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China Dismisses John Bolton’s Accusations of Technology Theft as Slander
Aug31

China Dismisses John Bolton’s Accusations of Technology Theft as Slander

Recent statements by U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton, who accused Beijing of stealing technologies, prompted an angry reaction in China, with the country’s ambassador to Ukraine branding them as “slander.” Beijing.- “The statements by Mr. Bolton regarding China’s alleged technology theft from other...

Children of Chernobyl in Cuba exhibition opens in Havana
Aug19

Children of Chernobyl in Cuba exhibition opens in Havana

Havana, August 19 (RHC)– The exhibit “Children of Chernobyl in Cuba,” by the Peruvian photographer Sonia Cunliffe, has opened in Havana, displaying photographs, documents and audiovisuals on the care given to thousands of Ukrainian children affected by the greatest nuclear disaster in history …read more Source: Radio...

Children of Chernobyl in Cuba exhibition opens in Havana 
Aug16

Children of Chernobyl in Cuba exhibition opens in Havana 

Havana, August 16 (RHC)– The exhibit “Children of Chernobyl in Cuba,” by the Peruvian photographer Sonia Cunliffe, has opened in Havana, displaying photographs, documents and audiovisuals on the care given to thousands of Ukrainian children affected by the greatest nuclear disaster in history. …read more Source: Radio...

Macron to host Putin next month ahead of G-7 summit
Jul31

Macron to host Putin next month ahead of G-7 summit

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says he will hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month, days before hosting a Group of Seven summit with the leaders of rich democracies. Macron’s office said Sunday the meeting with Putin will take place Aug. 19 at the Fort de Bregancon presidential retreat on the...

Ukraine full  results: president’s party has solid majority
Jul29

Ukraine full results: president’s party has solid majority

MOSCOW (AP) — Full results from Ukraine’s parliamentary election show the party of the country’s president securing a sizable majority. The Central Elections Commission said Friday that the Servant of the People party will get 254 of the 424 seats in the Verkhovna Rada. The party takes its name from the television sitcom that...

Ukraine seizes Russian tanker in Black Sea
Jul28

Ukraine seizes Russian tanker in Black Sea

MOSCOW (AP) — The Ukrainian Security Service said Thursday it had seized a Russian tanker in a Black Sea port, a move that could undermine an anticipated prisoner swap between the two countries. The security service said it detained the Russian tanker in a Ukrainian port on Wednesday. Authorities said the tanker was used in a Russian operation to...

Malaysia rejects Russian involvement in MH17 downing
Jun23

Malaysia rejects Russian involvement in MH17 downing

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has rejected the implication that Russia may have been involved in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine in 2014. Mahathir says he doesn’t think the findings of an international investigative team “is true at all” as it was based on...

Pope to meet Putin before Vatican Ukraine meeting
Jun09

Pope to meet Putin before Vatican Ukraine meeting

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month. The meeting comes a day before Catholic leaders from Ukraine meet at the Vatican to discuss the fallout from the schism between the Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox Churches. The Vatican confirmed the July 4 audience Thursday. It will be the third time...

Georgia’s ex-president back in Ukraine; citizenship restored
Jun01

Georgia’s ex-president back in Ukraine; citizenship restored

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Georgia’s ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili has arrived in Ukraine a day after its new leader reinstated his citizenship. Saakashvili arrived in Kiev on Wednesday following the decision by Ukraine’s new president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, to restore his citizenship. He praised Zelenskiy for a “quick and...

Council of Europe to allow Russia to vote again
May20

Council of Europe to allow Russia to vote again

MOSCOW (AP) — The Council of Europe adopted a declaration Friday that allows Russia to start voting again at the continent’s main human rights body following a spat related to its annexation of the Crimea peninsula from Ukraine in 2014. Foreign ministers from the council’s 47 member states voted overwhelmingly to support a declaration...