Section: Tasnim News Agency (Iran)
Ukraine Comedian Zelensky Wins Presidency in Landslide
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A comedian with no political experience won a landslide victory in Ukraine’s presidential election, drawing congratulations from global leaders while dealing a stunning rebuke to his country’s political establishment. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Ukrainians to Vote in Presidential Runoff on Sunday
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Ukrainians are getting ready to cast ballots on Sunday’s presidential election, where incumbent President Petro Poroshenko and comedian Vladimir Zelenskiy will face each other in a runoff. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Comic Zelensky Leads Ukraine’s Presidential Race, Followed by Poroshenko
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Showman and head of the Servant of the People political party Vladimir Zelensky is maintaining lead in the Ukrainian presidential race, followed by incumbent President Pyotr Poroshenko with over 45% of ballots counted, the Central Election Commission said. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
3 Blasts Rock Donetsk Including One near Hotel Hosting OSCE Mission
TEHERAN (Tasnim) – Three explosions went off in central Donetsk, with two of them happening near the hotel where representatives of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe mission stay, the authorities of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) said Monday. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
At Least 11 Killed as Explosion Sets 2 Ships Ablaze in Kerch Strait (+Video)
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – At least eleven crewmen were killed when an explosion tore through two ships as they sailed through the Kerch Strait off the coast of Crimea. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
German Politicians Outraged over US Envoy's Threats to Nord Stream 2 Firms
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The US ambassador reportedly warned companies participating in the Russian-European project to build a gas pipeline bypassing Ukraine about the “reputational costs and sanctions risks” involved. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Moscow Dismisses Franco-German Statement on Ukrainian Sailors
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russia on Saturday dismissed a statement by the leaders of France and Germany accusing it of using military force and carrying out illegitimate checks on Ukrainian vessels in the Black Sea. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Russian Foreign Minister Pledges Moscow Will Not Wage War on Ukraine despite Provocations
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov vowed on Monday that Moscow was not going to start a war with Ukraine amid intensified provocations on Kiev’s part. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Ukraine Parliament Votes to Quit Russia Friendship Treaty
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Ukrainian Parliament Thursday voted to withdraw from a wide-ranging treaty on friendship with Russia, the latest step in escalating tensions between the two neighboring countries. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Ukraine Reinforcing Troops on Russian Border: President Poroshenko
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stated on Twitter on Thursday that the country is reinforcing its military on the Russian border. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
