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    Ukraine lawmaker calls on U.S. to investigate new ‘evidence’ of secret payments to Manafort
    Mar24

    Ukraine lawmaker calls on U.S. to investigate new ‘evidence’ of secret payments to Manafort

    Friday, March 24 , 2017 - 18:00 (EET) Section: The Ukrainian Weekly (USA)

    KYIV – Paul Manafort is under scrutiny again after a Ukrainian lawmaker released documents he says show that U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman went to great lengths to hide $750,000 tied to his work for former President Viktor Yanukovych. The documents, made public by National Deputy Serhiy Leshchenko at a press...

    Third anniversary of Russia’s occupation of Crimea
    Mar24

    Third anniversary of Russia’s occupation of Crimea

    Friday, March 24 , 2017 - 18:00 (EET) Section: The Ukrainian Weekly (USA)

    Canada condemns Russia’s violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland issued the following statement, “Third Anniversary of Illegal Annexation of Crimea,” on March 16. Today we mark three years since Russia’s illegal annexation and invasion of Crimea. We condemn...

    Ukraine’s navy: Conceptual aspects and cooperation with the West
    Mar24

    Ukraine’s navy: Conceptual aspects and cooperation with the West

    Friday, March 24 , 2017 - 18:00 (EET) Section: The Ukrainian Weekly (USA)

    In late February 2017, the commander of Ukraine’s naval forces, Vice-Admiral Ihor Voronchenko, in an interview with Ukrainian Channel 5, said that the country was considering procuring used combat ships from the West as a way to increase Ukraine’s naval capabilities. The vice admiral stated Kyiv would be willing to purchase...

    Marine Le Pen says she may lift Russia sanctions if elected
    Mar24

    Marine Le Pen says she may lift Russia sanctions if elected

    Friday, March 24 , 2017 - 18:00 (EET) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    She said she would consider what she had to do to swiftly lift European Union sanctions imposed on Russia over the Ukraine crisis if elected. …read more Source: Business...

    Much Ado About Manafort
    Mar24

    Much Ado About Manafort

    Friday, March 24 , 2017 - 18:00 (EET) Section: The Atlantic (USA)

    MOSCOW—The reports that former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort had had a contract for tens of millions of dollars to “greatly benefit the Putin Government” were not exactly news here. And, in a certain sense, they didn’t have to be news in Washington, either.Manafort, who has reportedly just volunteered to testify in the House...

    Killing of Putin critic: Ukraine seeks clues
    Mar24

    Killing of Putin critic: Ukraine seeks clues

    Friday, March 24 , 2017 - 17:45 (EET) Section: CNN (USA)

    Ukrainian authorities searched for leads Friday in the killing of a Kremlin critic, shot dead the day before outside a hotel in broad daylight, an act Ukraine’s President labeled a “Russian state terrorist act.” …read more Source:...

    Ukraine’s Information Security Doctrine: Breakthrough or veneer of change?
    Mar24

    Ukraine’s Information Security Doctrine: Breakthrough or veneer of change?

    Friday, March 24 , 2017 - 17:45 (EET) Section: The Ukrainian Weekly (USA)

    On February 25, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko approved an Information Security Doctrine to address this specific subset of the “numerous national security threats faced by Ukraine” (President.gov.ua, February 25). In describing the main threats to the country in the domain of information security, the document explicitly names the Russian...

    RFE/RL contributor Mykola Semena goes on trial in Crimea
    Mar24

    RFE/RL contributor Mykola Semena goes on trial in Crimea

    Friday, March 24 , 2017 - 17:45 (EET) Section: The Ukrainian Weekly (USA)

    Crimean journalist Mykola Semena has gone on trial on separatism-related charges in the Russian-controlled territory, telling reporters minutes before the hearing that he is innocent. The judge adjourned the trial on March 20 for two weeks shortly after it got under way, following a motion by the defense to provide for a more open and […]...

    ACTION ITEM: UCCA calls on community to support screening of “Bitter Harvest”
    Mar24

    ACTION ITEM: UCCA calls on community to support screening of “Bitter Harvest”

    Friday, March 24 , 2017 - 17:45 (EET) Section: The Ukrainian Weekly (USA)

    “Bitter Harvest” is a love story, set against the backdrop of the 1932-1933 Holodomor in Ukraine. Produced by prominent Ukrainian Canadian Ian Ihnatowycz, the film brings the tragedy of the Famine-Genocide to audiences around the world. Set between the two world wars and based on historical events, “Bitter Harvest” conveys the untold story of the...

    PHOTO FOLLOW-UP: Ukrainian Days in Washington
    Mar24

    PHOTO FOLLOW-UP: Ukrainian Days in Washington

    Friday, March 24 , 2017 - 17:45 (EET) Section: The Ukrainian Weekly (USA)

    …read more Source: The Ukrainian...