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UN body: Anwar detention illegal
A UN body reportedly determined that former Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been jailed in violation of international law. ||| A UN body has determined that former Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been jailed in violation of international law and called for his immediate release, according to a copy of the opinion...
Foreign Policy U.S. drawing a line against Putin in Europe – POLITICO
PHOTO: Politico POLITICO published the article about how NATO allies are working hard to deter Russian aggression against the Baltics. ‘We are busy as hell’-@USArmyEurope DCOS working on scenarios considered obsolete in #Europe https://t.co/blqFrBnkQP pic.twitter.com/7yJGI3bPNc — estNATO (@estNATO) November 1, 2015 The NATO...
Russian delegation to probe Egypt crash
A team of high-level Russian investigators will help Egyptian authorities determine what caused a Russian airliner to crash in the Sinai Peninsula. ||| Cairo – Russian’s transport minister and a team of high-level investigators has arrived in Cairo to help Egyptian authorities determine what caused a Russian airliner to crash in the...
U.S. delegation discussed with the Ukrainian General Staff the conflict in Ukraine
U.S. delegation on official visit to Ukraine PHOTO Defense Ministry of Ukraine Press Service informs that on October 29, 2015, U.S. Army delegation led by the U.S. Army Chief of Staff Mark A. Milley arrived to Ukraine for an official visit. Army Chief of Staff @GENMarkMilley completes his visit to Kyiv & Yavoriv via @DefenceU...
Head of Ukranian library held in Russia
The director of a Moscow library was detained after investigators uncovered printed material containing “anti-Russian propaganda”. ||| Moscow – Russian investigators said on Thursday they had detained the director of a Moscow library specialising in Ukrainian literature and opened a criminal case to establish whether she was guilty of...
Five Steps to Unleash Ukraine’s Economy
Ukraine faces numerous challenges that would be hard for any government to address. However, it must implement economic reforms to stabilize the country and show immediate positive results. Ordinary Ukrainians want to see their bottom line improve, and businesses want fair rules.Developing an effective competition policy to eliminate the...
Chewbacca arrested in Ukraine
Man dressed as Star Wars star failed to provide ID after driving candidate Darth Vader to polling station. ||| A man dressed as Star Wars character Chewbacca was detained and fined for disobeying police during local polls in Ukraine on Sunday. The Wookiee warrior – an activist from a marginal political party – was apprehended by...
As Ukraine Moves Toward Decentralization, Challenges Loom
Kyiv, Ukraine – On Sunday, October 25, Ukrainians went to the polls to elect mayors and representatives to municipal councils. Under normal circumstances, local elections would go more or less unnoticed by international observers, but with no elections taking place in occupied territories, including Crimea and the Luhansk and Donetsk...
A New Generation for a New Ukraine
Editor’s Note: This piece is adapted from a speech Carl Gershman gave to the Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation in Lviv, Ukraine, on October 24, 2015.Preparing for tonight’s talk has been an unexpected process of learning and discovery. I had thought I understood Ukraine, having given a number of talks and written articles urging...
Ukraine Goes to the Polls: Kolomoyskyi Is King Again
As the ballots are counted in Ukraine’s October 25 local elections, early returns and exit polls indicate some surprises. The big story is that oligarch Ihor Kolomoyskyi came out on top. Kolomoyskyi, former governor of Dnipropetrovsk who was dismissed in March by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko for his overreach, backed candidates who...