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Ukraine prime minister ousted, president seeks ‘new brains’
Ukrainian lawmakers overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to accept the resignation of the nation’s prime minister, whose performance over his six-month tenure came under severe criticism from President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The president’s … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
Ex-Kremlin aide says Ukraine will never reclaim rebel east
A former senior aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Ukraine will never be able to regain control over the separatist-controlled east. Vladislav Surkov, who lost his job … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
Former Ukraine diplomat Marie Yovanovitch has book deal
Former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, the career diplomat who during the impeachment hearings of President Donald Trump offered a chilling account of alleged threats from Trump and his allies, … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
Minister: Ukraine hopes for exchange of about 200 prisoners
Ukraine’s foreign minister said Thursday that Russia remains “blind and deaf” to international appeals to end its occupation of Crimea and key areas in the east of his country, but … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
Government troops, rebels exchange fire in eastern Ukraine
Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists blamed each other for an outbreak of fighting in the country’s rebel-held east on Tuesday. Ukraine’s military said in a statement that the separatists attempted to … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
Ukraine’s president vows to end war, invites Trump to Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed Saturday to end the separatist conflict in the east of his country, where fighting between Russia-backed rebels and Ukrainian troops has killed more than 14,000 … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
Ukrainian leader seeks more independence, fires top aide
Ukraine’s president dismissed his chief of staff on Tuesday in a sign of intensifying rivalries in his entourage and a possible move to distance himself from a powerful billionaire. President … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
Ukraine: Recordings show Iran knew jetliner hit by a missile
A leaked recording of an exchange between an Iranian air-traffic controller and an Iranian pilot purports to show that authorities immediately knew a missile had downed a Ukrainian jetliner after … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
Pompeo visits Ukraine as impeachment trial hangs in balance
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo opened a visit to Ukraine on Friday facing a delicate balancing act as he tries to boost ties with a critical ally at the … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EST
Trump defense: Ukraine ‘quid pro quo’ not impeachable WASHINGTON (AP) — In a striking shift from President Donald Trump’s claims of “perfect” dealings with Ukraine, his defense asserted Wednesday at … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
