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Ukraine president’s office says no prisoner swap with Russia yet
The office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday said no prisoner swap had taken place with Russia yet and the process was ongoing, after an earlier Facebook post by Ukraine’s general prosecutor suggested a swap had been completed. …read more Source::...
Ukraine president’s office says no prisoner swap with Russia yet
The office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday no prisoner swap had taken place with Russia yet and the process was ongoing, after an earlier Facebook post by Ukraine’s general prosecutor suggested a swap had been completed. …read more Source::...
Russia swaps prisoners with Ukraine including filmmaker, says prosecutor
Oleg Sentsov was convicted in 2015 for plotting and carrying out attacks in a controversial case. …read more Source::...
Ukraine official says Ukraine, Russia swapped prisoners, including sailors
Ukrainian prisoners, including sailors and filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, are flying back to Ukraine after a prisoner swap was completed with Russia, according to comments that were reposted on Facebook by Ukraine’s general prosecutor. …read more Source::...
Trump may block $250 million in aid to Ukraine: officials
The White House is reviewing whether $250 million in military assistance should be sent to Ukraine in keeping with President Donald Trump’s view that U.S. foreign aid must be justified, two senior administration officials said on Thursday. …read more Source::...
Honcharuk named as Ukrainian prime minister
New premier vows to accelerate the pace of reform and continue anti-corruption fight …read more Source:: Financial...
Political novice Honcharuk appointed Ukraine PM, to focus on economy
Political novice and presidential protege Oleksiy Honcharuk was appointed as Ukraine’s prime minister on Thursday, and said economic reforms aimed at accelerating growth would be the focus of his premiership. …read more Source::...
Ukraine parliament appoints new defense minister
Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday appointed Andriy Zahorodnyuk, a lawyer and activist, as new defense minister. …read more Source::...
Ukrainian parliament appoints Honcharuk as new prime minister
Ukraine’s parliament appointed Oleksiy Honcharuk – a 35-year-old lawyer with little political experience – as prime minister on Thursday. …read more Source::...
Wakeboarder, wrestler, dentist: novices of Ukraine’s new ruling party take over parliament
A wakeboarder, a wrestler and a dentist were among 254 lawmakers from President Volodymyr’s party who took up their seats as the new majority in the Ukrainian parliament on Thursday — not one of whom has ever worked there before. …read more Source::...
