В Запорожье продолжается борьба за пост секретаря городского совета. Параллельно продолжают идти переговоры между фракциями о создании коалиции или, точнее, устойчивого большинства в совете. Требование патриотической общественности и демократических политических сил Запорожья – объединение

The Kremlin said on Friday the arrival of about 300 U.S. paratroopers in Ukraine to train Kiev’s National Guard could destabilize the situation in the east of the country, where pro-Russian separatists are fighting Ukrainian government forces. Ukraine has repeatedly asked for international help to

Expert-level talks between Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission made progress towards resolving differences over Russian gas supplies to Ukraine but no date has yet been set for a high-level meeting, the Commission said on Friday. The three parties are seeking a lasting deal to stave off

The International Monetary Fund will assess the progress of Ukraine’s talks with creditors but does not have to make any decisions in June, when its next review of the country’s $17.5 billion bailout is due, the Fund’s No. 2 official said on Tuesday. Ukraine’s officials have set themselves a June

Both sides in the conflict in Ukraine could pull back weapons under 100mm caliber from the front line in a bid to boost confidence in a ceasefire, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday. Lavrov said there was a common aim for a ceasefire in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions agreed in

Ukraine is waiting to hear from creditors that they have formed a committee before talks can start on restructuring Ukrainian debt to plug a $15.3 billion funding gap, Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko said on Thursday. «We’re waiting for an answer from them this week that they are ready and have

Ukraine’s government will consider a list of state-owned assets for privatisation later on Tuesday, the economy minister said at a briefing, as part of Kiev’s drive to boost the budget and reform inefficient institutions. Until now, the law made some 1,500 state firms ineligible for privatisation,

A summit between European Union officials and Ukraine’s leaders is scheduled to be held in Kiev at the end of April. A statement on Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s official website said that during a Saturday phone conversation with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, «the

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has postponed plans to visit Kiev on Monday because he needs to receive treatment for kidney stones. Juncker was due to have traveled to Ukraine with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on what would have been his first trip to a country

Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Friday Russia was not prepared to discuss restructuring its $3 billion holding of Ukrainian debt and considered itself to be an official rather than a private creditor. «We’re trying to meet Ukraine half-way, not asking for an early (payment), but we

Ukraine’s president fired powerful tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky as a regional governor on Wednesday in a risky move that could affect the internal balance of power and Kiev’s fight against Moscow-backed separatists. The 52-year-old Kolomoisky has been at the center of a political storm since armed and

Петербургские казаки обещают отметить юбилей победы над нацистами установкой бронзового бюста российского президента Владимира Путина в образе римского императора. Петербургское городское казачье общество «Ирбис» – это довольно известная организация, подчеркивающая важность традиционных

Ukraine’s military said on Sunday a ceasefire had been fully observed in eastern separatist territories overnight, but warned that pro-Russian rebels were using the truce to regroup for new attacks on government positions. A drop in violence and moves by both sides to withdraw heavy weapons from

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and leaders of Russia, France and Germany expect their talks in Minsk, Belarus, on Wednesday to lead to a «swift and unconditional ceasefire», his website said. A statement from Poroshenko’s administration said progress had been made during a phone call between