Section: Latin America
Volodymyr Zelensky, Former Comedy Actor, Sworn In as President of Ukraine
Former comedy actor Volodymyr Zelensky was sworn in as president of Ukraine at an inauguration ceremony in Kiev on Monday before announcing he was dissolving parliament, asking the government to step down and slating snap elections. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
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...
Council of Europe restores Russia’s voting rights
MOSCOW (AP) — The Council of Europe, the continent’s main human rights body, adopted a declaration Friday that restores Russia’s voting rights 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...
US, European officials bring charges in global malware case
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten people, including five Russian fugitives, have been charged in connection with malicious software attacks that infected tens of thousands of computers worldwide and caused more than $100 million in financial losses, U.S. and European authorities announced Thursday. The malware enabled criminals from Eastern Europe to take...
UN court hears case of Ukraine sailors, ships held by Russia
BERLIN (AP) — A U.N. court said Friday it will deliver a decision this month on Ukraine’s demand for the release of 24 sailors and three naval vessels captured by Russia in November. The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea set a tentative date of May 25 for its verdict. The confrontation in the Kerch Strait, which links the Sea of...
EU slams Russia citizenship move as new attack on Ukraine
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union hit out Thursday against Russia’s move to fast-track citizenship applications from people living in conflict areas in eastern Ukraine, slamming it as an attack on Ukraine’s sovereignty that would undermine an already-fragile peace agreement. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Wednesday...
Russia offers quick citizenship in Ukraine’s separatist area
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a decree to expedite applications for Russian citizenship by Ukrainians living in separatist-held areas, a move that could shatter hopes for peace in the region following the election of a new Ukrainian president. The decree published on the Kremlin’s website says that...
Who Exactly Is Ukraine’s President-Elect Volodymyr Zelensky?
An actor with no experience in politics became the most powerful man in Ukraine on Monday after winning the presidential elections by a landslide against the incumbent holder of the job. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Zelensky Maintains Huge Lead after Counting of 80.87% of Votes
Vladimir Zelensky is maintaining his huge lead over current Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko with 80.87 percent of the votes counted so far in Sunday’s presidential elections, according to preliminary data released by the country’s Central Election Commission on Monday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Millionaire comedian elected president in Ukraine, defeats establishment candidate
Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has been elected president of Ukraine twice – first as a character in the popular TV show “Servant of the People”, now for real. The 41-year-old performer’s bid started out as a long shot but, on the back of popular discontent with the political class, he sent establishment candidates tumbling....
