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    Ukraine Minister Sees No Preparations for New Russia Talks, Has Low Expectations
    Feb10

    Ukraine Minister Sees No Preparations for New Russia Talks, Has Low Expectations

    Monday, February 10 , 2020 - 23:01 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Ukraine’s foreign minister said on Monday he saw no preparations taking place for a promised summit over the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, adding that he had little hope it would make any progress even if it goes ahead.The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany met in Paris in December to discuss the long-running Ukraine crisis...

    Biden laughs when asked about federal investigation against his son, calls Rudy Giuliani a ‘thug’
    Feb10

    Biden laughs when asked about federal investigation against his son, calls Rudy Giuliani a ‘thug’

    Monday, February 10 , 2020 - 22:01 (EEST) Section: The Blaze (USA)

    The months-long impeachment crusade against President Donald Trump may be over, but the underlying questions about the Bidens and their actions in Ukraine still remain. However, Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden doesn’t seem too worried about the prospect of a federal investigation into the matter.During...

    AG Barr has ‘created a process’ to vet Giuliani’s info on Hunter Biden, Ukrainian corruption, Graham says
    Feb10

    AG Barr has ‘created a process’ to vet Giuliani’s info on Hunter Biden, Ukrainian corruption, Graham says

    Monday, February 10 , 2020 - 22:01 (EEST) Section: The Blaze (USA)

    Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) revealed Sunday that Attorney General William Barr has “created a process” to vet information that Rudy Giuliani discovered regarding Hunter Biden and Ukrainian corruption.Speaking on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday, Graham, who spoke with Barr prior to his interview, said the Justice...

    Barr: Justice Department Has Process to Take Ukraine Info From Giuliani
    Feb10

    Barr: Justice Department Has Process to Take Ukraine Info From Giuliani

    Monday, February 10 , 2020 - 21:01 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Attorney General William Barr said Monday the Justice Department is taking information that President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is gathering in Ukraine about the president’s Democratic rival Joe Biden and his son.But Barr cautioned that federal officials have “to be very careful” with information coming...

    Schumer Urges All Department Watchdogs To Investigate Whistleblower Retaliation
    Feb10

    Schumer Urges All Department Watchdogs To Investigate Whistleblower Retaliation

    Monday, February 10 , 2020 - 19:01 (EEST) Section: TPM (USA)

    On Monday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) requested all 74 inspectors general, including the Defense Department IG, to investigate retaliation against whistleblowers after President Donald Trump got key impeachment witness Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman kicked out of the National Security Council last week. “Although LTC Vindman lived up...

    UK calls virus ‘serious’ health threat; will detain people
    Feb10

    UK calls virus ‘serious’ health threat; will detain people

    Monday, February 10 , 2020 - 18:01 (EEST) Section: KXAN (USA)

    LONDON (AP) — Britain has declared the new coronavirus that emerged from China a “serious and imminent threat to public health” and announced new measures Monday to combat the spread of the disease. The U.K. Department of Health and Social Care said people with the virus can now be forcibly quarantined and will not be free to leave. It named two...

    What Is Mike Pompeo Doing With Europe’s Last Dictator?
    Feb10

    What Is Mike Pompeo Doing With Europe’s Last Dictator?

    Monday, February 10 , 2020 - 18:01 (EEST) Section: The Daily Beast (USA)

    Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Photos GettyBelarus is often called Europe’s last dictatorship, and its president, at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source:: The Daily...

    Shrinking Country: Serbia Struggles With Population Decline
    Feb10

    Shrinking Country: Serbia Struggles With Population Decline

    Monday, February 10 , 2020 - 17:01 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    BLAGOJEV KAMEN, SERBIA — Uros Trainovic remembers when his small mining village in eastern Serbia was a vibrant home to 200 families, had a school of its own, a doctor and a shop.How times have changed. Now, 60-odd years later, it’s a ghost village with just eight residents.The transformation of Blagojev Kamen is not unique in a country...

    Zelensky wants to break oligarchs’ grip on Ukraine. But at least one was once a pal.
    Feb10

    Zelensky wants to break oligarchs’ grip on Ukraine. But at least one was once a pal.

    Monday, February 10 , 2020 - 14:01 (EEST) Section: The Washington Post (USA)

    How the president deals with mogul Ihor Kolomoisky may define his wider anti-corruption aims. …read more Source:: The Washington...

    Kyiv Names Willow Tree After Soviet Rock Legend Viktor Tsoi
    Feb10

    Kyiv Names Willow Tree After Soviet Rock Legend Viktor Tsoi

    Monday, February 10 , 2020 - 12:02 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Kyiv City Council has granted a decades-old willow the status of a botanical monument in honor of Soviet rock legend Viktor Tsoi in the same neighborhood where he was filmed in a movie shot in Ukraine’s capital. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...