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Russia puts former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on its wanted list

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1 year, 11 months ago

Ukraine corruption scandal claims several top officials

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KYIV, Ukraine — Several senior Ukrainian officials, including front-line governors, lost their jobs Tuesday in a corruption scandal plaguing President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government as it grapples with the nearly 11-month-old Russian invasion. Ukraine’s biggest government shake-up since the war began came as U.S. officials said Washington was poised to approve supplying Kyiv with M1 Abrams tanks, with international reluctance eroding …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Senior Ukrainian officials depart amid corruption crackdown

The Hindu

The deputy head of Ukraine's presidential office quit on January 24, 2023, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pledged to launch a staff shake-up amid high-level corruption allegations during the war with Russia. Mr. Zelenskyy had promised personnel changes in the government, regional administrations and security forces following corruption allegations that emerged after Russia's invasion last February. Mr. Zelenskyy vowed to …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Ukraine cracks down on corruption as Poland requests Germany’s OK to send tanks

LA Times

Poland has officially requested permission from Germany to transfer the Polish military’s German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. In Kyiv, the deputy head of Ukraine’s presidential office quit after Zelensky pledged to address high-level corruption allegations — including some related to specific wartime spending — that have embarrassed authorities and could slow the country’s bids to join the European Union …

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2 years ago

Back in Kyiv from visit to Washington, Zelensky vows to keep ‘working toward victory’

LA Times

A Ukrainian soldier pets a dog as he rests Thursday inside a house near Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine, the scene of heavy fighting. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sounded another defiant note on his return to his nation’s capital Friday following his wartime visit to the United States, saying his forces were “working toward victory” even as Russia warned that there …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Uneasy calm grips Ukraine as West prepares winter aid

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — An uneasy calm hung over Kyiv on Tuesday as residents of the Ukrainian capital prepared for Russian missile attacks aiming to take out more energy infrastructure as winter approaches. “The overall deficit in the energy system is a consequence of seven waves of Russian missile attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure,” electricity system operator Ukrenergo said. Kyrylo …

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2 years, 2 months ago

'Massive' missile attacks hammer Ukraine's cities after Zelensky's G20 speech

The Telegraph

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned Ukrainians they could face more missile strikes on Tuesday after one of the biggest waves of Russian attacks on cities, but said the country would survive. The Ukrainian presidency said Tuesday that the situation across the country was "critical" after Russian missiles battered energy facilities, forcing emergency shutdowns and plunging parts of the capital into darkness. …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Over A Million People Under Power Blackouts As Russian Strikes Continue: Ukraine Prez

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More than a million Ukrainian households have been left without power as a result of Russian strikes on energy facilities across the country, according to the deputy head of the Ukrainian presidency on Saturday. "As of now, 672,000 subscribers have been disconnected in Khmelnytskyi region, 188,400 in Mykolaiv region, 102,000 in Volyn region, 242,000 in Cherkasy region, 174,790 in Rivne …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Russia's at war with Ukraine. Here's how we got here

NPR

Russia's at war with Ukraine. Here's how we got here Enlarge this image toggle caption Genya Savilov/AFP via Getty Images Genya Savilov/AFP via Getty Images As Russian forces begin an all-out assault on Ukraine after months of troop buildup and failed diplomatic efforts by the U.S. and its European allies to head off conflict, the situation for Kyiv is the …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Ukrainian college opens first Chinese music class

China Daily

KYIV－A course on the history of Chinese music kicked off for the first time at a Ukrainian university here on Monday. Maksym Tymoshenko, president of the Ukrainian National Tchaikovsky Academy of Music, the first Ukrainian university to include such a subject in its curriculum, said at the launch event that the new course "is a great breakthrough at the national …

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5 years, 2 months ago

John Bolton warned that Rudy Giuliani was 'obstacle' to White House progress in Ukraine

Daily Mail

John Bolton warned in June that Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani was an 'obstacle' to White House progress with the Ukraine, according to the opening statement of a career diplomat testifying in Wednesday's closed-door impeachment inquiry. Christopher Anderson, a State Department employee who was a special adviser on the Ukraine, will testify that Bolton cautioned in a June 13 …

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5 years, 4 months ago

Jury Finds Ex-White House Counsel Craig Not Guilty Of Lying To Government

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Jury Finds Ex-White House Counsel Craig Not Guilty Of Lying To Government Enlarge this image toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP Patrick Semansky/AP Updated at 5:01 p.m. The case against Craig, a top Democratic attorney who worked for President Bill Clinton and later served as President Barack Obama's White House counsel, spun out of former special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. After …

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5 years, 5 months ago

Former Obama White House Counsel Greg Craig Goes On Trial Over Ukraine Work

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Former Obama White House Counsel Greg Craig Goes On Trial Over Ukraine Work Enlarge this image toggle caption Zach Gibson/Getty Images Zach Gibson/Getty Images Former Obama White House counsel Greg Craig goes on trial Monday, accused of making false statements connected to work he did on behalf of powerful interests in Ukraine. Craig, a top attorney in Democratic political circles …

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5 years, 9 months ago

Greg Craig, Onetime White House Counsel, Charged In Ukraine Case

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Greg Craig, Onetime White House Counsel, Charged In Ukraine Case Enlarge this image toggle caption Charles Dharapak/Associated Press Charles Dharapak/Associated Press Updated at 3:03 p.m. ET Former Obama White House counsel Greg Craig was charged with making false statements on Thursday in connection with what authorities called failures to report work for powerful clients in Ukraine. The Tymoshenko brief The …

