Tag: Ukraine

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U.S.—leading anti-Orthodox center—is planning to openly sponsor the schismatic OCU, canonical Ukrainian clergy say

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The announced agreements on the implementation of joints projects between the United States and the “Metropolitan Foundation of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine” indicate that the U.S. government is planning to openly sponsor the schismatic church … Read More >U.S.—leading anti-Orthodox center—is planning to openly sponsor the schismatic OCU, canonical Ukrainian clergy say

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Pompeo drops Kiev bombshell, says ‘Crimea is lost & will remain Russian’ – Ukrainian media

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo won’t be winning Ukraine’s ‘friend of the year’ award. A week after he told an NPR reporter that Americans don’t care about the country, he allegedly told a Kiev audience to forget about Crimea. … Read More >Pompeo drops Kiev bombshell, says ‘Crimea is lost & will remain Russian’ – Ukrainian media

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Life in Ukraine worse than during USSR, country may split into FIVE states – Georgia’s controversial ex-leader Saakashvili

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Just when you thought he’d finally gone away, Mikhail Saakashvili has popped up on Ukrainian TV to predict that his adopted nation will collapse. He also told viewers they lived better under the Soviet regime. … Read More >Life in Ukraine worse than during USSR, country may split into FIVE states – Georgia’s controversial ex-leader Saakashvili

Categories Op-ed

Pompeo in Kiev: Ukrainians want to be more than friends but Trump’s team ain’t interested

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The central problem in Ukrainian/US relations is very clear: Kiev thinks it’s a US ally, but Washington views it as a client state. And like any country which is politically, economically, or militarily subordinate to another, more powerful, actor, it’s subject to the changing whims of those who call the shots. … Read More >Pompeo in Kiev: Ukrainians want to be more than friends but Trump’s team ain’t interested

Categories Russia

‘Insulting our grandparents’: Putin’s spokesman blasts Zelensky for insinuating USSR started World War II

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Not content with simply watching Russia and Poland’s war-of-words over the history of World War II, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared to join the fray on Monday, accusing the USSR of jointly starting the conflict. … Read More >‘Insulting our grandparents’: Putin’s spokesman blasts Zelensky for insinuating USSR started World War II

Categories UK

‘Beyond outrageous’: Ukraine furious after UK adds its coat of arms to list of ‘extremist’ symbols in anti-terror guide

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Ukraine’s embassy in the UK has demanded an official apology after the Trident — its national coat of arms — was included among a group of “right-wing signs & symbols” in a guide by Britain’s national anti-terrorist authority. … Read More >‘Beyond outrageous’: Ukraine furious after UK adds its coat of arms to list of ‘extremist’ symbols in anti-terror guide

Categories Middle East

Black boxes of Boeing 737-800 downed in Tehran to be sent to Ukraine – chief Iranian investigator

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The flight recorders of the Ukrainian International Airlines jet, which was accidentally shot down by Iran’s air defenses, will be sent to Kiev, the head of the Iranian investigative team has told local media. … Read More >Black boxes of Boeing 737-800 downed in Tehran to be sent to Ukraine – chief Iranian investigator