Section: US & Canada
Zelenskiy’s Oligarch Connection
Ukrainian presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy is campaigning as an outsider who will clean up politics, but he’s backed by one of the country’s richest men. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Israeli flight attendant in coma after getting measles
KFAR SABA, Israel – An Israeli flight attendant has slipped into a coma after contracting measles, according to health officials. The 43-year-old woman has encephalitis, or inflammation of the brain, a well-known and potentially deadly complication of the virus. She was otherwise healthy before getting measles. “She’s been in a deep coma...
Tangle of church and state roils Ukraine’s Orthodox parishes
Ukraine’s Orthodox parishes are being riven as they decide whether to retain a traditional affiliation with Moscow or join a new national church. …read more Source: Christian Science...
Comedian could unseat Ukraine’s Poroshenko in this Sunday’s presidential runoff
A comedian who plays a president on a popular television show who has no political background may unseat Ukraine’s deeply unpopular and pro-western president, Petro Poroshenko this Sunday. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukrainian Presidential Front-Runner Zelenskiy Hires Washington Lobbying Firm To ‘Elevate Profile’
Ukrainian comedian and presidential front-runner Volodymyr Zelenskiy has hired a Washington lobbying firm to burnish his international image and set up meetings between members of his camp and officials in the U.S. capital. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Presidential Debate Appears On For April 19
Preparations continue for the scheduled debate between Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and his challenger, the comic actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
CROSSTALK: Ukraine elections: Why should Americans care?
Back in 2002, when President George W. Bush was mulling his attack on Iraq, Secretary of State Colin Powell reportedly cautioned him with what came to be known as the Pottery Barn Rule: “You break it, you own it.” Mr. Bush didn’t listen. The rest, as … …read more Source: The Washington...
Poroshenko Reinvented: Apologies, New Promises, And Slick Moves May Be ‘Too Little, Too Late’
President Petro Poroshenko is attempting to reinvent himself and his campaign after a distant second-place finish in the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine: Russian ‘Terror Group’ Thwarted
Ukrainian authorities say they have arrested seven people they claim were sent by Russian security services to carry out political killings and other “terrorist” acts, including the slaying of Ukrainian intelligence agents. Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) chief Vasyl Hrytsak made the announcement April 17, four days ahead of...
Ukrainian arrests 7 Russians for plotting attacks
The Ukrainian Security Service says that it has arrested seven Russian nationals who it says have been plotting attacks in Ukraine. Ukraine’s intelligence agency, which is also known as the … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
