Section: The Straits Times (Singapore)
A splashing time in Ukraine
April 30, 2019 5:00 AMUkrainians pouring water on each other in the western city of Lviv …read more Source: The Straits...
Russian citizenship may be offered to all Ukrainians: Putin
April 29, 2019 5:00 AMMOSCOW • Russian President Vladimir Putin said he may extend an offer of citizenship to cover all Ukrainians, after he sparked controversy by ordering that passports be made available to people in areas of the country controlled by pro-Moscow separatists. …read more Source: The Straits...
Putin says Russia may make passport offer to all Ukrainians, deepening controversy
April 28, 2019 3:56 PMMOSCOW (BLOOMBERG) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said he may extend an offer of citizenship to cover all Ukrainians after he sparked controversy by ordering passports be made available to people in areas of the country controlled by pro-Moscow separatists. …read more Source: The Straits...
Comedy duo say they pranked French President Macron in ‘Ukraine President’ call
April 25, 2019 4:57 PMMOSCOW (AFP) – “Hello, Mr President?” …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukrainian presidential election: Breath of fresh air, but with a risk of failure
April 23, 2019 5:00 AMAfter Mr Volodymyr Zelensky’s landslide victory in the Ukrainian presidential election, Moscow was quick to welcome it as a “reset” in bilateral ties. …read more Source: The Straits...
10 must-reads for today
April 23, 2019 5:00 AMUkraine took a leap into the unknown yesterday as stand-up comedian and television star Volodymyr Zelensky trounced incumbent Petro Poroshenko, and was elected president on promises of change but with just a vague blueprint of what he might do as leader. …read more Source: The Straits...
Comedian Zelensky wins Ukraine presidency by landslide
April 23, 2019 5:00 AMKIEV • Ukraine entered uncharted political waters yesterday after near-final results showed a comedian with no political experience and few detailed policies had dramatically upended the status quo and won the country’s presidential election by a landslide. …read more Source: The Straits...
From comic to commander-in-chief: Challenges for new Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky
April 22, 2019 10:27 AMKIEV (AFP) – Ukraine’s election has catapulted Volodymyr Zelensky, a 41-year-old standup comedian and television star with no political experience, into the nation’s top job. …read more Source: The Straits...
Comic poised to take over presidency in Ukraine vote
April 21, 2019 11:06 PMKIEV (AFP) – Ukrainians voted on Sunday (April 21) in a presidential election where a comedian who plays the president on television is expected to defeat the incumbent in a stunning rebuke to the establishment. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukrainian presidential candidates trade insults in final debate before weekend vote
April 20, 2019 10:36 AMKIEV (REUTERS) – The two men vying to be Ukraine’s next president traded insults and accusations in a final raucous debate on Friday (April 19) in front of thousands of supporters ahead of a decisive run-off vote this weekend. …read more Source: The Straits...
