Ukraine

Ukraine said Friday that renewed fighting with Russian-backed separatists is undermining a fragile ceasefire in the east of the country, and urged Western backers to intervene. The halt to fighting agreed last July raised hopes for a resolution to the bitter trench war that was sparked in 2014 by the…

Vinesh Phogat Vinesh Phogat had pinned 2017 world champion V Kaladzinskay to grab a gold medal at the Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial tournament in Kiev, Ukraine last week. Vinesh Phogat bagged a gold medal at the the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series event in Rome. (Twitter/wrestling) India's star wrestler Vinesh Phogat…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the decision on Twitter, noting the danger that Ihor Kolomoyskyy poses to the rule of law in Ukraine. Ihor Kolomoyskyy speaks during an interview in Dnipropetrovsk May 24, 2014. (photo credit: REUTERS/VALENTYN OGIRENKO) Ukrainian-Israeli billionaire Ihor Kolomoyskyy was prohibited from entering the US…

KYIV (Reuters) - Kateryna Monzul made history in 2016 when she became the first female referee in Ukraine to officiate a soccer match in the men’s top division, a game between Chornomorets Odesa against Volyn Lutsk. “Despite the mental training, when I went out on the soccer pitch and watched…

FILE PHOTO: Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, October 15, 2020. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic apologised on Thursday after jokingly suggesting that Russia take a part of western Ukraine as payment for delivering doses…

© Reuters. Australian Open Top-seeded Elina Svitolina of the Ukraine recorded 26 winners to cruise to a 6-1, 6-2 win over Misaki Doi of Japan in the second round of the Qatar Total Open in Doha. Second-seeded Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic had a much more difficult time against…

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon on Monday announced a $125 million military aid package for Ukraine, including two armed patrol boats to help the country defend its territorial waters. The remaining $150 million in military aid approved by Congress for the 2021 budget year will not be provided until the departments…

Whether in Ukraine or Georgia, Vladimir Putin's actions shouldn't come as a surprise to an aggressive United States. Suppose China formed a provocative alliance with Mexico and began building military bases and stationing troops near the U.S. southern border. Now suppose it lured Cuba also into its new hemispheric alliance…

WAHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Monday announced a $125 million military aid package for Ukraine, including two armed patrol boats to help the country defend its territorial waters. The remaining $150 million in military aid approved by Congress for the 2021 budget year will not be provided until the…

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian medical facilities have thrown away some unused COVID-19 vaccines after doctors failed to show up for their own appointments to be vaccinated, ruling party lawmakers said on Monday. Ukraine has just begun vaccinating its 41 million people against COVID-19 after receiving a first batch of 500,000…