Belarus court gives opposition activists lengthy sentences
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A court in Belarus on Monday sentenced two leading opposition activists to lengthy prison terms, the latest move in the relentless crackdown that Belarusian authorities have unleashed on dissent in the wake of last year’s anti-government protests.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Belarus court gives opposition activists lengthy sentences
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A court in Belarus on Monday sentenced two leading opposition activists to lengthy prison terms, the latest move in the relentless crackdown that Belarusian authorities have unleashed on dissent in the wake of last year’s anti-government protests.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Belarus court gives opposition activists lengthy sentences
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A court in Belarus on Monday sentenced two leading opposition activists to lengthy prison terms, the latest move in the relentless crackdown that Belarusian authorities have unleashed on dissent in the wake of last year’s anti-government protests.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Belarus court gives opposition activists lengthy sentences
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A court in Belarus on Monday sentenced two leading opposition activists to lengthy prison terms, the latest move in the relentless crackdown that Belarusian authorities have unleashed on dissent in the wake of last year’s anti-government protests.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Ukraine's leader to talk with Biden on security, Russian gas
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's leader is visiting the United States this week in hopes of bolstering security ties with Washington and persuading the Biden administration to ramp up sanctions against a new Russian natural gas pipeline that bypasses his country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Ukraine's leader to talk with Biden on security, Russian gas
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's leader is visiting the United States this week in hopes of bolstering security ties with Washington and persuading the Biden administration to ramp up sanctions against a new Russian natural gas pipeline that bypasses his country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Ukraine's leader to talk with Biden on security, Russian gas
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's leader is visiting the United States this week in hopes of bolstering security ties with Washington and persuading the Biden administration to ramp up sanctions against a new Russian natural gas pipeline that bypasses his country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Crimean Tatars bemoan their plight as Ukraine hosts summit
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Erfan Kudusov fled Crimea with his wife and four children after Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Black Sea peninsula in 2014, along with many other Crimean Tatars who resented Moscow’s rule.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Constantinople Patriarch visits Ukraine for independence
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople has arrived on a visit to Ukraine to attend festivities marking the 30th anniversary of its declaration of independence.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Crimean Tatars bemoan their plight as Ukraine hosts summit
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Erfan Kudusov fled Crimea with his wife and four children after Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Black Sea peninsula in 2014, along with many other Crimean Tatars who resented Moscow’s rule.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Crimean Tatars bemoan their plight as Ukraine hosts summit
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Erfan Kudusov fled Crimea with his wife and four children after Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Black Sea peninsula in 2014, along with many other Crimean Tatars who resented Moscow’s rule.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Constantinople Patriarch visits Ukraine for independence
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople has arrived on a visit to Ukraine to attend festivities marking the 30th anniversary of its declaration of independence.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Constantinople Patriarch visits Ukraine for independence
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople has arrived on a visit to Ukraine to attend festivities marking the 30th anniversary of its declaration of independence.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Belarus leader denies repression a year after disputed vote
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus' authoritarian leader on Monday denied that his government unleashed massive repression of dissent after his re-election a year ago triggered a monthslong wave of mass protests, even as his law enforcement officials admitted receiving nearly 5,000 complaints about beatings and torture.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
AP PHOTOS: Belarus political prisoners, from teen to retiree
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Human rights activists describe the political repression taking place in Belarus as its worst since Soviet dictator Josef Stalin’s purges during the 1930s.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Belarus leader denies repression a year after disputed vote
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus' authoritarian leader on Monday denied that his government unleashed massive repression of dissent after his re-election a year ago triggered a monthslong wave of mass protests, even as his law enforcement officials admitted receiving nearly 5,000 complaints about beatings and torture.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Belarus sees a year of fierce repression after disputed vote
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarusian authorities long ago removed the makeshift memorial to a protester shot by police at the start of last year's massive protests against the country's autocratic president, replacing flowers and placards with a garbage can.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Belarus leader denies repression a year after disputed vote
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus' authoritarian leader on Monday denied that his government unleashed massive repression of dissent after his re-election a year ago triggered a monthslong wave of mass protests, even as his law enforcement officials admitted receiving nearly 5,000 complaints about beatings and torture.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
AP PHOTOS: Belarus political prisoners, from teen to retiree
