Ukraine

Ukraine’s prime minister submits resignation . . . again

Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk submitted his resignation for a second time after reports that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy might be gearing up to sack him, the Ukrainian news outlet…

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Clashes in Ukraine upon arrival of Coronavirus evacuees from China

A central Ukrainian town was the scene of clashes on Thursday as outraged residents protested against the arrival of evacuees from China, who were set to be quarantined for the coronavirus.…

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Ukraine president convenes country’s security council after Russian forces shelling in Donbass region

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will convene a Ukrainian security council meeting on Tuesday after one soldier was killed and four wounded in what Kiev said was heavy shelling by Russian…

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Photo Story: Tribute to victims of Ukraine International Airlines crash in Iran

The ceremony of the founding a memorial square to the memory of victims of the Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) Flight PS752 that crashed in Iran, at Boryspil International Airport in…

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Iran will no longer share evidence from Ukraine airliner crash after leaked audio

Another pilot witnessed the moment the plane was hit and alerted the control tower, a leaked recording showed. Ukraine confirmed its authenticity, and now Iran says it no longer wants…

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Pompeo to visit UK ahead of Brexit

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will head to Britain next week to reaffirm the US "special relationship" with the country ahead of its exit from the European Union, the…

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Iran asks for US and French help in Ukrainian airliner crash investigations after admitting it shot it down by mistake

Iran said it had asked the U.S. and French authorities for equipment to download information from black boxes on a downed Ukrainian airliner, potentially angering countries which want the recorders…

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Photo Story: Musical tribute in Ukrainian airports

Musicians from a military orchestra perform in the main terminal of the Boryspil International Airport in Kiev, Ukraine, 20 January 2020. Military orchestras on 20 January will perform at the…

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Ukraine president gives PM second chance

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday allowed Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk to keep his job after the leak of an embarrassing audio recording prompted Honcharuk to submit his resignation. In…

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Ukraine’s Prime Minister resigns

Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk offered his resignation to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday after less than six months in the role. The presidential office responded to the letter, saying they would consider…

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Victims’ governments to press Tehran for answers for downing of Ukrainian jet

Iran is facing fresh pressure to give a full accounting of what happened to the Ukrainian Airlines plane that was shot down over its capital city last week with 176…

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Ukrainian traditional holiday Malanka

Local men wearing bear costumes march during the celebrations of the winter holiday Malanka in the village of Krasnoilsk, western Ukraine, 14 January 2020. 'Malanka' - or 'Old New Year…

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Iran makes arrests in connection with downing of Ukrainian passenger plane

Iran's judiciary said on Tuesday that arrests have been made over the accidental downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed all 176 people on board just after takeoff from…

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Trudeau sends signal blaming Trump for Ukraine’s plane downing

As groups representing Iranian-Canadians and Jewish-Canadians called on the federal government to get tough on the regime in Tehran, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sent a signal to his base that…

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Iranians come out for a second day of anti-regime protests

Scores of protesters gathered for a second day in Iran on Sunday chanting slogans against the authorities following the military's admission it had shot down a passenger plane in error…

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Iran plane crash: Missile struck underneath cockpit – Ukraine

Ukraine's top security official, Oleksiy Danilov, has told the BBC that his country's investigators had already gathered evidence that a missile brought down a Ukrainian passenger jet, before Iran changed…

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Country leaders react to Iran’s admission of downing Ukrainian passenger jet

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is set to hold a telephone call with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Saturday after Tehran said it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian passenger…

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Iran admits its military shot down Ukrainian Boeing unintentionally

Iran announced Saturday that its military 'unintentionally' shot down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 aboard. The statement came Saturday morning and blamed 'human error'' for the shootdown. An Iranian military…

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Photo Story: Canada’s grief

Scenes from the vigil that was held for those killed when Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 crashed in Iran on 08 January 2020; in Toronto, Canada. The Ukrainian jet, flying…

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Video shows moment alleged missile strikes Ukrainian aircraft

A video appears to capture the moment a missile struck a Ukrainian passenger plane near Tehran before it crashed, killing all 173 people on board minutes after it took off. The…

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Anger in Canada as Iran offers only limited access to its crash probe

Iran's civil aviation authority has said it's following international rules and will allow other countries to participate in its investigation of a plane crash that killed 63 Canadians. But the role Canada…

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Trudeau – Ukrainian Boeing may have been unintentionally shot down by Iranian Anti-Aircraft missile

