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    Fake News or the Truth? Russia Cracks Down on Virus Postings 
    Apr01

    Fake News or the Truth? Russia Cracks Down on Virus Postings 

    Two weeks ago, an opposition-leaning radio station in Russia interviewed political analyst Valery Solovei, who alleged the government was lying when it said no one had died in the country from the coronavirus. Solovei told radio station Echo Moskvy at least 1,600 people might have died since mid-January. Russia’s media and internet...

    Ukraine Says It Uncovered Spy Channel Between Naval Officer, Russia’s FSB
    Apr01

    Ukraine Says It Uncovered Spy Channel Between Naval Officer, Russia’s FSB

    Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) says it has breached an espionage communication channel between a high-ranking Ukrainian naval officer and staff from Russia’s main spy agency, the FSB, in the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine Dusts Off Ventilator Designs Found In Soviet-Era Factory
    Mar31

    Ukraine Dusts Off Ventilator Designs Found In Soviet-Era Factory

    As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, Ukraine has salvaged medical ventilator designs that lay forgotten for years in an unused military factory. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine Approves Legislation in Bid for IMF Aid
    Mar31

    Ukraine Approves Legislation in Bid for IMF Aid

    Ukraine’s parliament has voted to lift the ban on the sale of farmland in a move that would allow the country to get $8 billion worth of aid from the International Monetary Fund. The bill, long pushed by economists to stimulate investment in agriculture, was approved by 259 votes out of 450 late Monday. It opens up the land market for...

    Ukraine approves legislation in a bid for IMF aid
    Mar31

    Ukraine approves legislation in a bid for IMF aid

    Ukraine’s parliament has voted to lift the ban on the sale of farmland in a move that will allow the country to get $8 billion worth of aid from the International Monetary Fund …read more Source:: ABC...

    Ukraine Approves Legislation in a Bid for IMF Aid
    Mar31

    Ukraine Approves Legislation in a Bid for IMF Aid

    Ukraine’s parliament has voted to lift the ban on the sale of farmland in a move that will allow the country to get $8 billion worth of aid from the International Monetary Fund. …read more Source:: U.S....

    Ukraine approves legislation in a bid for IMF aid
    Mar31

    Ukraine approves legislation in a bid for IMF aid

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s parliament has voted to lift the ban on the sale of farmland in a move that would allow the country to get $8 billion worth of aid from the International Monetary Fund. The bill, long pushed by economists to stimulate investment in agriculture, was approved by 259 votes out of 450 late Monday. It opens up the...

    Ukraine approves legislation in a bid for IMF aid
    Mar31

    Ukraine approves legislation in a bid for IMF aid

    Ukraine’s parliament has voted to lift the ban on the sale of farmland in a move that will allow the country to get $8 billion worth of aid from the International Monetary Fund …read more Source:: ABC...

    Trench Warfare in the Time of Coronavirus
    Mar31

    Trench Warfare in the Time of Coronavirus

    KYIV, Ukraine—Last week Ukraine announced plans to extend until April 24 a nationwide lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Meanwhile, the war in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region has not let up in intensity, raising concerns among some Ukrainian experts and officials about how the pandemic might impact the country’s...

    Donbas Development: Will ‘Advisory Council’ Unlock Door To Direct Talks Between Kyiv and Russia-Backed Separatists?
    Mar30

    Donbas Development: Will ‘Advisory Council’ Unlock Door To Direct Talks Between Kyiv and Russia-Backed Separatists?

    Since the war in eastern Ukraine began in 2014, Kyiv has refused to hold direct talks with the Russia-backed separatists, arguing it would play into Moscow’s hands by lending legitimacy to its proxy forces. Now, things may have changed with a plan to create an “advisory council” that would include seats for the separatists....