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Human rights activists describe the political repression taking place in Belarus as its worst since Soviet dictator Josef Stalin’s purges during the 1930s.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Belarus sees a year of fierce repression after disputed vote
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarusian authorities long ago removed the makeshift memorial to a protester shot by police at the start of last year's massive protests against the country's autocratic president, replacing flowers and placards with a garbage can.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Belarus sees a year of fierce repression after disputed vote
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarusian authorities long ago removed the makeshift memorial to a protester shot by police at the start of last year's massive protests against the country's autocratic president, replacing flowers and placards with a garbage can.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
AP PHOTOS: Belarus political prisoners, from teen to retiree
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Human rights activists describe the political repression taking place in Belarus as its worst since Soviet dictator Josef Stalin’s purges during the 1930s.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
AP PHOTOS: Belarus political prisoners, from teen to retiree
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Human rights activists describe the political repression taking place in Belarus as its worst since Soviet dictator Josef Stalin’s purges during the 1930s.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
EXPLAINER: What is behind Belarus athlete's Olympics crisis?
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A feud between Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya and team officials that prompted her to seek refuge in the European Union has again cast a spotlight on the repressive environment in the athlete's home country, an ex-Soviet nation where authorities have unleashed a relentless crackdown on …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
EXPLAINER: What is behind Belarus athlete's Olympics crisis?
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A feud between Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya and team officials that prompted her to seek refuge in the European Union has again cast a spotlight on the repressive environment in the athlete's home country, an ex-Soviet nation where authorities have unleashed a relentless crackdown on …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
EXPLAINER: What is behind Belarus athlete's Olympics crisis?
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A feud between Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya and team officials that prompted her to seek refuge in the European Union has again cast a spotlight on the repressive environment in the athlete's home country, an ex-Soviet nation where authorities have unleashed a relentless crackdown on …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
EXPLAINER: What is behind Belarus athlete's Olympics crisis?
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A feud between Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya and team officials that prompted her to seek refuge in the European Union has again cast a spotlight on the repressive environment in the athlete's home country, an ex-Soviet nation where authorities have unleashed a relentless crackdown on …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Belarus leader ready to invite Russian troops 'if necessary'
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus' authoritarian president said Friday he's prepared to invite Russian troops into the country if such a move is necessary to ensure the security of both Belarus and Russia.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Group: Jailed Belarus journalist needs urgent hospital care
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Belarusian Association of Journalists on Thursday called on authorities in Belarus to transfer a jailed journalist to a civilian hospital so he could get treatment for a coronavirus-induced pneumonia he has reportedly developed in detention.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Belarus leader ready to invite Russian troops 'if necessary'
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus' authoritarian president said Friday he's prepared to invite Russian troops into the country if such a move is necessary to ensure the security of both Belarus and Russia.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Group: Jailed Belarus journalist needs urgent hospital care
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Belarusian Association of Journalists on Thursday called on authorities in Belarus to transfer a jailed journalist to a civilian hospital so he could get treatment for a coronavirus-induced pneumonia he has reportedly developed in detention.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Belarus leader ready to invite Russian troops 'if necessary'
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus' authoritarian president said Friday he's prepared to invite Russian troops into the country if such a move is necessary to ensure the security of both Belarus and Russia.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Belarus leader ready to invite Russian troops 'if necessary'
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus' authoritarian president said Friday he's prepared to invite Russian troops into the country if such a move is necessary to ensure the security of both Belarus and Russia.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Group: Jailed Belarus journalist needs urgent hospital care
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Belarusian Association of Journalists on Thursday called on authorities in Belarus to transfer a jailed journalist to a civilian hospital so he could get treatment for a coronavirus-induced pneumonia he has reportedly developed in detention.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Group: Jailed Belarus journalist needs urgent hospital care
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Belarusian Association of Journalists on Thursday called on authorities in Belarus to transfer a jailed journalist to a civilian hospital so he could get treatment for a coronavirus-induced pneumonia he has reportedly developed in detention.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Jailed Belarus journalist, girlfriend moved to house arrest
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The dissident Belarusian journalist and his Russian girlfriend who were arrested after being pulled off a flight that was diverted to Minsk have been transferred from jail to house arrest — a move the country’s exiled opposition leader said Friday was positive but still left them …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Jailed Belarus journalist, girlfriend moved to house arrest
