Saturday, November 30, 2019

America's troubled alliance with Ukraine - The Week

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November 30, 2019
America's troubled alliance with Ukraine - The Week
Bill banning imports of electricity under bilateral agreements from Belarus, Russia approved - Kyiv Post
European Commission welcomes Ukraine-Russia gas talks - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news
Kyiv ready for gas supplies from Russia if price tied to European indicator - Kyiv Post
The inside story of Trump's alleged bribery of Ukraine - The Guardian

America's troubled alliance with Ukraine - The Week

Sign Up for Our free email newsletters How did the U.S. become so involved with this former Soviet republic? Here's everything you need to know: How did modern Ukraine emerge? Ukraine's history is intertwined with Russia's. read more

Bill banning imports of electricity under bilateral agreements from Belarus, Russia approved - Kyiv Post

Bill banning imports of electricity under bilateral agreements from Belarus, Russia approved Published Nov. 30 at 12:28 pm A worker repairs electricity lines in Novoluhanske, a town of 3,700 people some 750 kilometers southeast of Kyiv, on Dec. read more

European Commission welcomes Ukraine-Russia gas talks - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news

European Commission Vice-President for the Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič has welcomed gas consultations between Kyiv and Moscow, which took place in Vienna on November 28. "I welcome ongoing contacts between Ukraine and Russia in the context of trilateral gas talks. read more

Kyiv ready for gas supplies from Russia if price tied to European indicator - Kyiv Post

Ukraine's Energy Challenge Kyiv ready for gas supplies from Russia if price tied to European indicator Published Nov. 30. Updated Nov. 30 at 11:25 am An employee walks next to a gas installation during a training exercise for handling emergencies at a gas-pumping station on the gas pipeline in the small town Boyarka on April 22, 2015 in the Kyiv region. read more

The inside story of Trump's alleged bribery of Ukraine - The Guardian

Darkness had settled over Kyiv on the evening of 24 April when Marie Yovanovitch, then US ambassador to Ukraine, was summoned from an event she was hosting at her home to answer an urgent phone call from Washington. read more
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Friday, November 29, 2019

Russian, Ukrainian leaders may discuss gas deal in Paris on Dec. 9: Kremlin - Reuters.com

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November 29, 2019
Russian, Ukrainian leaders may discuss gas deal in Paris on Dec. 9: Kremlin - Reuters.com
Russia-Ukraine-EU Technical Gas Consultations Postponed to Next Week - Source - UrduPoint News
Ukraine's deputy foreign minister: Very low expectations for Normandy summit - EURACTIV
Ukraine's descent into partisan ping pong in the US benefits Russia - TRT World
UNIAN: Ukraine representative lists conditions Russia to fulfill before Paris meeting - Kyiv Post

Russian, Ukrainian leaders may discuss gas deal in Paris on Dec. 9: Kremlin - Reuters.com

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a session of the Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan November 28, 2019. Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS read more

Russia-Ukraine-EU Technical Gas Consultations Postponed to Next Week - Source - UrduPoint News

Russia-Ukraine-EU Technical Gas Consultations Postponed To Next Week - Source Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) 7 minutes ago Fri 29th November 2019 | 04:23 PM The trilateral technical consultations on Russian gas transit through Ukraine, which Brussels was supposed to host on Friday, have been postponed to the next week, a source in the European Commission told Sputnik BRUSSELS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 29th November, 2019) The trilateral technical consultations on Russian gas transit through Ukraine, which Brussels was supposed to host on Friday, have been postponed to the next week, a source in the European Commission told Sputnik. read more

Ukraine's deputy foreign minister: Very low expectations for Normandy summit - EURACTIV

After Ukraine’s new President Volodymyr Zelenskyi agreed to hold elections in the separatist regions on the Russian border, peace talks with Moscow are regaining momentum. With the assistance of France and Germany, the two countries will return to the negotiation table on 9 December. read more

Ukraine's descent into partisan ping pong in the US benefits Russia - TRT World

Impeachment proceedings in the US are obscuring US foreign policy on Ukraine, and only one victor will emerge from this scenario: Russia. Ukraine is dominating the news and for all the wrong reasons. read more

UNIAN: Ukraine representative lists conditions Russia to fulfill before Paris meeting - Kyiv Post

Russia's War Against Ukraine UNIAN: Ukraine representative lists conditions Russia to fulfill before Paris meeting Published Nov. 28 at 9:28 am People watch multiple launch rocket system of pro-Russian rebels patroling in the center of Donetsk during WWII Victory Day parade on May 9, 2017. read more
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Thursday, November 28, 2019

Al Jazeera: Russia, Ukraine escalate 'gas war' as Europe draws 'map of fear' - Kyiv Post

