Ukraine detain Israeli man accused of running drug trafficking network
KIEV: Ukraine has arrested an Israeli who is reportedly heading a massive global drug trafficking network. The network is said to be marketing illegal drugs...
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Russia accuses Kiev over MH17
by TNT Desk
MOSCOW: Russia on Monday sought to deflect blame over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, accusing Kiev just days before the results of a...
Russia, Ukraine gas talks break-up without deal
by Abdul Hafeez
KIEV: Ukraine’s week of tough negotiations with Russia, aimed at ending a separatist insurgency and averting a gas cut-off, got off to a rocky start...
Tycoon Poroshenko wins Ukraine vote in first round: exit poll
by AFP
KIEV: Pro-Western billionaire Petro Poroshenko won Ukraine’s presidential election in the first round Sunday with nearly 56 percent of the vote, an exit poll said....
Nine Ukrainian soldiers ‘killed in rebel attacks’
by AFP
KIEV: Pro-Russian rebels killed at least nine Ukrainian soldiers in the east overnight, the defence ministry said Thursday, the bloodiest day for the military since...
Russian aircraft violated Ukraine’s airspace: US
by AFP
Washington: Russian warplanes violated Ukraine’s airspace several times in the past 24 hours, a Pentagon spokesman said Friday, in the latest sign of a mounting...
Pro-Russians in Ukraine have ‘shoot-to-kill’ orders
by AFP
Kiev: Ukraine’s security service said on Wednesday it had intercepted communications showing that Russian commanders in the separatist east had issued pro-Kremlin militants “shoot-to-kill” orders...
Ukraine leader calls ‘truce’ amid threat of EU sanctions
by AFP
Kiev: Ukraine’s embattled leader announced a “truce” with the opposition as he prepared for a grilling by visiting EU diplomats Thursday over clashes that killed...
Ukraine faces global backlash over disputed poll
by AFP
Kiev: Ukraine faced a global backlash Tuesday over elections won by the ruling party that the West called a step backwards for democracy and saw...
US leads concern at Ukraine vote
by AFP
Kiev: The United States and international observers said Ukraine’s elections were a step backwards for democracy as the ruling party was set to win against...