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Zelenskiy reinstates Georgian ex-leader Saakashvili’s Ukrainian citizenship
May29

Zelenskiy reinstates Georgian ex-leader Saakashvili’s Ukrainian citizenship

Ukraine’s newly sworn-in President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday reinstated former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili’s Ukrainian citizenship. Zelenskiy’s predecessor Petro Poroshenko stripped his former-ally-turned-rival of his Ukrainian citizenship in 2017 after the two men fell out. Poroshenko granted Ukrainian...

‘My Rudy’: Trump’s lawyer wants to be the campaign’s No. 1 hatchet man
May28

‘My Rudy’: Trump’s lawyer wants to be the campaign’s No. 1 hatchet man

Get ready for more Rudy. Done sparring with Robert Mueller, Donald Trump’s personal attorney is now training his attacks on the president’s reelection rivals. Giuliani plans to meet with the president and his campaign in the coming weeks to discuss pivoting to this new role, which he expects will also include making policy and...

Ukrainian politics has been turned on its head | Ukrayinska Pravda – Ukraine
May22

Ukrainian politics has been turned on its head | Ukrayinska Pravda – Ukraine

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[Ticker] New president dissolves Ukraine’s parliament
May21

[Ticker] New president dissolves Ukraine’s parliament

Ukraine’s parliament will be dissolved and early elections called, new president Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced on Monday just minutes after he was sworn in. The former TV star won 73 percent support last month in a landslide victory and walked to the parliament in Kiev through a park for his inauguration. A faction in parliament last week...

Macron and Bannon square off in EU election endgame
May20

Macron and Bannon square off in EU election endgame

PARIS — It’s Macron vs. Bannon in the final days of the European Parliament election campaign. Steve Bannon, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former strategist, has set up shop in a luxury suite at the Bristol Hotel in Paris — a stone’s throw from the Elysée Palace — and given multiple interviews to French media directly attacking...

Kurz laughing up his sleeve | Ukrayinska Pravda – Ukraine
May20

Kurz laughing up his sleeve | Ukrayinska Pravda – Ukraine

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Council of Europe restores Russia’s voting rights
May17

Council of Europe restores Russia’s voting rights

Russia will remain in the Council of Europe after members of the human rights watchdog reached agreement Friday to resolve a years-long dispute that began after Moscow’s annexation of Crimea. Foreign ministers of the 47-nation organization overwhelmingly voted in favor of restoring Russia’s voting rights, which the Council of Europe...

Ukraine coalition falls, denting president-elect’s plans for snap poll
May17

Ukraine coalition falls, denting president-elect’s plans for snap poll

Ukraine’s coalition government collapsed Friday after the People’s Front party quit, potentially blocking President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy from calling an early election. Zelenskiy, a comedian with no political experience, won a landslide victory against incumbent Petro Poroshenko in April, and wanted to be sworn in quickly to...

POLITICO Pro Morning Tech, presented by RTL Group: Christchurch call redux — Social media ongoing EU woes — Bruno Le Maire on digital tax
May17

POLITICO Pro Morning Tech, presented by RTL Group: Christchurch call redux — Social media ongoing EU woes — Bruno Le Maire on digital tax

View in your browser or listen to audio By Mark Scott With Laurens Cerulus, Laura Kayali, Annabelle Dickson, Nicholas Vinocur and Janosch Delcker SNEAK PEEK — Macron says ‘non’ to Trump’s ban on Huawei — Facebook and Twitter are back in the news when it comes to the EU elections — France’s Bruno Le Maire talks digital tax and...

Poroshenko warns against ‘revenge’ of oligarch forces
May15

Poroshenko warns against ‘revenge’ of oligarch forces

Outgoing Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko made a plea on Tuesday to his successor, the comedian and political novice Volodymyr Zelenskiy. “Please don’t allow Putin, don’t allow oligarchs, to ruin what we have done for these five years, and the results we have reached and the price we have paid for this opportunity and possibility...