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      A comedian could be Ukraine’s next president
      Mar14

      A comedian could be Ukraine’s next president

      A MEMORIAL COMPLEX featuring photographs of brave protesters fills Kiev’s Independence Square, or Maidan. Displays reproduce Ukrainians’ Facebook posts from key moments during the movement that overthrew the former president, Viktor Yanukovych, five years ago. “I stopped counting covered bodies,” reads one, recalling the day when...

      Interactive story: See how Ukrainians remove dangerous landmines by hand
      Mar14

      Interactive story: See how Ukrainians remove dangerous landmines by hand

      Ukraine is one of the countries in the world most plagued by landmines. Removing them is a painstaking process most often done entirely by hand. See how in this interactive 360° report. …read more Source:...

      President Kaljulaid meets with Speaker Pelosi, talks security, defence
      Mar14

      President Kaljulaid meets with Speaker Pelosi, talks security, defence

      While on a working visit to the US, President Kersti Kaljulaid met with Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) late on Wednesday evening, with whom she discussed security and defence cooperation, the situation in Ukraine, hybrid threats as well as bilateral Estonian-US cooperation. …read more Source:...

      What is the Ukrainian government’s ‘blacklist’? | Euronews answers
      Mar13

      What is the Ukrainian government’s ‘blacklist’? | Euronews answers

      Russians dominate the list as tensions between Moscow and Kiev have reached a post-Soviet era high. What is the list about and who is on it? …read more Source:...

      Manafort sentence reaches 7.5 years in Mueller case
      Mar13

      Manafort sentence reaches 7.5 years in Mueller case

      WASHINGTON — Paul Manafort’s prison sentence was upped to seven-and-a-half years on Wednesday morning, bringing an end to Robert Mueller’s most public legal battle and capping a spectacular fall for the globe-trotting GOP consultant and former chairman of the Trump campaign. It’s the longest sentence by far for anyone ensnared...

      Ukraine suspends flights of two Boeing 737 models
      Mar13

      Ukraine suspends flights of two Boeing 737 models

      Ukraine has suspended all flights by Boeing’s 737-8 and 737-9 MAX aircraft following Sunday’s deadly plane crash in Ethiopia, Ukraine’s aviation authority said on Wednesday. …read more Source:...

      Comedian Zelenskiy extends Ukraine presidential poll lead
      Mar13

      Comedian Zelenskiy extends Ukraine presidential poll lead

      Comic actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy has extended his lead in Ukraine’s presidential election race, according to an opinion poll published on Wednesday. …read more Source:...

      300 Romanian and foreign servicemen participate in “Platinum Eagle 19.1” multinational exercise
      Mar13

      300 Romanian and foreign servicemen participate in “Platinum Eagle 19.1” multinational exercise

      A number of 300 Romanian and foreign servicemen are participating in the “Platinum Eagle 19.1” multinational exercise, a release of the National Defence Ministry (MApN) sent to AGERPRES informs. According to the MApN, the opening ceremony of the “Platinum Eagle 19.1” training module, as part of the “Black Sea...

      INTERVIEW DefMin Les: F-16 National Air Police Service to be operational on 14 March
      Mar13

      INTERVIEW DefMin Les: F-16 National Air Police Service to be operational on 14 March

      Minister of National Defense Gabriel Les said in an interview with AGERPRES that the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft of Squadron 53, Fetesti Air Base 86, will start Air Police missions under national command on Thursday. He referred to the program of endowment of the Army with fighter jets, pointing out that the needs are much higher and that...

      Russia commemorates annexation of Crimea with coin worth EUR 0.07
      Mar13

      Russia commemorates annexation of Crimea with coin worth EUR 0.07

      The Bank of Russia has issued a commemorative coin to mark five years since Russia staged a disputed referendum in Ukraine’s Crimea, which led to the illegal annexation of the territory and the partial international isolation of Russia. …read more Source: Baltic News...