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Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy set to become Ukraine’s next president: exit polls
Apr21

Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy set to become Ukraine’s next president: exit polls

Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy has won the second round of a presidential election against incumbent Petro Poroshenko by a landslide, a national exit poll showed on Sunday. …read more Source: Global...

Ukraine quiet ahead of presidential election
Apr21

Ukraine quiet ahead of presidential election

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Potential victory by Ukraine’s ‘Donald Trump’ prompts uncertainty
Apr20

Potential victory by Ukraine’s ‘Donald Trump’ prompts uncertainty

Volodymyr Zelensky has run a substance-free campaign, using the internet and comedy to win over disaffected Ukrainians in his bid for the presidency. But with victory in Sunday’s run-off election appearing imminent, many worry about the implications for Ukraine’s security. …read more Source:...

Potential victory by Ukraine’s ‘Donald Trump’ prompts uncertainty
Apr20

Potential victory by Ukraine’s ‘Donald Trump’ prompts uncertainty

The very real prospect of a comedian being elected Ukraine’s next president on Sunday is nothing to laugh at for many Ukrainians who dream of seeing lost territories restored and their country unified again. They fear political neophyte Volodymyr Zelensky — who’s only political experience is playing Ukraine’s president in a TV...

Rivals in Ukraine’s presidential runoff debate at stadium
Apr19

Rivals in Ukraine’s presidential runoff debate at stadium

…read more Source: Toronto...

Canada extends military training mission in Ukraine, Iraq
Apr16

Canada extends military training mission in Ukraine, Iraq

In February 2014, Russia made incursions into Ukraine, eventually annexing Crimea in March. In April at about the same time as conflict erupted between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed armed separatists, Canada announced it would send Canadian military personnel to the country to help train Ukrainian forces. Arriving in 2015 the approximately...

Ukraine president holds 1-man ‘debate’ before runoff vote
Apr14

Ukraine president holds 1-man ‘debate’ before runoff vote

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stood next to an empty lectern bearing his election rival’s name and used a solo appearance at Ukraine’s largest sports stadium Sunday to lash out at the race’s inexperienced front-runner as a “virtual candidate.” …read more Source: CTV...

Deconstructing Julian Assange
Apr14

Deconstructing Julian Assange

He’s idolized by the extreme right and the extreme left. He’s been praised to the skies by Russian strongman Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump. He’s beloved of a constellation of celebrities, from the 1960s’ era personalities Yoko Ono and Bianca Jagger to the counterculture documentarist Michael Moore and...

Police fire shots after Ukraine ambassador’s car rammed in London
Apr13

Police fire shots after Ukraine ambassador’s car rammed in London

British police fired shots Saturday at a car outside the Ukrainian Embassy in London after it rammed other cars parked in front of the embassy. …read more Source: CTV...

Ukraine says ambassador’s car is rammed twice in London
Apr13

Ukraine says ambassador’s car is rammed twice in London

…read more Source: Toronto...