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    Ukrainian convicted in 2014 slaying of Italian photographer
    Jul12

    Ukrainian convicted in 2014 slaying of Italian photographer

    An Italian court has convicted a Ukrainian man who was serving as a volunteer fighter in eastern Ukraine of killing an Italian photographer who was covering the separatist fighting. The … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...

    “Such a System is Chemically Incompatible with Democracy”
    Jul12

    “Such a System is Chemically Incompatible with Democracy”

    Boris Akunin is the pen name of Grigori Chkhartishvili, Russia’s best-known writer of detective and historical fiction. Akunin is an expert on Japanese literature (he’s editor-in-chief of the 20-volume Anthology of Japanese Literature). He is also a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Akunin spoke out in 2014 against the...

    Ukrainian Parliament Approves Chemical Castration Of Pedophiles
    Jul12

    Ukrainian Parliament Approves Chemical Castration Of Pedophiles

    Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, has adopted a law allowing the forcible chemical castration of pedophiles. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Open Audition: Ukraine’s Comedian President Invites Citizens to Run in July Poll
    Jul12

    Open Audition: Ukraine’s Comedian President Invites Citizens to Run in July Poll

    By Matthias Williams and Margaryta ChornokondratenkoKIEV (Reuters) – A comedian and entrepreneur, 29-year-old Roman Hryshchuk had only been in… …read more Source: U.S....

    Russian Journalist Feels ‘Doomed’ by Inclusion on Terror List
    Jul12

    Russian Journalist Feels ‘Doomed’ by Inclusion on Terror List

    VOA’s Fatima Tlis contributed to this story from Washington.A Russian journalist who has been pursued by Russian police since last November following a radio commentary on a bombing said she was stunned to find out that authorities have added her to the official list of “terrorists and extremists.”In a telephone interview with...

    In Major Foreign Policy Speech, Biden Identifies Trump as the Enemy
    Jul12

    In Major Foreign Policy Speech, Biden Identifies Trump as the Enemy

    It was May, just two weeks after Joe Biden announced his 2020 presidential bid, and Robert Gates sat down for an interview on CBS’s Face the Nation. The host, Margaret Brennan, asked the former secretary of defense whether Biden would be an “effective” commander in chief after reading a memorable line from Gates’s memoir:...

    Ukraine-Russia Tensions Spark Human Rights Debate
    Jul11

    Ukraine-Russia Tensions Spark Human Rights Debate

    A U.N. report on extensive human rights violations in the Russian-backed separatist regions of eastern Ukraine and in the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula has triggered a fiery debate at the U.N. human rights council. The conflict between Russian-backed rebels and the Ukrainian government in the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk is entering...

    Ukraine-Russia Conflict Sparks Human Rights Debate
    Jul11

    Ukraine-Russia Conflict Sparks Human Rights Debate

    A U.N. report on extensive human rights violations in the Russian-backed separatist regions of eastern Ukraine and in the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula has triggered a fiery debate at the U.N. human rights council. The conflict between Russian-backed rebels and the Ukrainian government in the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk is entering...

    Zelenskiy, Putin Discuss East Ukraine Conflict In First Phone Call
    Jul11

    Zelenskiy, Putin Discuss East Ukraine Conflict In First Phone Call

    Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy have held their first telephone call and discussed the conflict in eastern Ukraine as well as swapping prisoners. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Wait, That’s My Name: ‘Clone Candidates’ Fill Ukrainian Parliamentary Election Ballots
    Jul11

    Wait, That’s My Name: ‘Clone Candidates’ Fill Ukrainian Parliamentary Election Ballots

    People who say imitation is the greatest form of flattery have probably never run for election in Ukraine. Candidates in the July 21 parliamentary vote are facing stiff competition not only from legitimate opponents, but from “clone candidates” with identical or nearly identical names. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe /...