Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Ukraine's Tymoshenko – 'gas princess', prisoner, and next president?
KIEV (Reuters) – Yulia Tymoshenko has been Ukraine’s prime minister twice, was the global face of a revolution, imprisoned by two different presidents, and the target of an operation to discredit her by President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine president tries to salvage corruption law as tough election looms
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko proposed fresh legislation on Thursday aimed at fighting corruption, after the constitutional court threw out a previous anti-graft law, raising concerns that the country was backtracking on the issue. …read more Source: The...
Comedian takes centre stage in Ukraine's presidential race
KIEV (Reuters) – In a popular Ukrainian TV series, comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy plays a president who is scrupulously honest and outwits crooked lawmakers and shadowy businessmen who try to stand in his way. …read more Source: The...
Comedian Zelenskiy leads poll in Ukraine presidential election
KIEV (Reuters) – Comic actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy is the frontrunner in Ukraine’s presidential election race, according to the latest opinion poll, published on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Two killed after minibus hits landmine near east Ukraine's Donetsk
YELENOVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) – A minibus hit a landmine while crossing the border between Ukraine and the breakaway Donetsk region on Saturday, killing two civilians and injuring a third, local authorities and witnesses said. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine security service accuses Russia of meddling in election
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s State Security Service SBU accused Russia on Thursday of meddling in the electoral process in Ukraine by creating illegal structures to help guarantee victory for a certain candidate. …read more Source: The...
Comedian leads new poll in Ukraine presidential election
KIEV (Reuters) – Comic actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy is the frontrunner in Ukraine’s presidential election, according to the latest opinion poll published on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine pitches for more EU aid for south-east as elections near
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukraine’s foreign minister asked the European Union on Monday for hundreds of millions of euros in loans and aid for infrastructure and businesses in its troubled east and south, regions he said Russia was trying to “suffocate”. …read more Source: The...
EU to blacklist eight Russians over Azov Sea stand-off – sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will blacklist eight more Russians over a stand-off with Ukraine in the Azov Sea, diplomatic sources said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
U.S. senators to try again to pass Russia sanctions bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced a bill on Wednesday that would impose stiff new sanctions on Russia over its meddling in U.S. elections and aggression against Ukraine, the latest congressional effort to push President Donald Trump to ratchet up Washington’s response to Moscow. …read more...
