos and bad omen. Elections are made possible by...
Ukraine Names Woman, 23, Anti-Corruption Head
A 23-year-old law graduate has been given the task of leading Ukraine's anti-corruption drive, the second major appointment of a young woman in weeks. Anna Kalynchuk's promotion has provoked...
Ukrainian MPs Throw Punches Over Accusations of Kremlin Links
A brawl broke out between two Ukrainian MPs on Monday during a meeting of parliament faction leaders in Kiev, as one party leader accused another of working with the Kremlin and calling for him to be...
Putin Grants Movie Star Steven Seagal Russian Citizenship
President Vladimir Putin signed off Thursday on a decree granting Russian citizenship to US action hero actor Steven Seagal, the latest high-profile passport handout to a Western celebrity. Hollywood...
Putin Grants Action Star Steven Seagal Russian Citizenship
President Vladimir Putin signed off Thursday on a decree granting Russian citizenship to US action hero actor Steven Seagal, the latest high-profile passport handout to a Western celebrity. Hollywood...
Russia Gets Hacked, Revealing Putin Aide’s Secrets
A Ukrainian group calling itself Cyber Hunta has released more than a gigabyte of emails and other material from the office of one of Vladimir Putin's top aides, Vladislav Surkov, that show Russia's...