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Ukraine president to convene security council meeting on Donbass fighting
Feb18

Ukraine president to convene security council meeting on Donbass fighting

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will convene a Ukrainian security council meeting on Tuesday after one soldier was killed and four wounded in what Kiev said was heavy shelling by Russian forces in the eastern Donbass region. …read more Source::...

John Bolton breaks his silence after Trump impeachment: ‘I knew what I was getting into’
Feb18

John Bolton breaks his silence after Trump impeachment: ‘I knew what I was getting into’

Former national security adviser scant on details about Ukraine, but says he worries ‘effort to write history’ will be censoredJohn Bolton celebrated Presidents’ Day by breaking his silence for the first time since Donald Trump’s impeachment trial – speaking of his frustrations and teasing the content of his forthcoming book.But...

Iran under growing pressure to hand over Ukraine jet black box
Feb16

Iran under growing pressure to hand over Ukraine jet black box

Canada, Ukraine, Britain and others ask for box to be sent to third country for examinationCanada and other countries whose nationals were killed in the Iranian strike on a Ukrainian civilian jet leaving Tehran have stepped up their requests for Iran to hand over the black box to a third party for examination.Iran’s foreign minister,...

Let’s move on from impeachment, visiting U.S. Senators tell Ukraine’s leader
Feb14

Let’s move on from impeachment, visiting U.S. Senators tell Ukraine’s leader

A group of three U.S. Senators visited Kiev on Friday to convey a message of continued bipartisan support for Ukraine after it got entangled last year in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. …read more Source::...

Facebook removes ‘foreign interference’ operations from Iran and Russia
Feb14

Facebook removes ‘foreign interference’ operations from Iran and Russia

The Russian operation focused on Ukraine and the Iranian network posted about the US 2020 presidential election. …read more Source::...

Marie Yovanovitch: former ambassador warns of ‘amoral’ US foreign policy
Feb13

Marie Yovanovitch: former ambassador warns of ‘amoral’ US foreign policy

She cited a need for the country to be ‘principled, consistent and trustworthy’ while accepting an award for diplomacyThe former US ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, has warned that the US had adopted an “amoral” foreign policy that “substitutes threats, fear and confusion for trust”.In her first public remarks since leaving the US...

In wake of impeachment, U.S. senators to visit Ukraine
Feb13

In wake of impeachment, U.S. senators to visit Ukraine

Three U.S. senators will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kiev on Friday, seeking to reinforce the importance of his country as a strategic U.S. ally after he found himself at the center of President Donald Trump’s acrimonious impeachment trial. …read more Source::...

Facebook says it dismantles Russian intelligence operation targeting Ukraine
Feb12

Facebook says it dismantles Russian intelligence operation targeting Ukraine

Facebook on Wednesday said it had suspended a network of accounts used by Russian military intelligence to seed false narratives online targeting Ukraine and other countries in Eastern Europe. …read more Source::...

New Ukraine chief of staff: compromises possible in Russia talks
Feb12

New Ukraine chief of staff: compromises possible in Russia talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s new chief of staff Andriy Yermak said there could be compromises in Kiev’s negotiations with Moscow over the future of the Donbass region but also stressed there could be no elections while Ukraine did not control the borders there. …read more Source::...

Trump says US military may discipline dismissed security official Vindman
Feb12

Trump says US military may discipline dismissed security official Vindman

Army officer was removed from his post last week after providing damaging testimony during the House impeachment inquiryDonald Trump said on Tuesday the military may consider disciplining Alexander Vindman, the former White House National Security Council official who testified in Trump’s impeachment trial.Vindman, an army lieutenant...