Section: Miami Herald (USA)
Lobbying firm registers as foreign agent for Ukraine work
A Washington lobbying firm that worked under the direction of two former Trump campaign advisers has registered with the Justice Department as a foreign agent. The firm said its work … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
Records match some Ukraine ledger payments to ex-Trump aide
Last August, a handwritten ledger surfaced in Ukraine with dollar amounts and dates next to the name of Paul Manafort, who was then Donald Trump’s campaign chairman. Ukrainian investigators called … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
Lion cub discovered smuggled in van full of parrots
Hidden in a van with 2,245 parrots and four cats, a lion cub was discovered during a baggage inspection in the Ukrainian port of Odessa on Wednesday. The Turkish citizens did have export permits for the other animals, but not the lion. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
Former Russian lawmaker shot dead in Ukraine
Ukrainian police say former Russian lawmaker Denis Voronenkov has been shot and killed in Kiev. Ukrainian police said Voronenkov was shot dead Thursday by an unidentified gunman at the entrance … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
Japan and Russia hold talks on security, territorial dispute
The foreign and defense ministers from Japan and Russia are meeting in Tokyo for the first such “two-plus-two” talks since Russia’s annexation of Ukraine. Monday’s one-day meeting comes as the … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
Russian announces its Eurovision entry
Russia has announced its entry in the upcoming Eurovision song contest, seemingly putting an end to speculation that Russia might boycott the politically charged competition in Kiev. Several Russian lawmakers … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
Russia: World court has no jurisdiction in Ukraine case
Russia says that the United Nations’ highest judicial body does not have jurisdiction to rule on Ukrainian allegations that Moscow sponsors terrorism by funneling arms and money to separatist rebels … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
Ukrainian court arrests top tax official
A court in Ukraine’s capital has placed a top tax official under arrest pending trial on embezzlement charges. A 14-hour hearing closed early Tuesday when the Kiev district court ruled … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
Kiev court hears Ukraine tax official’s embezzlement case
A court in Kiev is hearing motions on the embezzlement case against Ukraine’s top tax official. Roman Nasirov, chief of the Ukrainian Fiscal Service, was detained over the weekend and … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
Ukraine takes Russia to UN court over rebel funding, Crimea
Ukraine is taking Russia to the United Nations’ highest judicial body, accusing Moscow of financing separatist rebels and racially discriminating against ethnic Tartars and Ukrainians in the annexed Crimean Peninsula. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
