KIEV, Jan. 28 – Around 300 miners came to the Ukrainian cabinet building on Wednesday to demand support for the coal mining industry and social guarantees to miners.
KIEV, Jan 28 - The United States signed an agreement on Wednesday to provide $2 billion in loan guarantees to help war-torn Ukraine with "near-term social spending" in 2015 and said it was prepared to step up economic sanctions against Russia if necessary, Reuters reported.
KIEV, Jan. 26 - The total humanitarian aid from the European Commission and EU member states to Ukraine exceeds EUR 92 million, European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides said.
KIEV, Jan. 27 – Only 11.5% of surveyed Ukrainian citizens believe that Donbas should not be part of Ukraine, with the majority of people who believe so coming from Donbas (35%).
BRUSSELS, Jan. 27 – The Ukrainian crisis will be the only topic on the agenda of the EU Foreign Affairs Council extraordinary meeting on January 29, EU Foreign Affairs Council Susanne Kiefer spokesperson reported.
MOSCOW, Jan. 28 - A fresh package of restrictive measures towards Russia the EU Foreign Affairs Council is set to discuss on Thursday is likely to expand blacklists, a European diplomat told Interfax on Wednesday.
KIEV, Jan. 25 – The Embassy of the United States in Kiev has issued a warning to U.S. citizens of the potential risks of traveling to Ukraine.
"The U.S. Department of State alerts U.S. citizens of the potential risks of travel to Ukraine due to the ongoing political unrest and violent clashes between police and protesters," the U.S. Embassy reported on its Web site on Saturday.
KIEV, Jan. 27 - European Union representatives are observing the legal proceedings launched against the Ukrainians arrested in connection with the protests, the EU Delegation to Ukraine said.
KIEV, Jan. 28 - Prime Minister Mykola Azarov resigned on Tuesday while deputies loyal to President Viktor Yanukovych, acting to calm violent street protests, backtracked and overturned anti-protest laws they had rammed through Parliament 12 days ago.
