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    Ukrainian president removes PM in government reshuffle
    Mar04

    Ukrainian president removes PM in government reshuffle

    Volodymyr Zelenskiy launches shake-up amid falling ratings and faltering reform agendaThe Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has launched a broad government reshuffle, ousting the country’s prime minister amid falling approval ratings and signs that his reform agenda has stalled.Oleksiy Honcharuk, 35, was dismissed on Wednesday by a...

    Ukraine detains priest who used preaching missions to traffic arms
    Mar03

    Ukraine detains priest who used preaching missions to traffic arms

    Cleric sold weaponry including grenade launcher brought from country’s conflict-hit eastAuthorities in Ukraine have detained a priest who used missions to the country’s conflict-ridden east to traffic arms, including a grenade launcher and hand grenades.The cleric was detained several months ago in north-western Ukraine, but his...

    Revealed: fake ‘traders’ allegedly prey on victims in global investment scam
    Mar01

    Revealed: fake ‘traders’ allegedly prey on victims in global investment scam

    Suspected fraudsters lure investors with fake ads featuring celebrities such as Gordon RamsayAn army of more more than 200 fake “traders” based in Ukraine have been persuading victims all over the world to part with their savings, according to a whistleblower from the operation who describes it as a huge investment scam.British and Australian...

    Trump reportedly calls John Bolton a ‘traitor’ and wants to block his book
    Feb22

    Trump reportedly calls John Bolton a ‘traitor’ and wants to block his book

    President said book shouldn’t be published before electionKey impeachment witness Marie Yovanovitch to release memoirJohn Bolton is “a traitor” and his book should not be published before the election in November, Donald Trump reportedly told aides and media figures.The president’s views on news of a book deal for Marie Yovanovitch,...

    Ukraine protesters clash with police over coronavirus evacuees
    Feb21

    Ukraine protesters clash with police over coronavirus evacuees

    Residents of Novi Sanzhary march against over 70 people being quarantined in their villageUkraine’s effort to quarantine more than 70 people evacuated from China over the new virus outbreak was plunged into chaos on Thursday as local residents hurled stones at buses carrying the evacuees and engaged in violent clashes with police.The...

    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,...

    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...

    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...

    Lindsey Graham: Rudy Giuliani is giving DoJ ‘information from Ukraine’
    Feb09

    Lindsey Graham: Rudy Giuliani is giving DoJ ‘information from Ukraine’

    Trump ally cautioned information from president’s personal lawyer ‘could be Russian propaganda’ Senator Lindsey Graham has said Department of Justice officials have created a “process” enabling Rudy Giuliani to provide them with “information from Ukraine”, for further investigation.Graham, a top ally of Donald Trump who was part of...