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Ukraine’s TB problem is ticking time bomb for Europe
Aug26

Ukraine’s TB problem is ticking time bomb for Europe

ODESSA, Ukraine — In the Ukrainian tourist destination of Odessa, a port on the Black Sea, holidaymakers mingle with internally displaced people from the country’s war-torn east, local Roma, students, and economic migrants from Central Asia and the Caucasus, Africa and Asia. Yet the air carries something less healthy...

[Ticker] Russian sanctions on EU fruit not working, newspaper finds
Aug26

[Ticker] Russian sanctions on EU fruit not working, newspaper finds

Greek newspaper Kathimerini reported on Friday that Greek produce is “widely available” in shops in Moscow, despite Russian sanctions on EU fruit. It said that Italian and Spanish fruit and vegetables are also reaching Russia via Belarus, for example. Russia’s sanctions were imposed in retaliation to EU economic sanctions over...

Chernobyl: City of ghosts
Aug20

Chernobyl: City of ghosts

PRIPYAT, Ukraine — In a post-Cold War world, the fear of nuclear holocaust has receded from the global consciousness. Donald Trump’s threat of unleashing “fire and fury like the world has never seen” against North Korea was an untimely and unwelcome reminder of a past, perilous era. Even by Trump’s...

Chernobyl: City of ghosts
Aug20

Chernobyl: City of ghosts

PRIPYAT, Ukraine — In a post-Cold War world, the fear of nuclear holocaust has receded from the global consciousness. Donald Trump’s threat of unleashing “fire and fury like the world has never seen” against North Korea was an untimely and unwelcome reminder of a past, perilous era. Even by Trump’s...

Poll: Republicans’ confidence in Putin on the rise
Aug17

Poll: Republicans’ confidence in Putin on the rise

WASHINGTON — Russian President Vladimir Putin is enjoying rising popularity among Republicans, a new poll from the Pew Research Center found. The poll found that the share of Republicans expressing confidence in Putin doubled to 34 percent from 17 percent in 2015, when Donald Trump launched a campaign for the White House that was...

Ukrainian MP seeks probe of Ukraine-Clinton ties
Aug17

Ukrainian MP seeks probe of Ukraine-Clinton ties

KIEV — A Ukrainian member of parliament has requested a criminal investigation into possible meddling by his country’s government in last year’s U.S. presidential election, claiming the interference has “seriously damaged Ukrainian-American relations.†In a July 24 letter to...

Ukrainian MP seeks probe of Ukraine-Clinton ties
Aug17

Ukrainian MP seeks probe of Ukraine-Clinton ties

KIEV — A Ukrainian member of parliament has requested a criminal investigation into possible meddling by his country’s government in last year’s U.S. presidential election, claiming the interference has “seriously damaged Ukrainian-American relations.†In a July 24 letter to...

Rosneft & Systema Locked In Legal Battle
Aug17

Rosneft & Systema Locked In Legal Battle

In a headline-grabbing lawsuit between Russian corporate giants, regional oil company Bashneft and its parent Rosneft will be hoping to press home their claims tomorrow (Thursday) in the Bashkortostan regional capital of Ufa that the telecoms-to-travel conglomerate Sistema systematically stripped Bashneft of value while it owned the firm prior to...

Rosneft & Systema Locked In Legal Battle
Aug17

Rosneft & Systema Locked In Legal Battle

In a headline-grabbing lawsuit between Russian corporate giants, regional oil company Bashneft and its parent Rosneft will be hoping to press home their claims tomorrow (Thursday) in the Bashkortostan regional capital of Ufa that the telecoms-to-travel conglomerate Sistema systematically stripped Bashneft of value while it owned the firm prior to...

Who Is Supplying North Korea With Missile Technology?
Aug17

Who Is Supplying North Korea With Missile Technology?

A recent article in The New York Times about “Ukrainian engines for North Korea” suggests a cleverly orchestrated propaganda attack against Ukraine. According to an expert evaluation by the Ukrainian based Centre for Army, Conversion and Disarmament Studies (CACDS), the article in The New York Times “North Korea’s Missile Success Is Linked...