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    Official: Ukraine plans another naval foray into Sea of Azov
    Dec19

    Official: Ukraine plans another naval foray into Sea of Azov

    MOSCOW (AP) – Ukraine plans to again send its warships into the Sea of Azov, a top Ukrainian official said, a move that could set the stage for another clash with Russia. Oleksandr Turchynov, the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, said in an interview with the BBC … …read more Source: The Washington...

    Official: Ukraine plans another naval foray into Sea of Azov
    Dec19

    Official: Ukraine plans another naval foray into Sea of Azov

    A top Ukrainian official says that the country plans to again send its warships into the Sea of Azov, a move that could set the stage for another clash with Russia …read more Source: ABC...

    Robert Reich: Trump’s private transactions are terrifying — here’s why
    Dec19

    Robert Reich: Trump’s private transactions are terrifying — here’s why

    After two years of Trump we may have overlooked the essence of his insanity: His brain sees only private interests transacting. It doesn’t comprehend the public interest. Trump has described the payments his bag man, Michael Cohen, made to two women during the 2016 campaign so they wouldn’t discuss their alleged affairs with him, as...

    EU Criticizes Western Balkans, Eastern Neighbors Over Migration
    Dec19

    EU Criticizes Western Balkans, Eastern Neighbors Over Migration

    The European Union has asked Western Balkans and EU Eastern Partnership countries that have visa-free regimes with the bloc’s Schengen Area to take further measures to address irregular migration. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    For Goodness Sake: Those Who Inspired Us In 2018
    Dec19

    For Goodness Sake: Those Who Inspired Us In 2018

    From the Afghan boy working hard so his sisters can go to school, to the Siberian pensioner who loves the solitude of ice skating on Lake Baikal, here are some of the inspiring people RFE/RL journalists have met over the past year. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    U.S. Extends Sanctions On Russian Prosecutor’s Son, Daughter Of Late Uzbek President
    Dec19

    U.S. Extends Sanctions On Russian Prosecutor’s Son, Daughter Of Late Uzbek President

    The White House has extended financial and travel restrictions on government-linked people from Uzbekistan, Russia, Ukraine, and elsewhere, under a U.S. law aimed at human rights abusers and corrupt officials worldwide. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    IMF Backs US$3.9 Billion Loan For Ukraine
    Dec19

    IMF Backs US$3.9 Billion Loan For Ukraine

    IMF aid had effectively been frozen since April 2017 due to the country’s sputtering efforts to implement major economic reforms and tackle corruption. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine Wins New I.M.F. Support as Tensions Rise With Russia
    Dec19

    Ukraine Wins New I.M.F. Support as Tensions Rise With Russia

    The International Monetary Fund agreed to a $3.9 billion line of credit for Ukraine, whose economy has struggled with corruption and a conflict with Russia. …read more Source: The New York...

    Ukraine’s Poroshenko: World Bank Approves $750 Million Loan Guarantee
    Dec18

    Ukraine’s Poroshenko: World Bank Approves $750 Million Loan Guarantee

    The World Bank has approved a $750 million loan guarantee for Ukraine, President Petro Poroshenko said on Twitter on Tuesday, calling it proof of his nation’s “tangible progress on the reform path.” The World Bank, International Monetary Fund and other bodies support Ukraine with loan agreements conditional on Kiev passing...

    Georgian Dream’s Pyrrhic Victory
    Dec18

    Georgian Dream’s Pyrrhic Victory

    On Tbilisi’s central square, activists backing ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili have camped out in protest of the outcome of the recent presidential elections in Georgia. There is a strange sense of déjà vu from the time Saakashvili himself was in power, when protesters—among them Georgia’s new President, Salome Zurabishvili—blocked...