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New Ukraine President Zelenskiy dissolves parliament
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Ukraine’s new president Zelensky announces dissolution of parliament
…read more Source: Al-Manar TV
Last laugh: Ukraine comedian who became president
Ukrainian Jewish actor and comedian Volodymyr Zelensky to be sworn in as president Monday, after defeating incumbent Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source: Arutz...
Historical tragedies of Crimean Tatars, Circassians remembered
Turkey on May 18 remembered the deportation and ethnic cleansing of Crimean Tatars 75 years ago by the Soviet Union. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Ukraine May Hold Early Parliamentary Elections in Mid-July: Report
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Ukraine’s early elections to the parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, may be held on July 14, the UNN news agency reported citing its source on Sunday. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
‘A mixed blessing,’ say Jews five years after the revolution
Prime Minister Vlodymyr Groysman is Jewish, too, making Ukraine the only country in the world except Israel where both positions are occupied by Jews. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Russia might regain voting rights in Council of Europe
Ukraine, five nations vote against declaration …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ministers agree on Russia return to rejoin Europe’s human rights body
Foreign ministers from the Council of Europe, the continent’s chief human rights watchdog, reached an agreement on Friday that opens the way for Russia to return to the organization, resolving a dispute that began after Crimea’s reunification with the country. …read more Source: Iran...
Ukraine Ruling Coalition Breaks Up, May Lead to Snap Election
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Ukraine’s ruling coalition broke up on Friday after the People’s Front party quit outgoing President Petro Poroshenko’s faction, potentially paving the way for incoming President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to call a snap election. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Polish minister pops ‘what if’ question over US gas plans
Some EU states believe US gas exports are good but those of Russia less so. What happens if prices dictate US exports to go elsewhere? At the European Economic Forum this was controversially discussed, says Jo Harper.”With the market prices for contracts recently signed by the Polish oil and gas company PGNiG, so far so good,”...