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The dissident Belarusian journalist and his Russian girlfriend who were arrested after being pulled off a flight that was diverted to Minsk have been transferred from jail to house arrest — a move the country’s exiled opposition leader said Friday was positive but still left them …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Jailed Belarus journalist, girlfriend moved to house arrest
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The dissident Belarusian journalist and his Russian girlfriend who were arrested after being pulled off a flight that was diverted to Minsk have been transferred from jail to house arrest — a move the country’s exiled opposition leader said Friday was positive but still left them …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Jailed Belarus journalist, girlfriend moved to house arrest
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The dissident Belarusian journalist and his Russian girlfriend who were arrested after being pulled off a flight that was diverted to Minsk have been transferred from jail to house arrest — a move the country’s exiled opposition leader said Friday was positive but still left them …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Ukraine leader fears US-Russia summit won't produce results
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president says he's concerned that this week’s US-Russia summit will not produce concrete results and will leave his country in an uncertain position.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Ukraine leader fears US-Russia summit won't produce results
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president says he's concerned that this week’s US-Russia summit will not produce concrete results and will leave his country in an uncertain position.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Arrested Belarus dissident weeps in interview on state TV
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The dissident Belarusian journalist and opposition activist who was arrested after his airline flight was diverted to Minsk wept Thursday in an interview on state television, saying he was fully cooperating with investigators and declaring that he respects the authoritarian president he opposed for years.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Arrested Belarus dissident weeps in interview on state TV
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The dissident Belarusian journalist and opposition activist who was arrested after his airline flight was diverted to Minsk wept Thursday in an interview on state television, saying he was fully cooperating with investigators and declaring that he respects the authoritarian president he opposed for years.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Arrested Belarus dissident weeps in interview on state TV
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The dissident Belarusian journalist and opposition activist who was arrested after his airline flight was diverted to Minsk wept Thursday in an interview on state television, saying he was fully cooperating with investigators and declaring that he respects the authoritarian president he opposed for years.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Jailed Belarus journalist: Mass protests have fizzled
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A dissident journalist who was arrested after his plane was diverted to Belarus said in a video from prison that demonstrations against the country's authoritarian leader had fizzled and the opposition should wait for a better moment to revive them. It was Raman Pratasevich's second such …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Jailed Belarus journalist says he was framed in prison video
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A dissident journalist who was arrested after his plane was diverted to Belarus said in a video from prison that protests against the country's authoritarian leader had fizzled and the opposition should wait for a better moment to revive demonstrations. It was Raman Pratasevich's second such …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Belarusian journalist in prison video after flight diversion
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A dissident journalist arrested when Belarus diverted his flight said in a video from prison that he has been set up by an unidentified associate.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Belarusians increasingly cornered after EU cuts air links
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As fear of repression rises among Belarusians following the arrest of a dissident journalist whose plane was forcibly diverted to Minsk, those who want to leave the country are feeling increasingly cornered.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Belarusians increasingly cornered after EU cuts air links
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As fear of repression rises among Belarusians following the arrest of a dissident journalist whose plane was forcibly diverted to Minsk, those who want to leave the country are feeling increasingly cornered.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Belarusians increasingly cornered after EU cuts air links
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As fear of repression rises among Belarusians following the arrest of a dissident journalist whose plane was forcibly diverted to Minsk, those who want to leave the country are feeling increasingly cornered.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Belarusians increasingly cornered after EU cuts air links
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As fear of repression rises among Belarusians following the arrest of a dissident journalist whose plane was forcibly diverted to Minsk, those who want to leave the country are feeling increasingly cornered.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Belarusians increasingly cornered after EU cuts air links
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As fear of repression rises among Belarusians following the arrest of a dissident journalist whose plane was forcibly diverted to Minsk, those who want to leave the country are feeling increasingly cornered.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Defiant Belarus leader slams EU sanctions on plane diversion
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian president lashed out Wednesday at Europe for trying to “strangle” his country with sanctions over the diversion of a passenger jet, and he accused a dissident journalist arrested after the flight landed in Minsk of working to foment a “bloody rebellion."
