Section: US & Canada
Ukraine’s integration into West dashed by war and corruption
Five years into Ukraine’s conflict with Russia, Moscow seems to have Ukraine pinned against the ropes. …read more Source: FOX...
Last-Minute Lawsuit: Ukraine President Targets Oligarch’s TV Channel Ahead Of Tight Election
The election campaign of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko accuses longtime foe Ihor Kolomoyskyy of seeking revenge for the nationalization of a major bank. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
No Joke: TV Comic Leads Ukrainian Presidential Race
The star of a Ukrainian TV comedy about a teacher who becomes president is leading opinion polls in the real-life race to become the country’s president. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Joker in the pack: A comedian could be about to win Ukraine’s presidential election
Ukraine’s presidential election is to be held this weekend and an actor and comedian who played the country’s leader in a hit TV show is in with a good chance of winning. …read more Source:...
Unpredictable Election Makes Ukraine’s Friends Wary
By Matthias Williams and Gabriela BaczynskaKIEV/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Western backers fear the country’s next president may prove… …read more Source: U.S....
President Trump, With Netanyahu by His Side, Officially Recognizes Golan Heights as Israeli Land
(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Monday recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, reversing more than a half-century of U.S. policy in the Middle East. Standing alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, Trump made formal a move he announced in a surprise tweet last...
Here’s How the Mueller Report Is Playing in Russia
In Russia, the reaction to the results of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into links between Moscow and President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign can be summed up in one phrase: “We knew it all along.” “[It] proved what was known in Russia from the very beginning,” said Konstantin Kosachev, a senator in...
Ukraine denies entry to Italian journalist, says he’s biased
Ukrainian authorities have denied entry to an Italian journalist, accusing him of an “anti-Ukrainian” bias. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine Set to Choose its Next President
Ukraine is getting set to choose a new president – with the first round of voting scheduled for March 31. The leading two candidates will then face a run off two weeks later to determine who will lead a country still at war with Russia. As Henry Ridgwell reports from Kyiv, the election now appears to be a three-way race between the incumbent...
Struggling to advance, Ukrainian workers leave for Poland
Years of corruption and war have driven millions of Ukrainians out of their country in search of better opportunities. Many are heading to nearby Poland for its booming job market and stable government, filling a worker void created by Poles who left for Western Europe. …read more Source: Christian Science...
