Section: US & Canada
Billionaire Ukrainian Oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky Under Investigation by FBI
Valentyn Ogirenko/ReutersThe FBI is investigating Ihor Kolomoisky, a Ukrainian oligarch who has sparred with the country’s current president, according to three people briefed on the probe. The investigators are scrutinizing potential financial crimes, including money laundering, according to the sources, who said the probe is wide-ranging...
The hot cold war: Inside Canada’s military training mission in Ukraine
It’s a long way from the killing fields of Kandahar to the laneways of Lviv, Ukraine — but for Lt.-Col. Pierre Leroux, the newer conflict carries echoes of the older one. …read more Source:...
The Comic Who Would Be President of Ukraine Really Could Win
Sergei Chuzavkov/GettyMOSCOW–Ukraine knows Volodymyr Zelensky for his political satire, sharp comic performances and a TV series, “Servant of the People,” where he plays the country’s president in preposterous situations. Yet the comedian-turned-politician seems to be growing more serious by the day. Last Sunday, Zelensky won big in the...
NATO Chief Rejects ‘Spheres of Influence’
At the final press conference marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a question was raised as to whether NATO was partly responsible for current tensions with Moscow, “because it has expanded right up to the borders of Russia” and whether it was a good idea to “publicly advertise open invitations...
In Ukraine, Presidential Candidates Trade High-Stakes Challenges
It’s down to the incumbent president and a comedian who plays a president on TV. The two remaining candidates took alcohol and drug tests on Friday, and may debate each other in a stadium. (Image credit: Sergei Chuzavkov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) …read more Source:...
Freeland says foreign election meddling in October federal vote is likely
OTTAWA — Malign foreign actors will likely try to meddle in Canada’s federal election in October, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says. “I think our judgment is interference is very likely and we think there has probably already been efforts by malign foreign actors to disrupt our democracy,” Freeland said Friday in...
Ukraine’s presidential runoff candidates take drug tests
Ukraine’s presidential candidates have taken alcohol and drug tests ahead of a runoff vote on April 21 …read more Source: ABC...
European Parliament Says OSCE Cut Critical Remark About Russia From Ukraine Vote Statement
The European Parliament has accused the Organization for Cooperation and Security in Europe (OSCE) of whitewashing a press release about the Ukrainian presidential election by watering down critical wording about Russia, according to a sternly worded letter seen by RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Petro Poroshenko’s Last-Minute Nationalist Makeover
Ukraine’s president is making a desperate gambit to win re-election—and to remain politically relevant if he loses. …read more Source: Foreign...
Kremlin Critic Khodorkovsky Says Putin’s Circle Wants Him To Remain In Power Beyond 2024
Former Russian oil tycoon and Kremlin foe Mikhail Khodorkovsky says political and business circles close to President Vladimir Putin want him to remain in power after his fourth term ends in 2024. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
