: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Section: USA

    Ex-president of Georgia accepts top Cabinet job in Ukraine
    Apr24

    Ex-president of Georgia accepts top Cabinet job in Ukraine

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Georgia’s former president on Friday accepted a top Cabinet job in Ukraine — a move that angered his home country. Mikheil Saakashvili, who served as Georgia’s president from 2004-2013, told reporters that he accepted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s offer to become a deputy prime minister in charge...

    Ex-president of Georgia accepts top Cabinet job in Ukraine
    Apr24

    Ex-president of Georgia accepts top Cabinet job in Ukraine

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Georgia’s former president on Friday accepted a top Cabinet job in Ukraine – a move that angered his home country. Mikheil Saakashvili, who served as Georgia’s president from 2004-2013, told reporters that he accepted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s offer to become a deputy prime...

    Photos of the Week: Tiny Pony, Quiet Wedding, Bosphorus Strait
    Apr24

    Photos of the Week: Tiny Pony, Quiet Wedding, Bosphorus Strait

    Orthodox Easter in Ukraine, healthcare workers on the job, a fundraiser in New Jersey, empty streets in Moscow, the U.S. Air Force Academy commencement in Colorado, surfers in Australia, idle aircraft in Denver, preparations to reopen Austria, and much more. …read more Source:: The...

    Ousted HHS Official Has Retained Christine Blasey Ford’s Legal Team
    Apr24

    Ousted HHS Official Has Retained Christine Blasey Ford’s Legal Team

    The federal health official who claims he was demoted for opposing the Trump administration’s alleged politicization of coronavirus treatments has hired Christine Blasey Ford’s legal team to represent him in a whistleblower complaint against the government. Rick Bright, who was a registered Democrat until at least the 2016 election,...

    US, EU, Other WTO Countries Pledge to Keep Food Channels Open
    Apr23

    US, EU, Other WTO Countries Pledge to Keep Food Channels Open

    The United States, the European Union and 20 other members of the World Trade Organization have agreed to keep the trade of food and agricultural products open in the face of restrictions designed to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.In a joint statement dated April 22, the WTO members – which include Australia, Brazil, Canada and...

    UN rejects 2 COVID-19 resolutions from Russia, Saudi Arabia
    Apr23

    UN rejects 2 COVID-19 resolutions from Russia, Saudi Arabia

    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. officials said the General Assembly rejected two resolutions on the coronavirus pandemic Wednesday, one from Russia and one from Saudi Arabia. It was the second defeat for a Russian resolution on COVID-19 by the 193-member world body. Under voting rules instituted because the assembly isn’t holding meetings during...

    Germany Says Ukraine Talks To Be Held Next Week
    Apr23

    Germany Says Ukraine Talks To Be Held Next Week

    German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said April 22 he would hold talks next week with his Russian, Ukrainian, and French counterparts to revive efforts to end the conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Putin, Trump, and the Pandemic
    Apr23

    Putin, Trump, and the Pandemic

    As COVID-19 continues to claim lives and roil markets, it is also transforming political fortunes—not least those of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. Both have faced blistering criticism for their oversight—or lack thereof—of the pandemic response in their countries. Both have doubled down on longstanding habits of deflection and delegation that...

    How the Oil Shock Will Contain Putin
    Apr22

    How the Oil Shock Will Contain Putin

    Two weeks ago, the movers and shakers in the oil-producing universe tried to convince the world they were on the cusp of a truly significant agreement that would slow the financial hemorrhaging of the market. Instead, they delivered nothing more than a slight ripple in a growing, fetid pond. The Saudis with deep pockets and untold cash reserves...

    Schrodinger’s Trump
    Apr22

    Schrodinger’s Trump

    One of the enduring features of the early Obama administration and the 2008/2009 global financial crisis was how quickly the Republican party pivoted to being the chief critic of efforts to clean up the mess their incumbent President and party had in many respects created. Suddenly the GOP barely knew George W. Bush and the 43rd President was...