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Comedian, president in stadium debate ahead of Ukraine election
KIEV – A comedian tipped to become Ukraine’s next president and his incumbent rival go head-to-head in an extraordinary stadium debate Friday, as campaigning reaches its climax before a weekend vote. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine ambassador’s car rammed in London; Police fire shots
A Forensic officer works at the scene near the Ukrainian Embassy after police fired shots after an incident, in Holland Park, London, Saturday April 13, 2019. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP)London (AP) — 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....
Ukraine vote rivals take drug tests in growing media spectacle
KIEV – Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko and comedian Volodymyr Zelensky took drug tests on Friday ahead of their election runoff as the ex-Soviet country’s presidential race becomes increasingly sensational. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine vote rivals take drug tests
KIEV: Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko and comedian Volodymyr Zelensky took drug tests on Friday ahead of their election runoff as the ex-Soviet country’s presidential race becomes increasingly sensational. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Comic Zelensky tops Ukraine first round vote: partial results
KIEV – Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky topped the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election with almost twice the vote share of his nearest rival, incumbent Petro Poroshenko, partial results showed Monday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
The Latest: Ukraine comedian leads presidential election
Election officials start counting ballots at a polling station during the presidential election in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, March 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The Latest on Ukraine’s presidential election (all times local): 11:10 p.m. Ukraine’s central elections commission says nearly 64 percent of the...
At Ukraine frontline, security tight for presidential poll
MARIUPOL (UKRAINE) – An armoured police vehicle stands outside a polling station in Mariupol, the easternmost Ukrainian city still under Kiev’s control, as officers patrol the streets. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine presidential vote begins under bribe claim cloud
An elderly woman examines her ballot voting at home during the presidential election in Mariinka, near a contact line not far from Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, March 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)Kiev, Ukraine (AP) — Voters in Ukraine are casting ballots in a presidential election Sunday after a campaign that produced a comedian with...
Comic leads as Ukraine votes for president
KIEV – A comedian whose political experience is limited to playing the president on TV is likely to top the first round of voting when Ukrainians go to the polls on Sunday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia to mark five years since Crimea annexation
MOSCOW – Russia on Monday will mark the fifth anniversary of Moscow’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, condemned by the West but celebrated by most Russians. …read more Source: Bangkok...
