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Ukraine President sees Yaresko as possible PM: spokesman
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko sees technocrat Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko and the head of the reformist Samopomich party as potential candidates for prime minister, spokesman Svyatoslav Tsegolko said on Monday. …read more Source:...
Jamala, the singer using Eurovision to highlight the persecution of the Crimean Tartars
Although Eurovision song lyrics are not permitted to be political, the 2016 Ukrainian entry has found a way of bringing an historical injustice into present-day popular culture. “They come to your house / they kill you all and say / we’re not guilty.” These are the provocative lyrics to Ukraine’s Eurovision Song Contest entry “1944”...
France urges EU sanctions against Libya ‘spoilers’
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How Russia and the west are both guilty of paranoid propaganda
Only propagandists and arms dealers benefit from the regular claims that everything is being ‘weaponised’ by the Kremlin The current state of relations between Russia and the west is not a cold war – or at least not the Cold War 2.0. But it is characterised by a similar profound refusal on both sides not only to listen to the other’s...
Kremlin calling? Meet the Russian pranksters who say ‘Elton owes us’
Duo who prank-called many influential critics of Russia deny links to its security services … but would they spoof Putin?Lexus and Vovan are fast gaining a reputation as the most mischievous men in Russia. The pair of professional prank callers, real names Alexei Stolyarov and Vladimir Kuznetsov, have claimed scalps as diverse as Elton John and...
Ukraine’s reform hangs in the balance
Kiev could move towards greater EU integration or slide back into cronyist authoritarianism …read more Source: Financial...
Dutch to hold stormy referendum on EU-Ukraine deal
EU-Ukraine deal faces Dutch voter test …read more Source:...
Tymoshenko: Ukraine a ‘corruption conglomerate’
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Russia and Ukraine discuss prisoner transfers
The possible repatriation of a controversially jailed Ukrainian film maker raises hopes of a prisoner exchange for other high-profile detainees, including army pilot Nadia Savchenko …read more Source: The...
Russia’s ‘killer dolphins’ seek five new recruits for Crimea programme
If you’re looking for a new challenge, the Russian navy is seeking new recruits for one of its most secretive special operations units …read more Source: The...
