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    Three Wounded in Shootout in Kyiv Suburb; 20 Detained
    May30

    Three Wounded in Shootout in Kyiv Suburb; 20 Detained

    Dozens of people, some armed with what appeared to be hunting rifles, clashed in broad daylight on Friday in a residential suburb outside the capital Kyiv, and at least three people were wounded, according to officials.The violence, captured in amateur footage taken from surrounding apartment blocks and posted online, occurred in the morning in...

    Ukraine, Hungary Seek To Overcome Impasse Over Language Law Impeding NATO Initiatives
    May29

    Ukraine, Hungary Seek To Overcome Impasse Over Language Law Impeding NATO Initiatives

    Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto have discussed Kyiv-Budapest bilateral ties at a time Hungary is blocking NATO initiatives because of a restrictive language law in Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    The Shape of a Real Grand Strategy
    May29

    The Shape of a Real Grand Strategy

    While it is always tempting to assume that professional punditry is wrong—and the coronavirus panic has only increased the level of hysteria in the chattering classes—the idea that the world may be changing in fundamental ways has taken root. Henry Kissinger, the Yoda of international political wisdom, has pronounced it so: “The reality is,”...

    EU Releases 500 Million Euro Final Loan Tranche To Ukraine
    May29

    EU Releases 500 Million Euro Final Loan Tranche To Ukraine

    The European Commission has approved the disbursement of the second and final 500 million-euro tranche of its macro-financial assistance to Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Pivots Back to Peace Talks With Russia’s Putin
    May29

    Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Pivots Back to Peace Talks With Russia’s Putin

    KYIV, Ukraine—As Ukraine’s coronavirus lockdown incrementally winds down, Kyiv is pivoting its focus back to ending the war in the eastern Donbas region, where Ukrainian troops have held a Russian invasion force at bay since spring 2014. At a press conference last week to mark his first year in office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

    Poroshenko Again Fails To Show For Questioning At Ukraine’s State Bureau Of Investigations
    May29

    Poroshenko Again Fails To Show For Questioning At Ukraine’s State Bureau Of Investigations

    Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has failed for the second time this week to show up at the State Bureau of Investigations (DBR) for questioning. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    COVID-19 Could Present Protection Issues in Conflict Zones
    May28

    COVID-19 Could Present Protection Issues in Conflict Zones

    The U.N. secretary-general said Wednesday that the safety of civilians in conflict zones had been further threatened by the coronavirus.“Civilians caught up in violence now face a new and deadly threat from COVID-19,” Antonio Guterres told a virtual meeting of the U.N. Security Council on the protection of civilians in conflict situations. “The...

    Ukrainian Court Finds Lviv Student Guilty of Torching RFE/RL Reporter’s Car 
    May27

    Ukrainian Court Finds Lviv Student Guilty of Torching RFE/RL Reporter’s Car 

    A Ukrainian court has found a university student guilty of torching an RFE/RL reporter’s car, a decision that the media organization’s president said brings prosecutors closer to apprehending the organizers of the premeditated crime. A court in the western city of Lviv on May 25 handed down a suspended five-year sentence with a...

    Surrogate Babies Still Stuck In Ukrainian Lockdown Limbo
    May27

    Surrogate Babies Still Stuck In Ukrainian Lockdown Limbo

    More than 60 surrogate babies are still stuck in a Kyiv guesthouse, unable to be united with parents from 35 countries because of Ukraine’s lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    What US Leaving Open Skies Treaty Means for US-Russia Relations
    May27

    What US Leaving Open Skies Treaty Means for US-Russia Relations

    When making foreign policy decisions, one must be careful not to view the world prescriptively (the way we want it to be), but rather to view it descriptively (the harsh reality of what is). That’s easier said than done. After President Donald Trump announced May 21 that the United States would withdraw from the 1992 Treaty on Open Skies,...