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday evidence indicates an Iranian missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner late Tuesday and that the strike “may have been unintentional.” Trudeau says Canadian and…

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Ukraine lists possible theories behind Iran plane crash, including missile strike

A top Ukrainian security official on Thursday set out what he said were the four main theories for why a Ukrainian airliner crashed in Iran the previous day killing 176…

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Iranian investigators say burning Ukrainian Boeing was trying to turn back before crashing

The crew of the Ukrainian plane that crashed, killing all 176 people on board, never made a radio call for help and were trying to turn back to the airport…

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Photo Story: Tributes in Kiev for Flight PS752

Flowers and a toy paper plane are seen in front of the Iranian embassy in a tribute to the airplane crash victims in Kiev, Ukraine. Many families, several young children,…

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Names of passengers, crew on board Ukrainian plane that crashed in Iran released

Among the 176 people on board of the Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 that crashed shortly after taking off from the Tehran airport on Jan. 8, were 11 Ukrainian citizens,…

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Terror attack, missile hit versions ruled out in Ukrainian air crash

Ukraine's Embassy in Iran has commented on the versions of the Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 crash near Tehran airport, saying a terror attack and a missile hit have so…

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Iran civil aviation says will not give black box to Boeing

The Jerusalem Post is reporting that Iran's civil aviation organization has said that it will not hand over to Boeing the black box of the Ukrainian airlines flight that crashed…

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Nationalities of those on board Ukrainian airline released

Ukraine’s foreign minister, Vadym Prystaiko, said in a statement that those on board the plane included 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians, 11 Ukrainians, 10 Swedes, four Afghans, three Germans and three…

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Photo Story: First photos from scene of Ukraine International Airlines plane crashes near Tehran

Photos of the wreckage after an Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 carrying 176 people crashed near Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran, killing everyone on board; in Shahriar, Iran, 08 January…

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Ukrainian president says all dead on board airliner that crashed in Iran, reports that black box has been recovered

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that all passengers and crew on board a Ukrainian airliner that crashed in Iran have been killed, citing preliminary information. In a…

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Pompeo postpones Ukraine trip because of developments in Iraq

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo postponed a planned trip to Ukraine to deal with the ongoing developments out of Baghdad, the State Department announced. "Secretary Pompeo must postpone his visit…

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Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination, Brexit, Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the migrant crisis amongst the 10 events which shaped Europe in the past decade

Daphne Caruana Galizia's assassination, Brexit, the Paris Climate Change agreement, Russia's annexation of Crimea and the migrant crisis are amongst the ten main events which shaped Europe in the past…

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Pompeo to reaffirm U.S. support for Ukraine this week

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will reaffirm U.S. support for Ukraine this week, the State Department said on Monday, on the highest-level U.S. visit since President Donald Trump's impeachment…

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Ukraine, eastern rebels swap prisoners in move to end war

Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine began exchanging prisoners Sunday in a move aimed at ending their 5-year-long war. The move was part of an agreement brokered earlier…

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The Year in Pictures – May: Inauguration of Ukrainian President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky.

President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky (C-R) attends his inauguration in Ukrainian parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, 20 May 2019. Zelensky with 73.22 percent of the votes beaten out current President Petro Poroshenko during…

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Ukraine, separatists expected to swap prisoners on Sunday

The government in Kiev expects to swap prisoners with Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. The exchange was brokered by the Russian and Ukrainian…

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Ukraine-Russia gas deal should put Nord Stream criticism in ‘perspective’ – Šefčovič

A new gas transit deal between Russia and Ukraine should assuage fears over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, European Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič said. Ukrainian and Russian officials reached…

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Russia and Ukraine to exchange prisoners from east Ukraine conflict

The leaders of Russia and Ukraine agreed on Tuesday to exchange all remaining prisoners from the conflict in east Ukraine by the end of the year, but left thorny questions…

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Talks in Paris between Ukraine and Russia aim to end eastern conflict

The leaders of Russia and Ukraine will hold their first face-to-face talks in an attempt to tackle five and a half years of conflict in east Ukraine. More than 13,000…

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Ukraine – Businessman and politician’s three-year-old son shot dead when assassins opened fire on Kiev city councillor’s car

Unknown gunmen opened fire at the car of a local lawmaker in the centre of Ukrainian capital of Kiev on Sunday, killing his three-year old son, a police source said.…

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