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5 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine’s president trying to hold off rival for runoff spot

Associated Press

KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president was holding off a long-time rival in a bid to claim the other spot in a runoff set for later this month, while a comic actor with no political experience was leading strongly in the election, according to results released Monday. Zelenskiy’s headquarters alleged multiple voting and other cheating on the part of Poroshenko’s campaign, …

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5 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine election: Comedian Zelensky takes lead after first round, exit poll shows

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The first official exit polls released at the end …

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5 years, 9 months ago

Comedian with no political experience heads to runoff for Ukraine presidency

LA Times

Comedian and leading Ukrainian presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelensky plays pingpong with a journalist at his election night gathering on March 31, 2019, in Kiev. A comedian who plays an accidental president on TV was leading all candidates for the real job Sunday as exit polls showed him poised to advance to a runoff in Ukraine’s presidential election. “There are many …

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5 years, 9 months ago

Ukrainian voters speak ahead of key presidential poll

Al Jazeera

Before Ukraine’s presidential election on Sunday, voters speak to Al Jazeera about which way they will vote and why. Ukraine – In Sunday’s presidential vote, Ukraine‘s President Petro Poroshenko will be tested for the first time since he came to power in 2014 on the wave of pro-European protests known as Maidan, which overthrew the country’s Russia-backed leader, Viktor Yanukovich. …

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5 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine: President claims tycoon backed rivals for revenge

Associated Press

LVIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko alleged Thursday that his two top rivals in a weekend election are backed by a self-exiled tycoon who wants to unseat Poroshenko as revenge for the nationalization of his bank. Poroshenko said at a rally in the western city of Lviv that billionaire businessman Ihor Kolomoyskyi is trying to prevent the incumbent’s re-election …

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5 years, 10 months ago

Ukraine begins Poroshenko impeachment process

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian president is accused of having knowledge of a criminal money laundering scheme involving the armed forces. Members of Ukraine‘s parliament have begun the process to impeach President Petro Poroshenko amid the fallout of an explosive report linking high-ranking defence officials to a corruption scandal. The move came a day after BIHUS.info, a Kiev-based investigative journalism unit, released the first …

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5 years, 10 months ago

Ukraine at crossroads five years after ‘revolution of dignity’

Al Jazeera

The Maidan protests shook Russian influence in Ukraine, but many feel the promises of the revolution are unfulfilled. This was the focal point of the “revolution of dignity”, months-long protests on Kiev’s Maidan Nezalezhnosti, or Independence Square, that did not disperse despite gunfire from snipers and special forces dispatched by Yanukovich. “I still cry every time I think about them.” …

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5 years, 11 months ago

Can Petro Poroshenko win Ukraine’s presidential race?

Al Jazeera

Ukraine’s incumbent is lagging behind in polls, but he still has time to manipulate political events to his advantage. In 2014, after suffering an historical slump in popularity due to the 2011-2012 wave of protests in Russia, the Russian president sent his ratings soaring to 89 percent by annexing Crimea in the aftermath of Ukraine’s revolution, launching a war in …

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5 years, 11 months ago

Ukrainian president vows to push for EU, NATO membership

Associated Press

KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine must join the European Union and NATO to protect itself from Russia’s expansionist actions, Ukraine’s president said Saturday as he officially launched his re-election campaign. He charged that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to destroy Ukrainian independence and described the nation’s presidential election as a “general battle for Ukraine.” “Only full-fledged membership in the European Union …

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5 years, 11 months ago

Ukraine has 44 presidential candidates in all-time record

Associated Press

KIEV, Ukraine — Election officials in Ukraine said Friday that 44 candidates have registered to compete in the March presidential election — a record for the nation. The latest polls show that comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who plays the nation’s president in a popular TV series, has surged ahead of both incumbent President Petro Poroshenko and ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in …

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Russia puts former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on its wanted list

Ukraine corruption scandal claims several top officials

Senior Ukrainian officials depart amid corruption crackdown

Ukraine cracks down on corruption as Poland requests Germany’s OK to send tanks

Back in Kyiv from visit to Washington, Zelensky vows to keep ‘working toward victory’

Uneasy calm grips Ukraine as West prepares winter aid

'Massive' missile attacks hammer Ukraine's cities after Zelensky's G20 speech

Over A Million People Under Power Blackouts As Russian Strikes Continue: Ukraine Prez

Russia's at war with Ukraine. Here's how we got here

Ukrainian college opens first Chinese music class

John Bolton warned that Rudy Giuliani was 'obstacle' to White House progress in Ukraine

Jury Finds Ex-White House Counsel Craig Not Guilty Of Lying To Government

Former Obama White House Counsel Greg Craig Goes On Trial Over Ukraine Work

Greg Craig, Onetime White House Counsel, Charged In Ukraine Case

Ukraine’s president trying to hold off rival for runoff spot

Ukraine election: Comedian Zelensky takes lead after first round, exit poll shows

Comedian with no political experience heads to runoff for Ukraine presidency

Ukrainian voters speak ahead of key presidential poll

Ukraine: President claims tycoon backed rivals for revenge

Ukraine begins Poroshenko impeachment process

Ukraine at crossroads five years after ‘revolution of dignity’

Can Petro Poroshenko win Ukraine’s presidential race?

Ukrainian president vows to push for EU, NATO membership

Ukraine has 44 presidential candidates in all-time record