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Thousands protest in Armenia as political talks called off
by Yuras Karmanau - April 26, 2018 - 12:00am
Several thousand protesters took to the streets of the Armenian capital yesterday morning after talks between the opposition and the acting prime minister were called off.
Hundreds protest in Belarus in support of small businessmen
by Yuras Karmanau - February 28, 2016 - 2:00pm
More than 500 people marched through the capital of Belarus on yesterday to demand that the government scrap new requirements for small private businesses that they say impose an unfair burden.
Kiev demonstrators attack Russian banks
by Yuras Karmanau - February 20, 2016 - 1:07pm
Nationalist demonstrators in Ukraine on yesterday attacked two offices of Russian banks in the capital amid observances of the second anniversary of the protests that brought down the Russia-friendly president....
Exit polls in Ukraine local elections show east-west split
by Yuras Karmanau - October 26, 2015 - 2:21pm
Four exit polls from Ukraine's local elections released yesterday indicated the governing coalition would retain its dominant position in the west and center of the country despite widespread disappointment with...
Ukraine holds local elections that test oligarchs' reach
by Yuras Karmanau - October 25, 2015 - 3:18pm
Ukrainians voted yesterday in local elections seen as a test of strength for President Petro Poroshenko's government and for the oligarchs accustomed to running their own regions, but a last-minute dispute blocked...
Belarus' president says he doesn't want Russian air base
by Yuras Karmanau - October 7, 2015 - 11:47am
Belarus doesn't want to host a Russian military air base, President Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday, a statement that highlighted a strain between the two neighbors and allies.
Belarusian protesters decry planned Russian air base
by Yuras Karmanau - October 4, 2015 - 4:13pm
About 1,000 opposition activists on yesterday protested Russia's plans to establish a military air base in Belarus, saying it would turn the former Soviet republic into a Kremlin "vassal."
Putin moves to establish Russian military base in Belarus
by Yuras Karmanau - September 19, 2015 - 4:31pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin on yesterday signaled his intention to establish a Russian military air base in neighboring Belarus — a move sure to unnerve Poland and the Baltic nations.
EU praises release of political prisoners in Belarus
by Yuras Karmanau - August 23, 2015 - 12:04pm
The European Union praised Belarus' release of political prisoners as "important progress" in its efforts to improve relations with the West, while the most prominent of those freed described it as a cynical attempt...
Belarusian president frees all 6 political prisoners
by Yuras Karmanau - August 22, 2015 - 4:03pm
The authoritarian president of Belarus on yesterday pardoned all six political prisoners in the former Soviet republic, including a former opposition presidential candidate.
Ukraine rocket attack leads to mass jail breakout
by Yuras Karmanau - August 12, 2014 - 5:53am
Rockets slammed into a high-security prison yesterday in the rebel-held city of Donetsk, igniting a riot that allowed more than 100 prisoners to flee, authorities in eastern Ukraine said.
Ukraine troops surround Donetsk, rebel leader says
by Yuras Karmanau - August 10, 2014 - 4:46am
Ukrainian forces have seized a key town and are surrounding Donetsk, the largest insurgent-held city in eastern Ukraine, a top rebel commander said yesterday.
Tensions grow in Ukraine over Russia troop buildup
by Yuras Karmanau - August 7, 2014 - 8:47am
The steadily advancing Ukrainian army is setting its sights on the largest rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine, while Western officials on Wednesday warned that a Russian military buildup on Ukraine's border could...
East Ukraine city dying under siege
by Yuras Karmanau - August 6, 2014 - 2:06am
Residents say the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk is dying. The power grid was completely down Monday, the city government said, and fuel is running dry.
Ukraine's army on outskirts of rebel stronghold
by Yuras Karmanau - August 4, 2014 - 4:22am
Fighting raged yesterday on the western outskirts of Donetsk as the advancing Ukrainian army tried to seize control of the rebel stronghold. In danger of being encircled, the separatists renewed their calls for Russia...
Plane crash bodies put on train for rebel city
by Yuras Karmanau - July 21, 2014 - 2:36am
Armed rebels forced emergency workers to hand over all 196 bodies recovered from the Malaysia Airlines crash site and had them loaded yesterday onto refrigerated train cars bound for a rebel-held city, Ukrainian...
Thousands cheer pro-Russia rebels at Ukraine rally
by Yuras Karmanau - July 7, 2014 - 7:02am
Driven out of their key stronghold in eastern Ukraine, pro-Russia separatists regrouped yesterday in the city of Donetsk, vowing to renew their fight against the government in Kiev before thousands of cheering supporters...
Ukraine's east rallies for secession referendum
by Yuras Karmanau - March 23, 2014 - 3:11am
More than 5,000 pro-Russia residents of a major city in Ukraine's east demonstrated on yesterday in favor of holding a referendum on whether to seek to split off and become part of Russia.
Crimean Tatars fear return of Russian rule
by Yuras Karmanau - March 11, 2014 - 6:08am
The arrival of Russian troops in Crimea has opened old wounds among the Crimean Tatars, who were deported during World War II.
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