KYIV, December 23. /TASS/. Coalminers from the Lviv and Volyn regions of Ukraine and from Donbas are demonstrating in front of the Ukrainian parliament building in support of the demand for preserving their jobs and dismissing the government, a TASS correspondent reports from the site.
The IMF has taken Russia’s side and recognized Ukraine’s debt as sovereign, meaning Kyiv would have to declare default if unable to pay.
On Tuesday, the US Treasury extended anti-Russian sanctions over Ukraine targeting 34 individuals and entities. (More …)
Ukraine and insurgents reach ‘New Year’ truce
Russian Federation earlier imposed a ban on imported food from Ukraine, which would also take effect on January 1.
UN Security Council adopts roadmap for Syria peace
Barcelona fear Neymar out of Club World Cup
Manchester City’s Champions League away leg against Dynamo Kyiv will be played behind closed doors.
A couple kisses in front of the ‘Bogdan Khmelnitsky’ decorated with festive illumination lights for the New Year and Christmas holidays celebrations, in central Kyiv, Ukraine, December 22, 2015. — Reuters pic
For the remainder of 2015, the Missourian will replace its “Today in Pictures” daily gallery series with a new series titled “Around the World.” This series will feature pictures and information about a different country each day.
Who needs Vladimir Putin to knock Ukraine off its post-revolutionary path? The nation’s current rulers are managing by themselves.