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Ukraine president snubs Putin passport offer and hits back
Volodymyr Zelenskiy promises to grant citizens to Russians ‘suffering’ under Kremlin ruleVolodymyr Zelenskiy, the comedian who last week won Ukraine’s presidential election, has dismissed an offer by Vladimir Putin to provide passports to Ukrainians and pledged instead to grant citizenship to Russians who “suffer” under the...
Ukraine’s president-elect rejects Russian passport plan
President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky says the document would give people the “right to be arrested”. …read more Source:...
Ukrainians will reject Putin’s passport offer: President-elect
Russian President Vladimir Putin should not expect many Ukrainians to take up his offer of a Russian passport, Ukraine’s President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, while offering Ukrainian citizenship to Russians. …read more Source:...
Putin mulls easing Russian passport rules for whole Ukraine
President Putin says he is considering extending a scheme announced this week in rebel-held areas. …read more Source:...
Putin says Russia may offer fast-tracked passports to all Ukrainians
President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday Moscow was considering offering all Ukrainian citizens fast-tracked Russian passports, a move likely to anger some politicians in Ukraine which has been at war with pro-Russian separatists since 2014. …read more Source:...
Putin wants to know Ukraine president-elect’s position on Eastern Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday he wanted to know the position of Ukrainian President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy on the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Russia testing Ukraine’s new leader with passport move: Lithuania
Russia’s decision to make it easier for residents of rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine to obtain a Russian passport is meant to test Ukraine’s new leader and the West should not recognize the documents, Lithuania’s foreign minister said on Friday. …read more Source:...
The squirrels being raised among kittens in Crimea
When a Crimean petting zoo was given four orphaned squirrels, it decided to raise them alongside kittens. …read more Source:...
Ukraine passes law against Russian language in official settings
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Zelenskiy’s election proves Ukraine is a healthy democracy. Putin hates that | Natalie Nougayrède
The president-elect may be a political novice: but his meteoric rise against the establishment will inspire Russian activistsOn the night of Ukraine’s presidential election last weekend, Vladimir Putin did not pick up his phone to congratulate the winner. Nor has he since. Putin is in waiting mode. Perhaps that’s because what Ukraine...
