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Associated Press: Kremlin says Ukraine cuts off rebel east with its own hands

MOSCOW – The Kremlin says that Ukraine is ruining its own territorial integrity with a blockade of separatist-held regions in the east. Read more …
Associated Press

Natalie Jaresko: What Ukraine should demand of itself and from the West

Once again, the world is grappling with historic challenges, as it did when the Soviet Union fell in 1991, and once more, Ukraine is at the forefront …
Natalie Jaresko

EurActiv: Crimea annexation anniversary triggers reactions in US, EU

The US on March 16 condemned once again Russia’s Crimea annexation, vowing to maintain sanctions until Moscow returns the Black Sea peninsula to …
EurActiv.com

Kyiv reports two soldiers killed in Donbas

The Russia-backed separatists have fired on the positions of the Ukrainian military in Donbas 77 times over the past day, the Ukraine military press …
Interfax-Ukraine

Halya Coynash: EU Parliament demands Russia release Ukrainian hostages

An overwhelming majority of European parliamentarians have endorsed a hard-hitting Resolution condemning Russia’s occupation and repressive measures …
Halya Coynash

The Globe and Mail: Freeland condemns Russian aggression in Crimea

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland strongly condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “severe repression of human rights” in occupied …
The Globe and Mail

Tortured trade

Can anyone blame Ukrainian citizens for trying to close Russian-owned banks and other companies doing business in Ukraine and for trying to disrupt …
Kyiv Post

Despite war, Russia remained Ukraine’s top trade partner in 2016

On March 14, the Ukrainian parliament approved the free trade agreement between Canada and Ukraine. Although the treaty still has to be approved by …
Veronika Melkozerova

Reuters: Germany’s Merkel to make rare Russia visit for Putin talks

Germany’s Angela Merkel will visit Moscow for talks on May 2, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on March 16, the chancellor’s first trip to Russia …
Reuters

UNIAN: Kremlin rules out another referendum in Crimea

The Kremlin ruled out the possibility of holding another referendum in the occupied Crimea, so that the U.S. could cancel anti-Russian sanctions, …
UNIAN

Reuters: Russia’s Sberbank calls Ukraine sanctions politically motivated

Russia’s biggest bank Sberbank said on March 16 that Ukrainian authorities’ decision to impose new sanctions on its Ukrainian subsidiary was …
Reuters

RFE/RL: European Parliament calls on Russia to free Ukrainians

The European Parliament is calling on Moscow to free more than 30 Ukrainian citizens who are in prison or other conditions of restricted freedom in …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Peskov says Kremlin has not received any letter from Yanukovych

MOSCOW – The Kremlin has not received any letters from former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin press …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: OSCE extends monitoring mission to Ukraine by one year

European security watchdog OSCE on March 16  prolonged its monitoring mission to Ukraine by one year until March 2018. Read more here.
Reuters

OSCE extends its monitoring mission in Ukraine

The Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is to extend its Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine by one year, until March 31, …
Illia Ponomarenko

Reuters: Raiffeisen’s Russian arm to serve passport-holders of Ukraine separatist regions

The Russian arm of Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank International is preparing to offer services to holders of separatist passports from uncontrolled regions …
Reuters

Financial Times: Ukraine imposes sanctions on Russian-owned banks

Ukraine has imposed sanctions on five Russian-owned banks operating in the country after the Russian government forced them to accept clients using …
Financial Times

European parliament plans to adopt resolution on Crimea

BRUSSELS – The European Parliament after debates on March 16 will adopt a resolution on Ukrainian political prisoners in Crimea. According to its …
Interfax-Ukraine
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