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      Can we be sure we aren’t at war?
      Feb05

      Can we be sure we aren’t at war?

      From cyber-warfare to organised crime, foreign powers can engage in a range of hostile acts without traditional weapons. Look around you. The signs are everywhere. The Russian attack on Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury is the most obvious: carried out by named members Russian military intelligence, the GRU, it resulted in the death of Dawn...

      Trump inaugural committee hit with federal subpoena
      Feb05

      Trump inaugural committee hit with federal subpoena

      Federal prosecutors issued a subpoena on Monday to President Donald Trump’s inauguration committee in another sign of the broadening swath of investigations circling around events tied to the 2016 presidential election and its aftermath. A spokesman for the inauguration confirmed news of the subpoena from the Southern District of New York,...

      Ukraine’s joke of an election
      Feb05

      Ukraine’s joke of an election

      KIEV — There’s a joke circulating in the Ukrainian capital: “For years, we have voted for serious people, and all we got is farce. So why not vote for a comedian and see what happens?” Ukrainians are deeply ambivalent about the presidential election coming up on March 31. About a fifth of the electorate is undecided. Many have lost what...

      Ukraine’s presidential hopefuls: What you need to know
      Feb05

      Ukraine’s presidential hopefuls: What you need to know

      Ukrainians are set to vote for president — but there is no clear favorite. Can incumbent Petro Poroshenko retain power? How much of a threat is Yulia Tymoshenko? Or could an outsider perhaps win the race? …read more Source: Deutsche...

      Deutsche Bank deflects EU lawmakers’ questions in money laundering probe
      Feb05

      Deutsche Bank deflects EU lawmakers’ questions in money laundering probe

      Deutsche Bank today distanced itself from Denmark’s massive dirty money scandal, leaving EU lawmakers disgruntled. Deutsche’s group anti-money laundering officer, Stephan Wilken, faced questions about his bank’s involvement in the scandal from the European Parliament’s special committee on financial crimes, tax evasion,...

      Labor ministry issued over 1.5 mln work declarations to foreigners
      Feb04

      Labor ministry issued over 1.5 mln work declarations to foreigners

      According to the labor ministry data, last year, there was 1.58 million declaration on entrusting work to a foreigner. The vast majority of them, 1.446 was issued to Ukrainian nationals. The declarations can be issued to citizens of Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, and Armenia who can take up employment in Poland without obtaining a…...

      Over 1 mln signatures collected in support of Ukraine’s entry into EU, NATO – Poroshenko Bloc  – The Baltic Times
      Feb04

      Over 1 mln signatures collected in support of Ukraine’s entry into EU, NATO – Poroshenko Bloc – The Baltic Times

      KYIV – Over 1 million Ukrainians have signed a petition urging the Verkhovna Rada to back constitutional amendments formalizing the course towar…… …read more Source: The Baltic...

      “Kosovo historically part of Serbia, as Crimea is of Russia”
      Feb04

      “Kosovo historically part of Serbia, as Crimea is of Russia”

      Venezuela will never recognize Kosovo’s independence, charge d’affairs of the country’s embassy in Belgrade ia Nader de El-Andari has said.Kosovo is a historical part of Serbia, as Crimea is a historical part of Russia, she added. …read more Source:...

      [Interview] Ukraine spy chief: sanctions hurting Putin’s budget
      Feb04

      [Interview] Ukraine spy chief: sanctions hurting Putin’s budget

      EU and US economic sanctions on Russia had a much bigger impact than previously thought, Ukraine’s spy chief has told EUobserver. …read more Source:...

      Head of newly independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church enthroned
      Feb03

      Head of newly independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church enthroned

      The newly elected head of the independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church has officially assumed office in the capital of Kiev, a month after the church severed its centuries-long ties with the Russian Orthodox Church. …read more Source:...