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    Family of American Killed in MH17 Crash Sues Russia Banks, Money-Transfer Firms
    Apr04

    Family of American Killed in MH17 Crash Sues Russia Banks, Money-Transfer Firms

    The family of an American killed when a Malaysian Airlines plane was shot down over Ukraine in 2014 filed a lawsuit on Thursday against U.S.-based money transfer companies and two Russian banks they accuse of providing services to the group they blame for striking Flight MH17. MH17 was brought down over territory held by pro-Russian separatist...

    Poll: Almost Half of Young Russians Want to Emigrate
    Apr04

    Poll: Almost Half of Young Russians Want to Emigrate

    Forty-four percent of Russians aged 15-29 want to emigrate as their economy stagnates, according to a survey by the pollster Gallup. The poll, based on 2,000 face-to-face interviews conducted in 2018, indicated that 20 percent of all Russians wanted to move abroad, the highest share since 2007, when it stood at 17 percent. Young people of working...

    Head Of Russian News Agency’s Office In Ukraine Goes On Trial For Treason
    Apr04

    Head Of Russian News Agency’s Office In Ukraine Goes On Trial For Treason

    Prosecutors have accused Kirill Vyshinsky, the head of Russia’s state-run RIA Novosti’s office in Ukraine, of publishing “anti-Ukrainian” articles and materials at the beginning of his treason trial in a Kyiv court. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    In Ukraine’s Election, Pro-Russian Candidates Can’t Win
    Apr04

    In Ukraine’s Election, Pro-Russian Candidates Can’t Win

    By occupying the regions of the country that most favor it, Moscow has undermined its own position in Ukrainian politics. Here’s why it still won’t leave. …read more Source: Foreign...

    Glaring US Absences Raise Questions About Relevance of G-7
    Apr04

    Glaring US Absences Raise Questions About Relevance of G-7

    Foreign and interior ministers from the Group of Seven countries are gathering in France this week to try to find ambitious solutions to world security challenges. Putting a dampener on that are two glaring American absences: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. The fact that ranking U.S. officials...

    In Dueling Videos, Zelenskiy And Poroshenko Debate A Debate. Can They Fill A 70,000-Seat Stadium?
    Apr04

    In Dueling Videos, Zelenskiy And Poroshenko Debate A Debate. Can They Fill A 70,000-Seat Stadium?

    Volodymyr Zelenskiy and incumbent Petro Poroshenko have egged each other on since they advanced to a presidential runoff. But in upping the stakes to an Olympic-sized event, they both may have bitten off more than the country can chew. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Foreign Ministers Meet In Washington To Mark NATO’s 70th Anniversary
    Apr04

    Foreign Ministers Meet In Washington To Mark NATO’s 70th Anniversary

    Foreign ministers from NATO’s 29 member countries are meeting for a second day in Washington to mark the alliance’s 70th anniversary and discuss security threats, including Russia and Afghanistan. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Blast Injures Man Suspected Of Planting Bomb Under Car In Kyiv
    Apr04

    Blast Injures Man Suspected Of Planting Bomb Under Car In Kyiv

    A man suspected of planting a bomb under the car of a Ukrainian security officer was severely injured overnight when the bomb exploded in the parking lot of a Kyiv shopping center. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Final Ukraine Results Give Zelenskiy 30 Percent Of Presidential Vote
    Apr04

    Final Ukraine Results Give Zelenskiy 30 Percent Of Presidential Vote

    Ukraine’s election commission has released the final results of the March 31 presidential vote, giving political newcomer Volodymyr Zelenskiy just over 30 percent of the vote. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Why We Stand With NATO
    Apr04

    Why We Stand With NATO

    On April 4, 1949, Johannes Kaiv, the acting consul general of Estonia’s government-in-exile sent a letter to Secretary of State Dean Acheson, which read: I have the honor to offer my best wishes to the signatories of the North Atlantic Pact, and to express my confidence that they, inspired by the ideals of democracy, of individual liberty,...