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      [Ticker] EU denigrates Ukraine’s anti-corruption scheme
      Aug18

      [Ticker] EU denigrates Ukraine’s anti-corruption scheme

      Ukraine’s decision to launch an online asset-declaration scheme for MPs without proper certification “makes little sense and might actually be counterproductive”, the EU foreign service said on Wednesday. The EU added that “failure to swiftly resolve this issue could undermine Ukraine’s important anti-corruption efforts”....

      Ukraine says it REFUSES to fight against Russia in Crimea – despite heightened tension
      Aug18

      Ukraine says it REFUSES to fight against Russia in Crimea – despite heightened tension

      UKRAINE’S ambassador to Britain has claimed the war-ravaged nation will not be tempted into a bloody war with Russia over the Crimean Peninsula. …read more Source:...

      Is Putin playing Trump like he did Berlusconi?
      Aug18

      Is Putin playing Trump like he did Berlusconi?

      In January 2009, the U.S. ambassador in Rome cabled Washington to raise an alarm. Russian President Vladimir Putin, the diplomat wrote, had cultivated a troubling relationship with the country’s prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi. “Berlusconi admires Putin’s macho, decisive, and authoritarian governing style, which the Italian PM...

      Trump campaign chief ‘helped pro-Russians in Ukraine move money to US lobbying firms’   
      Aug17
      BRUSSELS BLOW: EU’s visa-free travel deal with Ukraine near collapse over corruption fears
      Aug17

      BRUSSELS BLOW: EU’s visa-free travel deal with Ukraine near collapse over corruption fears

      UKRAINE’S bid to gain visa-free travel across the European Union for the nation’s citizens was fading fast today amid a row over the ability to prosecute corrupt officials. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine’s former PM makes sanctions plea
      Aug17

      Ukraine’s former PM makes sanctions plea

      Arseny Yatseniuk asks Nato to provide ‘defensive weapons’ to Kiev …read more Source: Financial...

      Putin dials up the pressure in Eastern Ukraine
      Aug17

      Putin dials up the pressure in Eastern Ukraine

      Build up of forces along Ukraine border suggests Russia is preparing for renewed conflict …read more Source: Financial...

      Donald Trump campaign chair tied to pro-Russia party in Ukraine
      Aug17

      Donald Trump campaign chair tied to pro-Russia party in Ukraine

      Paul Manafort’s work on behalf of parties aligned with Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin have been cast in a new light. …read more Source:...

      Bulgaria Issues Travel Warning for Ukraine
      Aug17

      Bulgaria Issues Travel Warning for Ukraine

      The foreign ministry in Sofia has advised Bulgarian citizens travelling to Ukraine to avoid sites of public gatherings in view of “heightened public tensions” and protests in major Ukrainian cities. The ministry on Wednesday recommended to Bulgarian citizens visiting Ukraine to carry always their passports with them and by no means leave...

      Why no one is resolving the stalemate in Ukraine
      Aug17

      Why no one is resolving the stalemate in Ukraine

      The Ukrainian crisis is at a stalemate, trapped somewhere between sporadic fighting and diplomatic cheap shots, despite a reduction of the military …read more Source:...