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    Ukrainian police investigating senior official’s request for list of Jews in city after cries of anti-Semitism
    May14

    Ukrainian police investigating senior official’s request for list of Jews in city after cries of anti-Semitism

    A high-ranking police official in Ukraine has sparked an investigation and condemnations of anti-Semitism after requesting a list of all Jews in the western city of Kolomyya. …read more Source:: FOX...

    Ukraine police probe senior officer’s request for Jews’ personal info
    May14

    Ukraine police probe senior officer’s request for Jews’ personal info

    Letter seeking the names, addresses and contact details for members of the Orthodox Jewish community and Jewish students drew cries of anti-Semitism. …read more Source::...

    Merkel Is ‘Outraged’ by Russian Hack but Struggling to Respond
    May14

    Merkel Is ‘Outraged’ by Russian Hack but Struggling to Respond

    Patience with President Vladimir Putin is running thin in Berlin. But Germany needs Russia’s help on several geopolitical fronts from Syria to Ukraine. …read more Source:: The New York...

    Manafort Walks. His Fellow Inmate Is Facing 12 More Years.
    May14

    Manafort Walks. His Fellow Inmate Is Facing 12 More Years.

    Courtesy of Anrica CaldwellWhen at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source:: The Daily...

    Ukraine Passes a Critical Anticorruption Bill
    May13

    Ukraine Passes a Critical Anticorruption Bill

    The Parliament approved a measure to stop insiders from siphoning aid money, but other forms of fraud persist. …read more Source:: The New York...

    GOP Senate chairman to hold subpoena vote next week in Biden-Burisma probe
    May13

    GOP Senate chairman to hold subpoena vote next week in Biden-Burisma probe

    Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) will hold a committee vote next week on a subpoena related to his probe into Ukraine gas company Burisma Holdings and Hunter Biden, the son of presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden.John… …read more Source:: The...

    Trump’s Former Campaign Chief Manafort Released from Prison
    May13

    Trump’s Former Campaign Chief Manafort Released from Prison

    Paul Manafort, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former 2016 campaign chairman who later was convicted of tax and bank fraud, was released from prison Wednesday to serve the remainder of his seven-and-a-half-year term in home confinement.The 71-year-old Manafort had served a little more than a year of his term and was not due to be released...

    Ukraine approves law on banks in a bid for IMF aid
    May13

    Ukraine approves law on banks in a bid for IMF aid

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has passed a law preventing former owners of nationalized or liquidated banks from regaining ownership or receiving state compensation, a move that allows the country to get $5.5 billion in loans from the International Monetary Fund. The bill, which some lawmakers tried to sandbag with over 16,000 amendments, was...

    Ukrainian Parliament Approves Bank Legislation That Paves Way For IMF Funds
    May13

    Ukrainian Parliament Approves Bank Legislation That Paves Way For IMF Funds

    Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, has approved a banking bill that will help open up billions of dollars worth of aid to Kyiv from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine blocks oligarch’s bid to regain bank and clears way for international funds
    May13

    Ukraine blocks oligarch’s bid to regain bank and clears way for international funds

    Ukraine’s President Zelensky passes an important test as parliament meets a condition for IMF aid. …read more Source:: The Washington...