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    Ukraine Parliament Confirms Central Bank Head’s Resignation Over Smears, ‘Political Pressure’
    Jul03

    Ukraine Parliament Confirms Central Bank Head’s Resignation Over Smears, ‘Political Pressure’

    The Ukrainian parliament has voted to confirm the departure of central bank Governor Yakiv Smoliy, who says he resigned because of “systematic political pressure” to take decisions that were not based on economics. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine parliament approves resignation of Central Bank Governor Smoliy
    Jul03

    Ukraine parliament approves resignation of Central Bank Governor Smoliy

    Yakiv Smoliy’s resignation rattled the market and raised questions about Ukraine’s commitment to reforms. …read more Source::...

    Federal Workers Accuse Biden Labor Ally of Sexual Misconduct, Racial Discrimination
    Jul03

    Federal Workers Accuse Biden Labor Ally of Sexual Misconduct, Racial Discrimination

    Federal workers are accusing powerful Democratic labor allies of gross sexual misconduct, ranging from the use of a company limo to visit male prostitutes to licking the ear of a subordinate. A new lawsuit accuses 16 senior officials of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), a public-sector union with more than 300,000 members,...

    US Strategic Partners Urge More Attention to Black Sea
    Jul03

    US Strategic Partners Urge More Attention to Black Sea

    Top diplomats from Ukraine, Georgia and Romania are urging the United States and NATO to step up their presence in the Black Sea region to discourage Moscow from advancing its aggressive agenda.Ambassadors from the three countries, all of which border the sea, voiced their concerns Thursday at an event organized by the Middle East...

    U.S. Congress Urges Ukraine To Negotiate With Renewable Energy Producers Amid Price Dispute
    Jul03

    U.S. Congress Urges Ukraine To Negotiate With Renewable Energy Producers Amid Price Dispute

    Members of the U.S. Congressional Ukraine Caucus have asked President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to find a compromise with renewable energy producers over prices as a months-long dispute threatens foreign investment. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Trump Admin Mulls Keeping Putin From G7 Summit in Response to Russian Bounties on Americans’ Heads
    Jul03

    Trump Admin Mulls Keeping Putin From G7 Summit in Response to Russian Bounties on Americans’ Heads

    Jorge Silva/AFP via GettyYou pay to kill our troops—we won’t invite you to our meeting of world leaders.That’s the scenario being mulled by senior officials in the upper echelons of the Trump administration, who are scrambling for a way to respond to Russia after news broke that at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...

    Teetering Independence of Ukraine’s Central Bank Tests a Key I.M.F. Demand
    Jul03

    Teetering Independence of Ukraine’s Central Bank Tests a Key I.M.F. Demand

    The International Monetary Fund agreed to lend Ukraine $5 billion over 18 months while stressing the importance of central bank independence. Three weeks later, the central banker quit, citing political pressure. …read more Source:: The New York...

    Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Says Russia-Annexed Crimea’s ‘De-Occupation Is Inevitable’
    Jul02

    Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Says Russia-Annexed Crimea’s ‘De-Occupation Is Inevitable’

    Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says Russia’s departure from the Black Sea Crimea Peninsula, which it annexed in 2014, is “inevitable.” …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Manhattan DA Appeals Ruling In Bid To Revive State-Level Prosecution Of Paul Manafort
    Jul02

    Manhattan DA Appeals Ruling In Bid To Revive State-Level Prosecution Of Paul Manafort

    Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance appealed a December 2019 ruling throwing out a state-level prosecution of Paul Manafort, moving to revive a case that could keep the former Trump campaign chair behind bars even after a potential future Presidential pardon. A New York state grand jury indicted Manafort on mortgage fraud charges in March...

    Ukraine Halts Eurobond Sale, Tries To Reassure Investors After Central Bank Head’s Exit
    Jul02

    Ukraine Halts Eurobond Sale, Tries To Reassure Investors After Central Bank Head’s Exit

    Ukraine’s government has decided to pause a planned $1.75 billion Eurobond sale in the wake of the resignation of the head of the country’s central bank. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...