Section: Newsweek (USA)
Socialist-Backed General Rumen Radev Leads Bulgarian Presidential Vote
Socialist-backed candidate General Rumen Radev has won the first round of Bulgaria’s presidential election, which could prompt a snap parliamentary election, Bulgarian TV channel BTV has reported. Radev, who is supported by the pro-Russian Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), won 25.4 percent of the Sunday vote, narrowly beating ruling...
Ukraine Governor Mikheil Saakashvili Quits in Protest But Vows ‘New Stage of Fight’
Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili resigned as governor of Ukraine’s Odessa region on Monday with a searing attack on alleged corruption in Kiev, Ukrainian news site Ukrainska Pravda reports. “The Odessa region is not only being handed to the corrupt, it is being handed to the enemies of Ukraine,” Saakashvili said on Monday. “I...
Ukraine Ceasefire Violations Exceed 1,000 a Day: OSCE
International monitors tracked 1,000 daily violations of the ceasefire in east Ukraine over the course of last week, in a huge surge even compared with the general uptick in the last two months. The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which monitors the situation on both the Ukrainian-held side of the frontline and the...
Inside the World of Ukraine’s Women Warriors
Lera Burlakova first traveled to eastern Ukraine’s Donbass region in 2014 as a journalist to report on the violence between the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatist forces. After a week of covering the war in the town of Pisky, Burlakova decided writing about it was not enough: She wanted to fight for her country. “I couldn’t...
Estonia Reports Sixth Airspace Violation By Russian Air Force This Year
Estonia has accused Russia’s border guard of violating its airspace in what it is claiming is the sixth such violation this year. The Estonian Ministry of Defense announced via Twitter on Tuesday evening that a Russian An-148 border patrol aircraft had violated Estonian space for the sixth time in 2016. The incident took place Tuesday...
Russian State Newspaper Apologizes For Slovenia Crimea Story
Russia’s top state-run newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta has issued an apology for reporting that the mayor of Slovenia’s capital, Ljubljana, recognized Crimea as Russian territory. Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 was officially condemned across the EU, of which Slovenia is part of. Russia’s decision to send troops and...
2017 Eurovision Song Contest Date Set For Kiev, Ukraine
The Eurovision song contest is to head to Ukraine in 2017, with a record 43 countries to take part in the competition in the capital city, Kiev. Among the nations competing for a place in the semi-finals on Tuesday and Thursday May 9 and 11 and the grand final on Saturday May 13 are Australia, making its third appearance despite being distinctly...
Britain ‘At Risk Of Cyberattack’ As Russia Poses Increased Threat
The growing risk of cyberattacks by foreign governments poses a serious threat to the U.K., two senior British officials have warned on Tuesday amid escalating Western rhetoric regarding Russia’s foreign policy. Speaking to The Guardian in the first newspaper interview by a serving British domestic spy chief, MI5 director Andrew Parker said...
FBI ‘Looking Into’ Foreign Business Ties Of Ex-Trump Aide Paul Manafort
The FBI has been conducting a preliminary inquiry into the foreign business ties of former Donald Trump aide Paul Manafort, according to reports. The news comes after the Hillary Clinton campaign lashed out at the law enforcement agency for its shock announcement of a further investigation into Clinton’s use of a private email server. The...
Lithuania Issues Citizen Guide In Case Of War
Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defense has issued a citizen’s manual on what to do in the event of war or another emergency. This is the third such guide printed since Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. “As we witness a growing interest and a wish of the society to actively contribute to national defense, we...
