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Amid Contentious Impeachment Hearing, Lawmakers Express Bilateral Support For Ukraine
As the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee began a contentious hearing on Capitol Hill in the Ukraine-centered impeachment probe of President Donald Trump, a bipartisan group of lawmakers gathered in the same building to express clear support for the beleaguered eastern European nation and its new leader. …read more Source::...
Ukraine Parliament Votes To Reboot Graft-Fighting Agency Amid $150,000 Bribe Scandal
Ukraine’s parliament on December 3 passed a law that revamps the State Bureau of Investigations (DBR) on the same day that authorities detained a close associate of the corruption-fighting agency’s chief for demanding a $150,000 bribe from a construction company. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Crimea Circumvention: How EU Firms Are Sidestepping Sanctions And Making Money On The Peninsula
Even after the EU and the United States adopted sanctions barring investment in Crimea, scores of EU companies have continued to do business on the peninsula, often through murky ownership structures, a new investigation by Current Time has found. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Dutch Prosecutors Accuse Moscow Of Letting MH17 Suspect Flee
The Dutch Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has accused Russia of allowing a suspect to evade its investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 by not arresting him and letting him return to separatist-held territory in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Journalist Attacked Third Time In 7 Years
A Ukrainian journalist in the southern port city of Mykolayiv on November 30 was hospitalized after a lone assailant sprayed a liquid substance into his eyes and hit him several times in the face and head while he was returning home that evening. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Lawmaker’s 3-Year-Old Son Killed In Shooting In Central Kyiv
The 3-year-old son of a regional Ukrainian lawmaker and businessman on December 1 died from a gunshot wound in central Kyiv, local media report. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Apple To Reevaluate Policy On Mapping ‘Disputed Borders’ After Crimea Outcry
Apple says it will reevaluate how it identifies “disputed borders” after receiving criticism for displaying Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula as part of Russia on maps and weather apps for Russian users. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Detains Woman Suspected Of Spying For Ukraine In Crimea
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) says a Russian woman has been detained on suspicion of state treason for allegedly spying for Ukraine in the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Lviv Mayor Sadoviy To Appeal Ukraine Court Bail Ruling In Abuse Of Office Case
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court on November 27 set bail at $44,000 for Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadoviy, who is accused of abusing his office in a case involving construction of an industrial park, dispossessing land, and causing nearly $4 million in damages to the state. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Authorities Arrest Suspected ‘Godfather of Contraband’
The man whom Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called one of the “godfathers of contraband” has been arrested on suspicion of heading an organized crime group that illegally imported goods into the country. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
