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Russian pranksters posing as Ukraine president-elect trick France’s Macron
Russian pranksters posing as Ukrainian president-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy tricked French President Emmanuel Macron into a hoax phone call after Sunday’s Ukrainian presidential vote. …read more Source:...
Russia eases citizenship rules for residents of eastern Ukraine
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Ukraine’s outgoing and new presidents denounce Russia over east Ukraine passports
Ukraine’s outgoing leader and president-elect separately issued statements on Wednesday denouncing Russia as an occupying force in eastern Ukraine, after Moscow moved to simplify the procedure for Donbass residents to get Russian passports. …read more Source:...
Russia eases passport process for Ukrainians in breakaway regions
Decree issued by Moscow causes anger in Kyiv and will be challenge for new presidentVladimir Putin has signed a law that will allow Ukrainians living in the breakaway regions of south-east Ukraine to receive Russian passports more easily.The provocative decision caused anger in Kyiv, where the offer of Russian passports will be taken as an...
Putin: we don’t want to cause problems for new Ukraine president
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday it was unacceptable that residents of Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions had no rights, but he said Moscow did not want to create problems for the new Ukrainian leadership. …read more Source:...
Russia eases path to citizenship for east Ukraine residents
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an order simplifying the procedure for obtaining a Russian passport for residents of the rebel-controlled Donetsk and Luhansk regions of eastern Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
Putin signs decree allowing eastern Ukraine residents to obtain Russian passports
Decree is likely to further complicate moribund peace talks between Moscow and Kiev …read more Source: Financial...
Peace, honesty and cheap gas: Ukraine’s new leader shoulders high expectations
When the Ukrainian president played by actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy faces a corrupt parliament in his TV comedy, he fantasizes about blasting them all away with two submachine guns. …read more Source:...
Five challenges for Ukraine’s new president
Ukraine has entered uncharted political waters by choosing Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a comedian with no previous political experience and few detailed policies, as its new president. …read more Source:...
The comic prince of Kiev prepares for prime time
Volodymyr Zelensky faces multiple challenges, starting with Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin …read more Source: Financial...
