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Five years on, Crimea annexation divides a family
KIEV/SIMFEROPOL (Reuters) – Five years after Russia seized Crimea from Ukraine, prominent dissident Ilmi Umerov finds himself in Kiev, separated from his wife and family in Crimea whom he fears rejoining because of what he thinks is the threat of prosecution. …read more Source: The...
EU sanctions eight Russians over Azov Sea
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union sanctioned on Friday eight more Russians over a stand-off with Ukraine in the Azov Sea, including senior security service officials and military commanders that the bloc accuses of preventing Ukrainian ships from reaching port. …read more Source: The...
Manafort hit with 3.5 more years in prison, new charges
District Judge Amy Berman Jackson agreed with prosecutors that Paul Manafort, pictured, had ‘intentionally’ lied to investigators about his contacts with a suspected Russian operative. (AFP pic)WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced to about 3.5 more years in prison and was hit with a...
Comedian Zelenskiy extends Ukraine presidential poll lead
KIEV (Reuters) – Comic actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy has extended his lead in Ukraine’s presidential election race, according to an opinion poll published on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Trump campaign ex-chief Manafort faces second sentencing
US President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort arrives at a hearing at US District Court in Washington, US, Jan 16, 2018. (Reuters pic)WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort will be sentenced by a second judge on Wednesday who will determine whether to add to a surprisingly lenient...
Venezuelan ‘cyber-attack’ possible but unlikely, experts say
CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government has accused the US of “cyber sabotage” to knock out the country’s central hydroelectric complex and leave the nation largely without electricity since Thursday afternoon.Experts say it’s possible, but a simple breakdown of ageing equipment is much more likely.Venezuela...
Trump ex-campaign chief back in court for further sentencing
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s former campaign chief Paul Manafort, sentenced to 47 months in prison last week for tax and bank fraud, returns to court on Wednesday to find out whether he faces even more jail time.Manafort, who turns 70 on April 1, is to appear before Judge Amy Berman Jackson in a federal court in Washington for...
For Kremlin, Ukrainian election a choice between lesser of three evils
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Before Russia annexed Crimea and backed separatists in east Ukraine, Moscow had a Ukrainian president who did much of what it wanted. Now, as Ukraine readies to elect a new leader, none of the main candidates look that enticing to Russia. …read more Source: The...
Ex-Trump campaign chief to be sentenced
Donald Trump’s former campaign chief Paul Manafort is to be sentenced for tax crimes and bank fraud (AFP pic)WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s former campaign chief Paul Manafort faces potentially spending the rest of his life behind bars when a judge sentences him on Thursday for tax crimes and bank fraud. Manafort, who turns...
Former Trump campaign chief to be sentenced, could face life in prison
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s former campaign chief Paul Manafort faces potentially spending the rest of his life behind bars when a judge sentences him on Thursday for tax crimes and bank fraud.Manafort, who turns 70 in April, was convicted by a Virginia jury in August of five counts of filing false income tax returns, two counts...
