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    East Ukraine Conflict Divides Country’s Young Voters
    Mar29

    East Ukraine Conflict Divides Country’s Young Voters

    Five years after a deadly separatist conflict broke out in eastern Ukraine, the front line between government forces and Russia-backed separatists has become a de-facto border, cutting off a generation of first-time voters from Sunday’s presidential election. Only those who left their homes in the east to live in areas under government...

    ‘Everything is bad’: Ukraine on edge in election with untested comedian as front-runner

    Volodymyr Zelensky, who plays a president on TV, leads in polls. The key question Sunday is whether incumbent Petro Poroshenko can take second for a runoff. …read more Source: The Washington...

    Ukraine’s Orthodox Church Faces Eviction In Russia-Annexed Crimea
    Mar29

    Ukraine’s Orthodox Church Faces Eviction In Russia-Annexed Crimea

    Ukraine’s independent Orthodox Church is facing eviction in Simferopol, the capital of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula, which was seized by Russia in 2014. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Campaigning Ends In Ukraine Ahead Of Presidential Vote
    Mar29

    Campaigning Ends In Ukraine Ahead Of Presidential Vote

    Candidates in Ukraine’s presidential election spent one final day campaigning on March 29 ahead of the crucial first round vote this weekend. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Official: Obama White House Pushed Delay of Anti-Israel U.N. Resolution to Provide Cover for Clinton
    Mar29

    Official: Obama White House Pushed Delay of Anti-Israel U.N. Resolution to Provide Cover for Clinton

    A former Obama administration official said the administration orchestrated the delaying of a controversial anti-Israel United Nations resolution until after the 2016 presidential election, knowing it would pass when the United States abstained. The official’s claim contradicts on-the-record denials by Obama administration officials, who...

    Ukraine Goes to the Polls on Sunday. Can Its Next President End the Frozen War With Russia?
    Mar29

    Ukraine Goes to the Polls on Sunday. Can Its Next President End the Frozen War With Russia?

    Relations between Russia and Ukraine can perhaps be best described as somewhere between a war and a cold war. Before 2014, the Ukrainian government wanted a strategic partnership with Russia. Moscow’s annexation of Crimea in March 2014 changed all that. Now, with Ukraine’s presidential elections approaching on March 31, ties with...

    Prisoner To President? Ukraine’s ‘Gas Princess’ Aims For The Pinnacle Of Power
    Mar29

    Prisoner To President? Ukraine’s ‘Gas Princess’ Aims For The Pinnacle Of Power

    Yulia Tymoshenko was once one of the richest people in Ukraine, then a prison inmate. Now she’s making her third bid for Ukraine’s top job. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    How To Watch (And Understand) Ukraine’s Presidential Election
    Mar29

    How To Watch (And Understand) Ukraine’s Presidential Election

    Some of the signposts to watch for when Ukrainians go to the polls on March 31 to pick a president or, more likely, at least narrow their choices. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    U.S. State Department Condemns Arrests Of Crimean Tatars By Russian Authorities
    Mar29

    U.S. State Department Condemns Arrests Of Crimean Tatars By Russian Authorities

    The U.S. State Department has condemned the arrests of 23 Crimean Tatars in Russian-annexed Crimea. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    In Ukraine, Russia Tests a New Facebook Tactic in Election Tampering
    Mar29

    In Ukraine, Russia Tests a New Facebook Tactic in Election Tampering

    With Facebook focused on weeding out fake pages, Russian agents are spreading propaganda on the pages of real people willing to sell or rent them out. …read more Source: The New York...