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Chewbacca arrested at Odessa polling station – video
The Star Wars character is detained at a polling station in Odessa on Sunday, when local elections were taking place across Ukraine. The man inside the costume was held for the ‘administrative offence’ of not being able to produce ID and was also fined 170 hryvnia (£5). He was reportedly apprehended when lending support to Darth...
Mariupol dispute mars Ukraine elections
Voting cancelled in strategically important port city amid allegations of ballot rigging …read more Source: Financial...
Chewbacca in court over lack of ID while driving Darth Vader to Ukraine election
Star Wars character appears before court in Odessa after man inside costume failed to provide identity documentsThe Star Wars character Chewbacca has been dragged before a court in Odessa, in perhaps the most surreal episode in local elections across Ukraine that have been both hotly contested and full of dirty tricks.The man inside the costume...
Ukraine ex-adviser wins EU court case against sanctions
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A former adviser to ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich scored a legal victory over the European Union on Monday when an EU court ruled that the bloc had been wrong to freeze his assets. …read more Source:...
Man dressed as Chewbacca is arrested outside Ukrainian polling station
Watch the moment when a man dressed as a fictional character from Star Wars is arrested after refusing to cooperate with the police …read more Source: The...
WATCH: Chewbacca ARRESTED in Ukraine after police caught him campaigning for Darth Vader
STAR Wars’ infamous Wookie had his light sabre and laser gun confiscated when he was handcuffed at the polling station. …read more Source:...
Ukraine-Russia flight ban seen lasting for some time
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Direct flights between Russia and Ukraine are unlikely to restart any time soon, people familiar with the matter said on Monday, after links were severed in a tit-for-tat row over Russia’s annexation of Crimea. …read more Source:...
'Chewbacca' arrested at Ukraine poll booths
The fictional Star Wars characters were campaigning for the Dark Lord’s Internet Party but rules under Ukrainian law forbid candidates canvassing on voting day …read more Source: London Evening...
Chewbacca Arrested During Ukraine Elections
The Wookiee is handcuffed and detained after supporting Darth Vader’s bid to be elected as Mayor of Odessa. …read more Source: Sky...
Potatoes for votes: Kiev tastes democracy
Gangsters and grenades proved decisive factors in Odessa’s mayoral elections yesterday, with violence, misuse of government resources and voter fraud… …read more Source: The...
