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    Ukraine’s constitutional court crisis escalates
    Dec30

    Ukraine’s constitutional court crisis escalates

    President signs decree suspending country’s chief justice for 2 months …read more Source:: Financial...

    What will Joe Biden bring to the US-Russia relationship?
    Dec29

    What will Joe Biden bring to the US-Russia relationship?

    Despite Donald Trump’s chummy attitude towards Vladimir Putin, relations have deteriorated between the two countries. Will much change under the next president? The final weeks of the Trump administration included a piece of news. A company called SolarWinds, based in Texas, was used as the foothold for what may have been the largest-ever...

    In January, I made ten predictions for 2020 – how did they turn out?
    Dec29

    In January, I made ten predictions for 2020 – how did they turn out?

    An end-of-year report card for our international editor’s preview of the year. On 5 January, I published a preview of 2020 in world affairs. In it, I posed ten crucial questions about the year ahead, described the factors that I thought would decide each and in each case offered a prediction. I concluded with a pledge to return to these at...

    [Interview] 2014: Ukraine: ‘He told me he loved me then said goodbye’
    Dec29

    [Interview] 2014: Ukraine: ‘He told me he loved me then said goodbye’

    20 February 2014, and snipers had just opened fire on protesters in Maidan square in Kiev, in the final act of a revolution which led, one day later, to the fall of Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych and to Russia’s invasion. …read more Source::...

    ‘How do you live here?’ A local podcaster takes on misconceptions about eastern Ukraine
    Dec29

    ‘How do you live here?’ A local podcaster takes on misconceptions about eastern Ukraine

    Nika Perepelitsa’s podcast tells stories from a troubled region in rebirth Local administrative building in Slavyansk, eastern Ukraine. Photo (c): Nika Perepelitsa. Used with permission. For the people of Slavyansk, “How do you live here?” is not an uncommon question. Given the tragedies this eastern Ukrainian city has endured — economic...

    Ukraine: Top judge investigated for witness tampering
    Dec28

    Ukraine: Top judge investigated for witness tampering

    President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been in conflict with the Constitutional Court since it struck down key anti-corruption legislation earlier this year. He has previously asked parliament to dissolve the court. …read more Source:: Deutsche...

    Rhodope village attracts foreigners who invest in old rural houses
    Dec28

    Rhodope village attracts foreigners who invest in old rural houses

    For years, the village of Polkovnik Serafimovo located in the Rhodopes has been attracting foreigners who invest in old village houses, repair them and settle there. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the anti-epidemic measures, many newcomers live in the mountain village and work remotely, BNR correspondent Radostina Chernokova informs. 50 people...

    “We are ready for war if Russia attacks us”
    Dec26

    “We are ready for war if Russia attacks us”

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated today that he is ready to fight in the event of an attack on Ukraine from Crimea. …read more Source::...

    Dodik’s note to Ukraine: On what basis do you claim that?
    Dec24

    Dodik’s note to Ukraine: On what basis do you claim that?

    The office of the Chairman of the BiH Presidency Milorad Dodik wrote to the Embassy of Ukraine with a request to submit relevant information regarding the icon. …read more Source::...

    Police to take part in EU missions in Ukraine, Georgia
    Dec23

    Police to take part in EU missions in Ukraine, Georgia

    The government decided that up to five Slovenian police officers will take part in each of the EU’s missions in Ukraine and in Georgia, the Government Communication Office (UKOM) said after the government session on Wednesday. …read more Source::...