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      Pressure builds on Russia under MH17 investigation
      May25

      Pressure builds on Russia under MH17 investigation

      Dutch prosecutors identified a Russian military unit on Thursday (24 May) as the source of the missile that shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014, killing all 298 people on board. …read more Source:...

      Poland pushes for UN mission at Ukraine-Russia border
      May18

      Poland pushes for UN mission at Ukraine-Russia border

      Poland’s president on Thursday (17 May) asked the UN Security Council to deploy a UN peacekeeping force to Ukraine throughout a zone of conflict that Western powers accuse Russia of fomenting. …read more Source:...

      UK Brexit minister open to Ukraine-style EU association
      May02

      UK Brexit minister open to Ukraine-style EU association

      Brexit minister David Davis said Tuesday (1 May) he has “no intrinsic objection” to the idea of an association deal between Britain and the European Union similar to one the bloc has with Ukraine. …read more Source:...

      The EU has a duty to the population of Donbas
      Apr30

      The EU has a duty to the population of Donbas

      In Donbass, Ukraine is experiencing a catastrophe comparable with the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Now as then, it is urgent to restore confidence of the affected people in the state and their trust to each other, argues Sergii Parashyn. Sergii… …read more Source:...

      Ukraine ambassador: Tsarist and KGB mentality don’t change with time
      Apr18

      Ukraine ambassador: Tsarist and KGB mentality don’t change with time

      Ukraine’s Ambassador to the EU, Mykola Tochytskyi, explains in an interview with EURACTIV why Kyiv is against the planned Nord Stream 2 pipeline. He also talks about Ukraine’s relations with Brussels and its complicated ties with Moscow. …read more Source:...

      EU-backed programme promotes decentralisation of politics in Ukraine
      Apr10

      EU-backed programme promotes decentralisation of politics in Ukraine

      After centuries of being dependent on a central power, the villages of Ukraine are starting to feel the benefits of self-governance thanks to a European Union-backed program called U-LEAD, which has already tripled rural resources and boosted sleepy economies. EURACTIV’s media partner efe-epa reports. …read more Source:...

      Merkel: No Nord Stream 2 without guarantee for Ukraine’s gas transit role
      Apr10

      Merkel: No Nord Stream 2 without guarantee for Ukraine’s gas transit role

      German Chancellor Angela Merkel said today (10 April) that plans for a controversial second underwater pipeline to bring gas from Russia could not go forward without Ukrainian involvement in overland transit. …read more Source:...

      Parliament members visit Ukraine, insist that government cuts corruption
      Apr09

      Parliament members visit Ukraine, insist that government cuts corruption

      A European Parliament delegation visited Ukraine last week and pinpointed an urgent need for the country to tackle corruption and make significant headway towards democratisation. EURACTIV’s media partner efe-epa reports. …read more Source:...

      MEPs back Ukraine-style ‘association’ deal for post-Brexit UK
      Mar14

      MEPs back Ukraine-style ‘association’ deal for post-Brexit UK

      MEPs have backed a Ukraine-style “association agreement” as the model for future EU-UK relations after Brexit. …read more Source:...

      ‘Cold Eastern Winds’: An interview with Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze
      Nov13

      ‘Cold Eastern Winds’: An interview with Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze

      Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister, Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, joined Brian Maguire in the EURACTIV Studio to discuss the Eastern Partnership Summit declaration, Ukraine’s intense reform process, the challenge of ‘Ukraine fatigue’ in Brussels, and the risks Russia continues to present along Europe’s Eastern border. …read more...