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Kiev calls for new sanctions against Russia as Kremlin recognizes passports of residents of breakaway East Ukrainian republics

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Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has lodged a diplomatic complaint with Moscow over President Vladimir Putin’s decision to recognize the documents of residents if the breakaway Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics. … Read More >Kiev calls for new sanctions against Russia as Kremlin recognizes passports of residents of breakaway East Ukrainian republics

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Ukrainian opposition threatens possible impeachment of President Zelensky as constitutional crisis in Kiev deepens

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A leading MP from Ukraine’s main opposition party, ‘Opposition Platform – For Life’, has indicated it may push for the impeachment of President Volodymyr Zelensky as Kiev’s latest political crisis becomes more divisive. … Read More >Ukrainian opposition threatens possible impeachment of President Zelensky as constitutional crisis in Kiev deepens

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Radioactive shrooms?! Ukraine arrests two men for picking bucketloads of fungi in Chernobyl’s nuclear exclusion zone

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Ukraine’s State Border Service has detained two local men who collected 40kg of mushrooms from the Chernobyl exclusion zone, apparently for “personal consumption.” Removing plants from the disaster area is strictly forbidden. … Read More >Radioactive shrooms?! Ukraine arrests two men for picking bucketloads of fungi in Chernobyl’s nuclear exclusion zone

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Ukraine’s health chief warns country’s medical infrastructure is ‘close to disaster’ as Covid-19 lockdown threshold approaches

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After decades of economic chaos, Ukraine’s healthcare system barely functions at the best of times. Now it’s close to being overwhelmed by a rise in cases of Covid-19, according to the country’s most senior medical official. … Read More >Ukraine’s health chief warns country’s medical infrastructure is ‘close to disaster’ as Covid-19 lockdown threshold approaches

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‘Conspiracy of old elites and oligarchs’: Ukraine’s Zelensky accuses Constitutional Court of protecting country’s ‘untouchables’

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has taken aim at the country’s establishment, calling Constitutional Court decisions against anti-corruption legislation a “conspiracy of old elites” to help the nation’s “untouchable caste.” … Read More >‘Conspiracy of old elites and oligarchs’: Ukraine’s Zelensky accuses Constitutional Court of protecting country’s ‘untouchables’

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Ukraine’s Zelensky accused of mounting ‘coup’ in seeking to dissolve Constitutional Court that struck down corruption law

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has submitted a bill to break up the country’s Constitutional Court, after its judges controversially canceled an anti-corruption law punishing public servants for lying about their income. … Read More >Ukraine’s Zelensky accused of mounting ‘coup’ in seeking to dissolve Constitutional Court that struck down corruption law

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Rudy Giuliani Urges Attorney General Bill Barr to Subpoena Joe Biden’s Personal Record

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Hunter Biden was a director on the board of Burisma – a Ukrainian-owned private energy company while his father was the Obama administration’s point man on US-Ukrainian relations. Hunter was also a board member at private equity fund BHR Partners, which is backed by some of China’s largest state banks and local governments. … Read More >Rudy Giuliani Urges Attorney General Bill Barr to Subpoena Joe Biden’s Personal Record

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YouTube mysteriously bans Ukrainian opposition leader just before crucial elections in Ukraine, US government blamed by party

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The YouTube channel of Viktor Medvedchuk, co-chair of Ukraine’s main opposition party, has been suspended just as the country holds crucial municipal elections. Medvedchuk is known for advocating improved relations with Russia. … Read More >YouTube mysteriously bans Ukrainian opposition leader just before crucial elections in Ukraine, US government blamed by party

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Top Russian admiral slams Zelensky’s plans to build two Ukrainian Black Sea Naval bases as ‘no threat’: ‘even NATO won’t use them’

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The former commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet has accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of “politicking” and showboating after Kiev announced it will build two naval bases on the strategically vital body of water. … Read More >Top Russian admiral slams Zelensky’s plans to build two Ukrainian Black Sea Naval bases as ‘no threat’: ‘even NATO won’t use them’