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    Senate Panel Backs Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Sanctions
    Aug01

    Senate Panel Backs Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Sanctions

    This story originated in VOA’s Ukrainian Service. Some information is from Reuters.WASHINGTON — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday approved legislation to sanction construction of the underwater Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany.“Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act,” which passed committee by a 20-2...

    Ukraine’s Naftogaz Seeks $5.2 Billion In Damages from Russia Over Seized Crimea Assets
    Aug01

    Ukraine’s Naftogaz Seeks $5.2 Billion In Damages from Russia Over Seized Crimea Assets

    Naftogaz Group, Ukraine’s state-run oil and gas conglomerate, on July 31 filed a lawsuit for a $5.2 billion damage claim over assets that Russia seized during its annexation of Crimea in March 2014. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Hungary Approves Transit of Russian Military Goods to Serbia
    Jul31

    Hungary Approves Transit of Russian Military Goods to Serbia

    Inspecting 10 newly arrived Russian armored vehicles at a Serbian Army base in Nis, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for “strengthening” Belgrade’s military.Flown to Serbia via Hungarian airspace aboard Russian transport planes, the small fleet of BRDM-2 reconnaissance vehicles were...

    Ukraine Detains Ex-Police Officer Suspected Of Spying For Russia
    Jul31

    Ukraine Detains Ex-Police Officer Suspected Of Spying For Russia

    Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) says a former police officer has been detained in the southern region of Zaporizhzhya on suspicion of spying for Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    What Putin Really Wants
    Jul31

    What Putin Really Wants

    Military aggression is no surprise coming from Russia—it’s what Russia’s been doing for generations. But Americans might be surprised to learn the motivations behind that aggression. What’s going through Putin’s mind when he invades Crimea and wages war in eastern Ukraine? Today, we address those questions and more with...

    ZelenskIy’s Economic Team Head Wants New IMF Loan, Lift Farmland Sale Ban
    Jul31

    ZelenskIy’s Economic Team Head Wants New IMF Loan, Lift Farmland Sale Ban

    Ukraine wants a new, longer-term International Monetary Fund (IMF) program with an emphasis on drawing foreign investment, selling state-owned assets, and lifting the ban on the sale of farmland. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    EU: Black Sea Polluted With Litter Twice More Than Mediterranean
    Jul31

    EU: Black Sea Polluted With Litter Twice More Than Mediterranean

    The Black Sea contains almost twice the amount of marine litter as in the Mediterranean Sea, the European Union delegation to Ukraine said in a July 30 news release. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukrainian Court Approves Seizure Of Detained Russian Tanker
    Jul30

    Ukrainian Court Approves Seizure Of Detained Russian Tanker

    A Ukrainian court has formally approved the seizure of a Russian tanker that was detained by Ukrainian authorities at the Danube River port of Izmail last week, Ukraine’s Chief Military Prosecutor Anatoliy Matios said on July 30. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Making-Law School: New Ukrainian MPs Get Crash Course In Legislating
    Jul30

    Making-Law School: New Ukrainian MPs Get Crash Course In Legislating

    After snap elections in July, a fresh crop of legislators are set to take root in Ukraine’s parliament. Many of them are new to politics, so the president’s ruling party has sent them to school. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine To Launch Russian-Language TV To Counter Russian State Media
    Jul30

    Ukraine To Launch Russian-Language TV To Counter Russian State Media

    A senior aide to Ukraine’s president says Kyiv plans to launch a worldwide Russian-language television channel in an attempt to counter Russian state-controlled media broadcasts to people living in separatist controlled parts of eastern Ukraine and in Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...