Section: France
Ukrainian politicians vote to adopt controversial language law
Ukraine’s parliament has voted to make Ukrainian the country’s only state language, and to be used in official documents and settings. …read more Source:...
Russian pranksters claim they tricked France’s Macron in fake call with Ukraine’s new President
Russian pranksters claim they tricked France’s Macron in fake call with Ukraine’s new President …read more Source:...
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Putin speeds up Russia passport process for Ukraine’s breakaway region
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an order easing the path to Russian citizenship for residents of separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine, fueling tensions with Kiev. …read more Source:...
Ukraine takes leap into the unknown with new president Zelensky
Ukraine leapt into the unknown Monday after comedian Volodymyr Zelensky was elected president on promises of change but with just a vague blueprint of what he might do as leader. …read more Source: France...
How is Russia reacting to Zelenskiy’s election win in Ukraine?
Euronews correspondent Galina Polonskaya reports that some Russian politicians are hailing the comedian’s victory as a rejection by the Ukrainian voters of Poroshenko’s anti-Russian stance. …read more Source:...
Ukraine-based business expert says even new president unsure of his direction
A Ukraine-based business expert says he’s not convinced that even Vlodymyr Zelenskiy knows what his policies as Ukrainian president will be. Zelensky, a political novice, swept to an overwhelming victory over incumbent president Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source:...
Ukraine enters the unknown as comedian Zelenskiy wins election by a landslide
Television comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who has no political experience and few detailed policies, beat the incumbent Petro Poroshenko who has been in power for five years. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s president elect promises new peace talks
The winner of Ukraine’s presidential vote Volodymyr Zelensky vowed Sunday to “reboot” peace talks with separatists that also involve Russia and the West. …read more Source: Radio France...
Challenger Zelenskiy wins Ukraine presidential race by landslide, exit polls suggest
A comedian with no political experience won a landslide victory in Ukraine’s presidential election Sunday, exit polls showed, dealing a stunning rebuke to the country’s political establishment. …read more Source: France...
Comedian takes on incumbent in Ukraine presidential runoff vote
The two finalists in the weekend’s Ukrainian presidential election, President Petro Poroshenko and comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy, are set to debate Friday evening in Kiev’s Olympic Stadium, capping a bitter, unusual campaign season. …read more Source: France...
