Section: US & Canada
Savchenko Back In Parliament After Release From Jail
Ukrainian lawmaker Nadia Savchenko returned to work in parliament on April 23, after release from pretrial detention the previous week. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Back In Parliament After Abrupt Release From Jail, Savchenko Praises Zelenskiy
Ukrainian lawmaker Nadia Savchenko has returned to parliament a week after she was unexpectedly released from jail, where she had been held for more than a year over allegations that she plotted a terrorist attack on parliament. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine faces up to reality after political novice wins landslide
The pressure is now on political newcomer Volodymyr Zelensky to deliver the change he has promised in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
The Canonization of Richard Holbrooke
If anyone questioned the sureness of Richard Holbrooke’s media touch during his lifetime—when he was persona very grata on cable news shows, dated Diane Sawyer, and set-designed the Dayton Accords on a remote U.S. air base to dramatize the inconvenient necessity of American power—the fact that George Packer has produced a 600-page portrait...
GRU Spearphishing Emails Fooled Democrats, Clinton Campaign in 2016
Russia’s GRU military intelligence service used fraudulent emails to gain access to large amounts of sensitive emails and documents that were then disseminated via covert GRU websites during the 2016 presidential election campaign influence operation, according to the report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Two GRU intelligence units...
After winning Ukraine’s presidency, an actor who played the part on TV faces reality
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Ukraine voters reject status quo in vote for ‘absolutely unprepared’ president
With no experience and a limited policy platform, comedian-turned-president Volodymyr Zelenskiy might not change much in Ukraine, but his landslide victory still says something about voters’ frustrations. …read more Source: Public Radio...
Smash Or Flop, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Steps Into Role Of A Lifetime
The president-elect will take the reins of a country that requires reforms and is ensnared in a war with Russia-backed separatists. But for a day, at least, Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s victory is about Ukrainian optimism. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Longstanding Trump-Russia Unknowns That Mueller Finally Answered
Reporting over the past two years surfaced dozens of mysterious interactions between the Trump campaign’s alleged involvement with Russian government officials and businessmen. The Mueller report, at long last, provided some answers. Here are some of the key unknowns in the Trump-Russia story that the special counsel’s probe helped...
Ukraine’s routed leader vows ‘strong opposition’ in parliament
The outgoing president of Ukraine is telling supporters he plans to try to win the job back in a future election. President Petro Poroshenko, first elected in 2014, was routed by comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a runoff election on Sunday. …read more Source:...