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Belarus' isolation grows after journalist's dramatic arrest
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belarus’ isolation deepened Tuesday as commercial jets avoided its airspace, the European Union worked up new sanctions, and officials expressed concern for the welfare of an opposition journalist who was arrested after being pulled off a plane that was diverted to Minsk in what the West called …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Defiant Belarus leader slams EU sanctions on plane diversion
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian president lashed out Wednesday at Europe for trying to “strangle” his country with sanctions over the diversion of a passenger jet, and he accused a dissident journalist arrested after the flight landed in Minsk of working to foment a “bloody rebellion."
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Belarus leader denounces EU sanctions over plane diversion
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian president lashed out Wednesday at Europe for trying to “strangle” his country with sanctions over the diversion of a passenger jet, and he accused a dissident journalist arrested after the flight landed in Minsk of working to foment a “bloody rebellion."
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Belarusian leader defends diversion of flight that drew fury
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus' authoritarian president defended Wednesday his decision to tell a passenger jet to land in his country and accused European leaders of waging a “hybrid war” to “strangle” his nation by ordering up new sanctions for diverting the flight and arresting an opposition journalist who was …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Belarusian leader defends his action to divert flight
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus' authoritarian president on Wednesday defended his action to divert a European flight that triggered bruising European Union sanctions and accused the West of waging a “hybrid war” to “strangle” the ex-Soviet nation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Belarus' isolation grows after journalist's dramatic arrest
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belarus’ isolation deepened Tuesday as commercial jets avoided its airspace, the European Union worked up new sanctions, and officials expressed concern for the welfare of an opposition journalist who was arrested after being pulled off a plane that was diverted to Minsk in what the West called …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Belarus' isolation grows after journalist's dramatic arrest
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belarus’ isolation deepened Tuesday as commercial jets avoided its airspace, the European Union worked up new sanctions, and officials expressed concern for the welfare of an opposition journalist who was arrested after being pulled off a plane that was diverted to Minsk in what the West called …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Blinken reaffirms US support for Ukraine amid Russia tension
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed Washington’s support for Ukraine at a meeting Thursday with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the wake of Kyiv’s heightened tensions with Russia, fueled by Moscow’s recent troop buildup near their border.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Ukraine wants aid, NATO support from Blinken's visit
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — On the frontlines of the battle against Russia-backed separatists and in the halls of government in Kyiv, Ukrainians hold strong hopes for Thursday's visit of the U.S. Secretary of State — increased military aid and strong support for NATO membership among them.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Blinken in Ukraine reaffirms US support amid Russia tensions
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with top Ukrainian officials in Kyiv Thursday and reaffirmed Washington's support for the country in the wake of heightened tensions with Russia, fueled by its recent troop buildup near the borders with Ukraine.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Ukraine's leader requests a talk with Putin, gets no answer
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's leader has asked for a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the Russian troop buildup across his country's border and the escalating tensions in eastern Ukraine, but the request has not been answered so far, his spokeswoman said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Ukraine's leader requests a talk with Putin, gets no answer
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's leader has asked for a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the Russian troop buildup across his country's border and the escalating tensions in eastern Ukraine, but the request has not been answered so far, his spokeswoman said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Ukraine's leader requests a talk with Putin, gets no answer
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's leader has asked for a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the Russian troop buildup across his country's border and the escalating tensions in eastern Ukraine, but the request has not been answered so far, his spokeswoman said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Ukraine's leader requests a talk with Putin, gets no answer
