Section: The Washington Times (USA)
Paul Whelan, former Marine jailed in Moscow, calls espionage case retaliation for U.S. sanctions
Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine jailed in Moscow, has described the Russian espionage case against him as retaliation for U.S. sanctions, a report said Tuesday. Mr. Whelan, 49, relayed messages from prison suggesting his arrest was related to sanctions imposed on Russia for annexing Crimea in 2014, Foreign Policy … …read more...
Russia opens passport centers near Ukrainian border despite objections from Kiev, D.C.
Russia on Tuesday ramped up efforts to naturalize residents of separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine by opening its second building in as many days dedicated to issuing those people passports. The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs touted the opening of a passport center in Pokrovsky, a town near the Ukrainian border, a … …read more...
EU slams Russia citizenship move as new attack on Ukraine
BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union hit out Thursday against Russia’s move to fast-track citizenship applications from people living in conflict areas in eastern Ukraine, slamming it as an attack on Ukraine’s sovereignty that would undermine an already-fragile peace agreement. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree...
Russia offers passports to residents of occupied eastern Ukraine; UN asked to intervene
Russian President Vladimir Putin widened a rift with Ukraine on Wednesday upon making it easier for residents of the country’s separatist-controlled regions to receive Russian passports. Mr. Putin signed a decree permitting residents of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in eastern Ukraine to apply for Russian citizenship “under a...
Russia offers quick citizenship in Ukraine’s separatist area
MOSCOW (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a decree to expedite applications for Russian citizenship by Ukrainians living in separatist-held areas, a move that could shatter hopes for peace in the region following the election of a new Ukrainian president. The decree published on the Kremlin’s website …...
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, TV comedian, wins Ukraine presidential vote in a landslide
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — With nearly all the votes counted in Ukraine, TV star Volodymyr Zelenskiy is projected to win the country’s presidential runoff vote in a landslide. The Central Election Commission says Monday that Zelenskiy has won 73% of the vote while the incumbent President Petro Poroshenko got just … …read more Source:...
Volodymyr Zelenskiy wins Ukrainian presidential election against Petro Poroshenko
Ukrainians have overwhelmingly elected as president a comedian who portrays the role on television and denounces government corruption, according to exit polls on Sunday. TV comedian-turned-politician Volodymyr Zelenskiy unseated incumbent President Petro Poroshenko by a landslide in Sunday’s runoff election. Exit polls showed that Mr....
CROSSTALK: Ukraine elections: Why should Americans care?
Back in 2002, when President George W. Bush was mulling his attack on Iraq, Secretary of State Colin Powell reportedly cautioned him with what came to be known as the Pottery Barn Rule: “You break it, you own it.” Mr. Bush didn’t listen. The rest, as … …read more Source: The Washington...
France’s Macron meets Ukraine’s 2 presidential contenders
PARIS (AP) – Ukraine’s beleaguered president traveled to Germany and France on Friday ahead of a presidential runoff in which he is trailing a comic actor who is a political novice. His rival headed to Paris only. Polls show Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko behind by a wide margin ahead of … …read more Source: The...
Gen. Stephen J. Townsend worries over Russian ‘green little men’ in Africa
The Pentagon is keeping a wary eye on the recent influx of Russian “little green men” into Africa, as concerns rise over whether Moscow is looking to replicate its military successes in Ukraine and Syria in the competition for influence and allies on the continent. Russian mercenaries are becoming more … …read more Source:...
