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EU slams Russia citizenship move as new attack on Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking to the media after his talks with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un talk in Vladivostok, Russia, Thursday, April 25, 2019. (Sergei Ilnitsky/Pool Photo via AP)Brussels (AP) — The European Union hit out Thursday at Russia’s move to fast-track citizenship applications from people...
Kiev passes law strengthening Ukrainian language use
KIEV – Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday passed a law enforcing the use of the Ukrainian language in official settings, a move likely to rile Russian-speaking areas of the country and Moscow. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia eases citizenship rules in east Ukraine
MOSCOW – Russia on Wednesday made it easier for people living in eastern Ukraine’s separatist territories to obtain Russian passports, drawing swift condemnation from Kiev only three days after it elected a new president. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine vaults into unknown after comic elected president
KIEV – Ukraine took a leap into the unknown Monday as comedian Volodymyr Zelensky was elected president on promises of change but just a vague blueprint of what he might do as leader. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Comedian headed for landslide victory in Ukraine
Ukrainian comedian and presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks to the media and his supporters at his headquarters after the second round of presidential elections in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, April 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)Kiev, Ukraine (AP) — A comedian whose only political experience consists of playing a president on TV cruised...
Comedian headed for landslide victory in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine: A comedian whose only political experience consists of playing a president on TV cruised toward a landslide victory in Ukraine’s presidential election Sunday in what was seen as a reaction against the country’s entrenched corruption and low standard of living. …read more Source: Bangkok...
From Reagan to Zelensky, stars who went into politics
PARIS – Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky, whom exit polls showed winning Sunday’s presidential election in Ukraine, follows several celebrities — from US actor Ronald Reagan to Liberian footballer George Weah — who nabbed top political jobs in their countries. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Comic poised to take over presidency in Ukraine vote
KIEV – Ukrainians vote in the second round of an extraordinary election on Sunday with a comedian who plays a president on TV expected to win in a stunning rebuke to the political establishment. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Comedian poised to win Ukraine presidency
KIEV: Ukraine readied Saturday for a change in leadership as a young comedian appeared set to crush his incumbent rival in presidential polls, delivering a stinging rebuke to the old elite. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Comedian, president 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...