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's leader has asked for a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the Russian troop buildup across his country's border and the escalating tensions in eastern Ukraine, but the request has not been answered so far, his spokeswoman said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Wide resistance to vaccines plagues Ukraine's COVID-19 fight
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — After receiving its first shipment of coronavirus vaccine, Ukraine found itself in a new struggle against the pandemic — persuading its widely reluctant people to get the shot.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Wide resistance to vaccines plagues Ukraine's COVID-19 fight
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — After receiving its first shipment of coronavirus vaccine, Ukraine found itself in a new struggle against the pandemic — persuading its widely reluctant people to get the shot.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
In winter's quiet, Belarus opposition prepares new protests
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Winter's cold and harsh police actions in Belarus have put a chill on the protests against President Alexander Lukashenko that gripped the Eastern European nation for months. But opposition forces are preparing to turn up the heat in the spring and observers say Lukashenko doesn't have …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
In winter's quiet, Belarus opposition prepares new protests
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Winter's cold and harsh police actions in Belarus have put a chill on the protests against President Alexander Lukashenko that gripped the Eastern European nation for months. But opposition forces are preparing to turn up the heat in the spring and observers say Lukashenko doesn't have …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
In winter's quiet, Belarus opposition prepares new protests
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Winter's cold and harsh police actions in Belarus have put a chill on the protests against President Alexander Lukashenko that gripped the Eastern European nation for months. But opposition forces are preparing to turn up the heat in the spring and observers say Lukashenko doesn't have …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Village doctor in Ukraine faces coronavirus challenge
VERKHOVYNA, Ukraine (AP) — Riding a horse-drawn cart, Dr. Viktoria Mahnych trots along country roads to attend to her patients in several villages nestled in the Carpathian Mountains in western Ukraine.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Village doctor in Ukraine faces coronavirus challenge
VERKHOVYNA, Ukraine (AP) — Riding a horse-drawn cart, Dr. Viktoria Mahnych trots along country roads to attend to her patients in several villages nestled in the Carpathian Mountains in western Ukraine.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Ukraine imposes virus lockdown that many say came too late
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Friday imposed a broad lockdown aimed at containing surging coronavirus infections, but some cities appeared to be largely ignoring the restrictions and critics said the move was worrisomely tardy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Ukraine's parliament restores anti-corruption legislation
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian lawmakers defied a ruling from the nation’s highest court and voted Friday to reauthorize criminal penalties for officials who provide false information about their incomes.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Ukraine's local elections test leader and his young party
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians were voting Sunday in local elections that are considered a test for President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a former comedian who took office last year vowing to bring peace, uproot endemic corruption and shore up a worsening economy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Ukraine's local elections test leader and his young party
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians were voting Sunday in local elections that are considered a test for President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a former comedian who took office last year vowing to bring peace, uproot endemic corruption and shore up a worsening economy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Anti-Semitic banner pinned to Ukrainian president's office
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — About 5,000 ultra-right activists marched across the Ukrainian capital Wednesday to denounce a cease-fire in the conflict with Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, leaving an anti-Semitic banner pinned to the presidential office's entrance.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Police in Belarus detain opposition activists amid protests
Police in Belarus have detained several opposition activists who helped spearhead a wave of protests demanding the resignation of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Belarus president remains defiant as strikes widen
More workers in Belarus have joined a widening strike to push for the resignation of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko after an Aug. 9 election that the opposition says was rigged
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Belarus imports oil from Norway after Russia halts supplies
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus started importing oil from Norway on Tuesday after Russia, its main oil provider, suspended supplies earlier this month amid stalled talks on further strengthening economic ties between two countries.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
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