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    In Ukraine, comedian who plays president on TV leads real race
    Feb07

    In Ukraine, comedian who plays president on TV leads real race

    In a popular TV series in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskiy plays a high school teacher propelled into the presidency after a video of him blasting official corruption goes viral. In reality, he is now the leading candidate for the country’s upcoming presidential election. …read more Source: Christian Science...

    Ukrainian lawmakers bar Russians from observing election
    Feb07

    Ukrainian lawmakers bar Russians from observing election

    Ukraine’s parliament has barred Russian citizens from serving as election monitors during an upcoming presidential election. The Supreme Rada voted to exclude Russians from international observers’ missions that will be … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...

    Ukrainian lawmakers bar Russians from observing election
    Feb07

    Ukrainian lawmakers bar Russians from observing election

    KIEV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine’s parliament has barred Russian citizens from serving as election monitors during an upcoming presidential election. The Supreme Rada voted to exclude Russians from international observers’ missions that will be monitoring the voting in Ukraine next month. The Organization for Security and...

    After Slip In Polls, Tymoshenko Goes Low In Ukraine Campaigning
    Feb07

    After Slip In Polls, Tymoshenko Goes Low In Ukraine Campaigning

    Presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko claimed this week without evidence that Ukraine’s American-born acting health minister was sent to “experiment” on Ukrainians and that President Poroshenko was bribing prospective voters. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine Amends Constitution to Cement EU, NATO Course
    Feb07

    Ukraine Amends Constitution to Cement EU, NATO Course

    Ukraine on Thursday adopted “historic” changes to its constitution, spelling out the ex-Soviet country’s aspirations to join the EU and NATO two months before a crucial presidential vote. In a final third reading in parliament, a total of 334 lawmakers approved the amendments to the country’s basic law, with 35 voting...

    How Russia Exported Kleptocracy to America
    Feb07

    How Russia Exported Kleptocracy to America

    For two years, in the early 1990s, Richard Palmer served as the CIA station chief in the United States’ Moscow embassy. The events unfolding around him—the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the rise of Russia—were so chaotic, so traumatic and exhilarating, that they mostly eluded clearheaded analysis. But from all the intelligence that...

    Ukraine Parliament Passes Constitutional Amendment To Reflect EU, NATO Aspirations
    Feb07

    Ukraine Parliament Passes Constitutional Amendment To Reflect EU, NATO Aspirations

    The Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, has approved in its final reading a constitutional amendment that reflects the country’s strategic goal of becoming a member of NATO and the European Union. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Comedian who plays Ukraine’s president on TV leads real race
    Feb07

    Comedian who plays Ukraine’s president on TV leads real race

    Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy stars in a TV show in which an everyman unexpectedly becomes president; now he is the leading candidate in the country’s real election …read more Source: ABC...

    Volodymyr Zelenskiy, comedian who plays Ukraine’s president on TV, leads real race
    Feb07

    Volodymyr Zelenskiy, comedian who plays Ukraine’s president on TV, leads real race

    KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Volodymyr Zelenskiy has spent more than 20 years as a comedian in Ukraine peppering his stand-up routines with imitations of politicians. So when his production company needed an actor to play an everyman who unexpectedly becomes president, Zelenskiy was a clear choice. But in an example … …read more Source: The...

    Ukraine’s parliament votes to support NATO, EU aspirations
    Feb07

    Ukraine’s parliament votes to support NATO, EU aspirations

    Ukraine’s parliament has passed constitutional amendment to commit to join NATO and the European Union …read more Source: ABC...