Section: The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Ukraine’s new leader gets sworn in, dissolves Parliament
Ukrainian TV star Volodymyr Zelenskiy was sworn in as the country’s new president Monday, promised to stop the war in the country’s east against Russian-backed separatists and immediately disbanded Parliament, which he has branded as a group only interested in self-enrichment. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine demands release of navy sailors held by Russia
Ukraine called Friday before an international tribunal for the “urgent” release of its sailors held by Russia since their naval vessels were captured off Crimea last November. …read more Source: The Daily...
Comedy duo say pranked Macron in ‘Ukraine president’ call
“Hello, Mr President?” Two Russian pranksters famous for pulling off high-profile hoax phone calls say they tricked France’s Emmanuel Macron by pretending to be Ukraine’s new president elect. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia eases citizenship rules for people in Ukraine’s separatist east
President Vladimir Putin Wednesday signed a decree making it easier for people living in eastern Ukraine’s separatist territories to obtain a Russian passport. …read more Source: The Daily...
Will Ukrainian comedian-turned-president be any match for Vladimir Putin?
Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s landslide victory in Ukraine’s presidential election has thrust a comedian and political novice into the middle of the most dangerous flashpoint between Moscow and the West since the end of the Cold War. Whether Zelenskiy is any match at all for Vladimir Putin, a canny and ruthless KGB veteran who has led Russia...
Ukraine comedian Zelensky wins presidency in landslide
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: The Daily...
Comic poised to take over presidency in Ukraine vote
Ukrainians went to polls Sunday in the second round of an extraordinary election with a comedian who plays a president on TV expected to win in a stunning rebuke to the political establishment. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine ambassador’s car rammed in London; Police fire shots
British police fired shots Saturday at a car outside the Ukrainian Embassy in London after it rammed other cars parked in front of the embassy. …read more Source: The Daily...
Comedian Zelensky, incumbent Poroshenko in Ukraine presidential run-off: exit poll
Comedian and political novice Volodymyr Zelensky topped the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election Sunday, exit polls showed, leading incumbent Petro Poroshenko into a run-off. …read more Source: The Daily...
Putin, in Crimea for annexation anniversary, launches power stations
President Vladimir Putin inaugurated two new power stations in Crimea on Monday after flying into the Black Sea peninsula to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Russia’s annexation of the region from Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
