: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Section: USA

    Journalists See Specter of Censorship in Ukraine’s Proposed Media Laws
    Feb05

    Journalists See Specter of Censorship in Ukraine’s Proposed Media Laws

    Journalists and free speech advocates say proposed laws to regulate Ukraine’s media pose a threat to free expression and independent reporting in the eastern European country.Before ascending to Ukraine’s highest office last year, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had campaigned on a pledge to limit the influence of oligarchs over...

    Boredom Is Winning
    Feb05

    Boredom Is Winning

    Late on Monday, following the chaos of the Iowa caucus, Pete Buttigieg did the same thing several of his fellow Democratic-primary candidates did that evening: He gave a rousing speech to his supporters. The former South Bend, Indiana, mayor talked about optimism, and about change. But he talked about something else as well—something his fellow...

    Impeachment manager says Democrats will subpoena John Bolton, continue investigating Trump after Senate acquittal
    Feb05

    Impeachment manager says Democrats will subpoena John Bolton, continue investigating Trump after Senate acquittal

    Impeachment is set to end Wednesday. As senators make their speeches before the final vote, the only real uncertainty is whether a couple of moderate Democrats will vote to acquit President Donald Trump along with most or all Republicans.But the resistance will continue, according to Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), impeachment manager and House Judiciary...

    ‘After many sleepless nights,’ Democratic Sen. Doug Jones announces that he’ll vote to remove President Trump from office
    Feb05

    ‘After many sleepless nights,’ Democratic Sen. Doug Jones announces that he’ll vote to remove President Trump from office

    A Democratic senator viewed as a possible swing vote in the Senate’s impeachment trial of President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will vote to remove the president from office.”After many sleepless nights, I have reluctantly concluded that the evidence is sufficient to convict the President for both abuse of power and...

    In Kyiv, Erdogan Said All The Right Things — Unless You’re A Turkish Dissident In Ukraine
    Feb05

    In Kyiv, Erdogan Said All The Right Things — Unless You’re A Turkish Dissident In Ukraine

    In Kyiv this week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to help him go after Turkish dissidents living in Ukraine. Zelenskiy’s remarks suggested that he would oblige, deepening fears among a community that is wary of the warmth between two governments that see eye to eye on Crimea. …read...

    Life In No-Man’s-Land Between Ukraine And Belarus
    Feb05

    Life In No-Man’s-Land Between Ukraine And Belarus

    It’s a kind of no-man’s-land: three Ukrainian villages lie beyond their country’s last border post on the road to Belarus, complicating life for the inhabitants who must pass through border checks to enter their own country. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    WTO Delivers Mixed Ruling In Russia, Ukraine Rail Feud
    Feb05

    WTO Delivers Mixed Ruling In Russia, Ukraine Rail Feud

    The World Trade Organization (WTO) on February 4 ruled largely in favor of Ukraine in a dispute with Russia over railway equipment exports — one of several rows between the two rival neighbors in their broader geopolitical spat. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukrainian Parliament Paves Way Toward Slashing Number Of Mandates By 33 Percent
    Feb05

    Ukrainian Parliament Paves Way Toward Slashing Number Of Mandates By 33 Percent

    Ukraine’s parliament on February 4 approved a bill in one of two readings that would amend the constitution and reduce the number of lawmakers in the chamber from 450 to 300. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Trump Trial Reaches Conclusion With Acquittal Expected
    Feb05

    Trump Trial Reaches Conclusion With Acquittal Expected

    The impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump comes to an end Wednesday with what is widely expected to be the president’s acquittal on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.Members of the U.S. Senate will convene for the afternoon vote in their final act as jurors in the two-week trial that followed the House of...

    Trump’s Speech Was a Nationalist, Anti-Immigrant, Socialism-Hating Game Show
    Feb05

    Trump’s Speech Was a Nationalist, Anti-Immigrant, Socialism-Hating Game Show

    Mandel Ngan/GettyOn Tuesday evening, President Donald Trump stood before the assembled lawmakers and cameras on Capitol Hill to assure the nation in his State of the Union address that he definitely was not mad.The president wasn’t there to—as he so often does at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more...