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Bulgarian Court Arrests Ukrainian Suspected Of Planning Attack On Activist
A court in Bulgaria on January 27 sent Ukrainian national Oleksiy Moskalenko (Levin) to jail for 40 days based on a red Interpol notice issued by Ukraine on suspicion of co-organizing an attack on a Ukrainian activist that led to her death. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Richest Billionaire Akhmetov Buys $221 Million French Riviera Estate
Ukrainian billionaire Rinat Akhmetov has bought a lavish, 14-bedroom mansion for 200 million euros ($221 million) in the French Riviera town of Saint-Jean Cap-Ferrat, the Financial Times (FT) reported on January 27. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Former Imprisoned Ukrainian Film Director To Address U.S. Officials On Crimea
Oleh Sentsov, the Ukrainian film director who was held in Russian prisons for more than five years, will be meeting with officials on Capitol Hill this week as he seeks to persuade the United States to take a tougher stance on human rights abuses in Crimea and the militarization of the peninsula. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe /...
Report: Bolton Says Trump Froze Aid To Ukraine Until It Opened Probes Into Rivals
U.S. President Donald Trump said in August he wanted to continue freezing military aide to Ukraine until officials there helped with investigations into political rivals, including former Vice President Joe Biden, The New York Times reported on January 26. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Commemorates Auschwitz Anniversary With Survivors
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said it was an honor for him to meet with Holocaust survivors, telling them on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the Auschwitz-Berkenau concentration camp’s liberation that they are a living testament to the strength of humanity. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Soldier Killed After Shelling In Donbas
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said a government soldier was killed in the country’s eastern Donbas region. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump Heard On Tape: How Long Can Ukraine Last ‘In Fight Against Russia’
U.S. President Donald Trump asked dinner guests how long Ukraine would be able to resist Russian aggression, according to a tape recorded at a 2018 gathering with donors including Lev Parnas. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Pension Policies Create ‘Hardships’ On Pensioners In Separatist-Held Areas
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Ukrainian pension policies impose “hardships” on pensioners with limited mobility who live in areas controlled by Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Pompeo Heading To Ukraine, Belarus Next Week Before Visiting Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to travel to Ukraine next week as part of a weeklong regional tour that would also include legs in Britain, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, the State Department said on January 24. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Envoy To Romania Voices ‘Regret’ Over ‘Incorrect’ Zelenskiy Translation
Ukraine’s ambassador to Romania has expressed “regret” over what he called the “incorrect translation” of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s Day of Unity address that has upset Bucharest. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
