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    US Consular Official Demands Release of Her Husband from Belarusian Jail
    Sep17

    US Consular Official Demands Release of Her Husband from Belarusian Jail

    A U.S. consular official says her Belarusian-American husband’s life is in “immediate danger” after security forces in Belarus arrested him in July. Vitali Shkliarov, 44, a political analyst who holds a U.S. diplomatic passport, was detained while visiting his elderly parents in his hometown of Gomel ahead of Belarus’s highly charged...

    Ukraine-US Military Exercises Begin As Russia Holds Drills in Belarus
    Sep17

    Ukraine-US Military Exercises Begin As Russia Holds Drills in Belarus

    Ukraine and the United States launched joint military exercises on Thursday, two days after Russia began joint military drills with forces in neighbouring Belarus. The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv said the U.S. Army-led Rapid Trident exercises, taking place near Yavoriv in western Ukraine, would involve about 4,000 servicemen from 10 countries. It said...

    Ukraine urges Jewish pilgrims stuck at border to turn back
    Sep17

    Ukraine urges Jewish pilgrims stuck at border to turn back

    Ukraine is warning thousands of Hasidic Jewish pilgrims who have remained stuck on its border for days that it won’t let them enter the country due to coronavirus restrictions …read more Source:: ABC...

    Ukraine urges Jewish pilgrims stuck at border to turn back
    Sep17

    Ukraine urges Jewish pilgrims stuck at border to turn back

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Thursday strongly warned thousands of Hasidic Jewish pilgrims who have been stuck on its border for days that it won’t allow them into the country due to coronavirus restrictions. Ukrainian authorities said about 2,000 people have gathered at the border with Belarus, in hope of traveling to the Ukrainian city...

    Belarus activists make list of police from protest crackdown
    Sep17

    Belarus activists make list of police from protest crackdown

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The main opposition candidate in Belarus’ disputed presidential election said Thursday that activists are compiling a list of law enforcement officers who were allegedly involved in violence against protesters denouncing the results of the vote. Nearly 7,000 people were detained and hundreds were brutally beaten by...

    Top EU Court Upholds Sanctions On Russian Energy Firms, Calls Them ‘Duly Justified’
    Sep17

    Top EU Court Upholds Sanctions On Russian Energy Firms, Calls Them ‘Duly Justified’

    The European Union’s top court has upheld restrictive measures adopted by the 27-nation bloc against Russian oil and gas companies in connection with Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Protest Leader Charged  as Belarus’ President Disparages Unrest as a U.S. Plot
    Sep17

    Protest Leader Charged as Belarus’ President Disparages Unrest as a U.S. Plot

    MOSCOW (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian leader on Wednesday sought to disparage protesters demanding his resignation for a sixth straight week following a disputed election by accusing the United States of fomenting the unrest. In a long speech to top officials, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko ranted against the alleged U.S.-led plan...

    LIVE NOW: CIVIL WAR: The Way America Could End in 2020
    Sep17

    LIVE NOW: CIVIL WAR: The Way America Could End in 2020

    We’re being set up for a civil war. The Left is grooming us for an Eastern European-style revolution this election, and they’re not even trying to hide it any more. The playbook for Mainstreet USA is the exact same that has been used in places like Ukraine, initiated by the same people in order to completely upend the American system....

    Mitt Romney questions legitimacy of Biden-Burisma investigation, claims Senate inquiry is a ‘political exercise’
    Sep17

    Mitt Romney questions legitimacy of Biden-Burisma investigation, claims Senate inquiry is a ‘political exercise’

    Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) questioned the legitimacy of the Senate investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden’s dealings in Ukraine, calling the probe a “political exercise.”In remarks made Wednesday during a business meeting of the Senate Homeland Security & Government Affairs Committee,...

    Ukraine, Belarus trade accusations over Jewish pilgrims
    Sep16

    Ukraine, Belarus trade accusations over Jewish pilgrims

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine and Belarus traded angry accusations Wednesday over thousands of Hasidic Jewish pilgrims who have remained stuck on their border after Ukraine denied them entry because of coronavirus restrictions. Ukraine’s presidential office urged Belarusian authorities to stop issuing misleading signals to the...