Section: News & Summaries

      MH17: day of truth may soon come

      Should anyone be surprised that a year after Flight MH17 was shot down, that there is still no admission as to who was responsible? ||| On a hillside an hour or so outside of Donetsk, men equipped with stretchers, body bags and green rubber gloves were doing the best they could. The wreckage and debris from MH17 had scattered far and wide, and so...

      ‘Moral duty’ to punish MH17 murderers

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called it a “moral duty” to punish those who shot down flight MH17. …read more Source:...

      Rebels rifled through MH17 victims’ bags

      Australia said it was “sickened” after a video emerged purportedly of rebels rummaging through luggage of Flight MH17 passengers. ||| Sydney – Australia said on Friday it was “sickened” after new footage emerged purportedly of Russian-backed rebels rummaging through the luggage of passengers killed after Flight MH17 was shot down over...

      One year on, MH17 families want justice

      A year after the passenger jet was shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine, families want those responsible brought to book. ||| Amsterdam/Hrabove, Ukraine – One by one, the names of the 298 passengers and crew who died aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 will be read aloud by relatives on Friday, a year after the passenger jet was shot...

      New Ukraine law to unblock $3bn in aid

      Ukraine’s parliament has passed all the laws needed to receive a new tranche of loans amounting to over $3 billion. ||| Kiev – Ukraine’s parliament has passed all the laws needed to receive a new tranche of loans amounting to over $3 billion under an IMF-backed bailout programme, Finance Ministry official Artem Shevalev said on...

      Ukraine Bank Deputy Dmytro Solohub: Economic recovery ‘difficult, but still possible’
      Jul16

      Ukraine Bank Deputy Dmytro Solohub: Economic recovery ‘difficult, but still possible’

      Dmytro Solohub admits that the Ukrainian economy is “very fragile” and faces “lots of security risks”— but says he’s doing everything he can to stabilize Ukraine’s currency, control galloping inflation, and return his country to prosperity as quickly as possible.Solohub, 37, took over in mid-March as Deputy...

      Earth to Russia. Come Back to Reality.
      Jul15

      Earth to Russia. Come Back to Reality.

      The conflict in Ukraine highlights dangerous trends in Russian foreign policy. Russian-backed separatists and the Russian military have killed thousands of civilians and Ukrainian soldiers in eastern Ukraine. It’s the starkest example of Moscow’s neo-imperialist foreign policy so far. However, even more worrisome trends have...

      What Ukraine Can Learn From Poland
      Jul15

      What Ukraine Can Learn From Poland

      When the Soviet Union crumbled in 1991, both Poland and Ukraine were poor. Since then, the Polish economy has boomed, while Ukrainians are poorer than they were twenty-four years ago.Poland got its reforms right in the 1990s, and now plays a significant role in Ukraine’s reform process. This is evident in the close relations between both...

      Kremlin mercenaries violated the cease-fire for 100 times – ATO Press Center
      Jul15

      Kremlin mercenaries violated the cease-fire for 100 times – ATO Press Center

      On July 15, 2015, the ATO Press Center reports on its official Facebook page that situation in ATO area is getting tenser and pro-Russian terrorists continue to violate the cease-fire using heavy weapons: “Kremlin mercenaries have opened fire 100 times on July 14, 2015. Terrorists used 152-mm and 122-mm artillery to fire at the Ukrainian...

      Here’s How to Make Sense of the Violence in Western Ukraine
      Jul15

      Here’s How to Make Sense of the Violence in Western Ukraine

      Ukraine made headlines again when a nationalist group and police in the western city of Mukachevo exchanged gunfire that killed three on June 11. A group of 21 armed members of Right Sector seized a sports complex owned by Member of Parliament Mikhail Lanyo and reportedly beat and shot one of his employees in the process. …read more Source:...