Section: The Washington Post (USA)
Ukraine’s embattled prime minister resigns as patience wears out
Arseniy Yatsenyuk was brought down by a political logjam in Kiev. …read more Source: The Washington...
Dutch vote on E.U.-Ukraine trade becomes forum for wider anger against Brussels
The outcome does not derail the trade pact, but serves as bellwether for E.U. critics. …read more Source: The Washington...
Russia sentences Ukraine’s ‘Joan of Arc’ to 22 years in prison
Ukraine’s president called the harsh verdict “shameful” and said he would seek a trade for her freedom. …read more Source: The Washington...
Ukrainian military hero plans starvation instead of sitting in Russian prison
The Ukrainian soldier says she’ll be dead before a Russian court delivers her verdict. …read more Source: The Washington...
The corruption that fueled Ukraine’s 2014 revolution won’t go away
After two years under a pro-Western, pro-reform government, corruption is once again creating political crisis in Kiev. …read more Source: The Washington...
Ukraine’s Eurovision entry is a dig at Russia. And it’s not very subtle.
Eurovision, the campy-yet-surprisingly-popular pan-European song contest, is set to take place in May. And much as in previous years, the event will likely be filled with cheesy songs, debatable costumes – and simmering geopolitical tension. For a taste of the latter, look no further than Ukraine’s planned entry this year, a slow-burning...
Ukraine’s president calls for prime minister to resign
The crisis has been building for two years and threatens the embattled coalition government. …read more Source: The Washington...
In blow to Ukraine’s reform hopes, top official resigns, citing corruption
The nation’s economy minister quit, saying that corrupt deal-making was as bad as ever. …read more Source: The Washington...
Vladimir Lenin is having a really bad week
MOSCOW – In Ukraine’s rebel-held east, statues of Vladimir Lenin still stand proud in most towns’ central squares — survivors of the symbol-smashing by backers of Ukraine’s Western-looking government. So an attempt Wednesday to destroy the main Lenin statue in the separatist capital of Donetsk was a rude reminder that not...
Where is Russia actually Mordor? In the world of Google Translate.
MOSCOW – Those who tried to use Google Translate to switch Ukrainian into Russian this week may have found an unexpected message in their documents: the “Russian Federation” turned into “Mordor,” and Russia’s top diplomat was translated as a “sad little horse.” It was unclear whether the cheeky messages were the result of a hack […]...
