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    A look at Ukraine’s 3 top presidential contenders
    Mar28

    A look at Ukraine’s 3 top presidential contenders

    By their nicknames, the top contenders in Ukraine’s presidential election resemble a colorful operetta cast: “The Chocolate King,” ”the Gas Princess,” ”The Servant Of The People.” Opinion polls before the … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...

    What’s at stake in Ukraine’s presidential election
    Mar28

    What’s at stake in Ukraine’s presidential election

    Awash in corruption, plagued by a war with Russia-backed separatists, reliant on international institutions for billions of dollars in aid, Ukraine presents stern challenges for its next president. Sunday’s election, … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...

    What’s at stake in Ukraine’s presidential election
    Mar28

    What’s at stake in Ukraine’s presidential election

    Awash in corruption, plagued by a war with Russia-backed separatists, reliant on international institutions for billions of dollars in aid, Ukraine presents stern challenges for its next president. Sunday’s election, which will require a second round if none of the 39 candidates wins an absolute majority, comes five years after …...

    The Fall and Troubled Rise of a Ukrainian Populist
    Mar28

    The Fall and Troubled Rise of a Ukrainian Populist

    SLOVIANSK, Ukraine—Yulia Tymoshenko is nothing if not a crowd-pleaser. Running to be Ukraine’s next president, she has promised to triple pension payouts and halve heating-fuel charges; pushed to impeach the incumbent president, Petro Poroshenko, weeks before the presidential election; and said that immediately after being elected, she will...

    Pompeo Says Hopes To Set New Measures Soon Against Russia Over Actions In Ukraine
    Mar28

    Pompeo Says Hopes To Set New Measures Soon Against Russia Over Actions In Ukraine

    U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he hopes to be able in the coming days to announce additional measures along with Western allies to counter Russian aggression in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Nationalists scuffle with police in Ukraine, 3 arrested
    Mar27

    Nationalists scuffle with police in Ukraine, 3 arrested

    Police in the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia have arrested three people after nationalist demonstrators attempted to derail a campaign appearance by President Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source: FOX...

    Nationalists scuffle with police in Ukraine, 3 arrested
    Mar27

    Nationalists scuffle with police in Ukraine, 3 arrested

    Police in the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia have arrested three people after nationalist demonstrators attempted to derail a campaign appearance by President Petro Poroshenko. Poroshenko has faced regular protests by … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...

    Ukraine’s Ultra-Right Increasingly Visible as Election Nears
    Mar27

    Ukraine’s Ultra-Right Increasingly Visible as Election Nears

    As Ukraine’s presidential election draws near, its ultranationalist groups are becoming increasingly visible, posing a dilemma for the West. Thousands of far-right activists marched to incumbent President Petro Poroshenko’s administration headquarters earlier this month, chanting about alleged corruption and throwing funeral-style...

    Crimean Tatars Detained After Russian Raids
    Mar27

    Crimean Tatars Detained After Russian Raids

    Crimean Tatars confronted Russian security forces as homes were searched in and around the city of Simferopol. Twenty people were detained in what Russian officials said was a sweep for suspects of a banned Islamic group. But many believe Crimean Tatars have been targeted for speaking out against Russian rule in the peninsula annexed from...

    What to Do When the Russian Government Wants to Blackmail You
    Mar27

    What to Do When the Russian Government Wants to Blackmail You

    MOSCOW—From Jeff Bezos’s allegations of extortion and blackmail by the National Enquirer, a publication with links to President Donald Trump, to Trump’s relations with the Kremlin, one particular word has gained prominence, and it’s not even an English one.Opponents of the government here in Moscow are well versed in the risk of...