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November 28, 2019
Al Jazeera: Russia, Ukraine escalate 'gas war' as Europe draws 'map of fear' - Kyiv Post
Russia, Ukraine Reach 2nd Prisoner Exchange Deal – RBC - The Moscow Times
Ukrainian journalist painted to ‘keep alive' in Russian jail - Boston 25 News
Russia's return three vessels to Ukraine: A new gunboat diplomacy questioned? - Modern Diplomacy
Ukraine Condemns Apple For Changing Map To Show Crimea As Part Of Russia - Forbes

Al Jazeera: Russia, Ukraine escalate 'gas war' as Europe draws 'map of fear' - Kyiv Post

Russia's War Against Ukraine Al Jazeera: Russia, Ukraine escalate ‘gas war’ as Europe draws ‘map of fear’ Published Nov. 28 at 10:00 am A worker walks through the UGV pipe infrastructure at the Yablunivsky gas field on Oct. read more

Russia, Ukraine Reach 2nd Prisoner Exchange Deal – RBC - The Moscow Times

Ukraine and Russia have reached the final stages of an all-for-all prisoner exchange agreement ahead of a key peace summit next month, the RBC news website reported Thursday. Russia and Ukraine swapped 35 prisoners each in September, a move that appeared to presage a thaw in relations that have been frozen since Moscow annexed Crimea in 2014. read more

Ukrainian journalist painted to ‘keep alive' in Russian jail - Boston 25 News

0 Ukrainian journalist painted to ‘keep alive' in Russian jail WARSAW, Poland (AP) - A Ukrainian journalist convicted in Russia of spying and jailed for three years has described how he created paintings of cathedrals, lighthouses and soothing landscapes as a form of psychological therapy during his imprisonment. read more

Russia's return three vessels to Ukraine: A new gunboat diplomacy questioned? - Modern Diplomacy

Long seen as a strategic partner, Russia has opened a new chapter and started building better relations with Africa, and most significantly made its move by writing off Africa’s debts accumulated from Soviet era. read more

Ukraine Condemns Apple For Changing Map To Show Crimea As Part Of Russia - Forbes

Users inside Russia will now see Crimea as part of Russia. Photo by John Milner/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesTopline: Ukraine on Wednesday criticized Apple for changing its location-based apps to show Crimea as part of Russia, implying that the company “doesn’t give a damn” about its pain, as U.S. read more
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Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Russia Urged to Open Azov Sea to Ukraine in Four-Way Joint Statement - The Moscow Times

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November 27, 2019
Russia Urged to Open Azov Sea to Ukraine in Four-Way Joint Statement - The Moscow Times
Russia, Ukraine contact on equipment from vessels returned to Kiev — Kremlin - TASS
Ukraine’s anti-graft prosecutor seeks to weather Trump storm - Financial Times
Fiona Hill nails it: Russia, not Ukraine, is our enemy. But Republicans still buy the lie | Opinion - Miami Herald
The Oligarchs Who Lost Ukraine and Won Washington - Foreign Affairs Magazine

Russia Urged to Open Azov Sea to Ukraine in Four-Way Joint Statement - The Moscow Times

Sweden, Estonia, Lithuania and Ukraine have called on Russia to ensure that Kiev keeps its freedom of navigation in the sea bordering Russia, annexed Crimea and Ukraine. The four countries issued the joint statement in support of Ukraine’s sovereignty Tuesday a week after Russia returned three Ukrainian ships it had captured in the Kerch Strait near Russian-annexed Crimea last November. The strait is the only outlet for major Ukrainian ports and cities on the Sea of Azov, and Kiev argues that Moscow cannot deny it passage through the waterway. read more

Russia, Ukraine contact on equipment from vessels returned to Kiev — Kremlin - TASS

ST.PETERSBURG, November 27. /TASS/. Moscow and Kiev are in contact on the issue of equipment from the vessels handed over to Kiev, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday. read more

Ukraine’s anti-graft prosecutor seeks to weather Trump storm - Financial Times

Ukraine’s anti-graft prosecutor seeks to weather Trump storm Financial Times read more

Fiona Hill nails it: Russia, not Ukraine, is our enemy. But Republicans still buy the lie | Opinion - Miami Herald

Fiona Hill nails it: Russia, not Ukraine, is our enemy. But Republicans still buy the lie | Opinion Miami Herald read more

The Oligarchs Who Lost Ukraine and Won Washington - Foreign Affairs Magazine

A congressional impeachment inquiry seeks to determine whether U.S. President Donald Trump extorted a foreign leader, withholding a coveted White House meeting and U.S. military aid in order to promulgate a Russian-inspired conspiracy theory and smear his chief opponent in the 2020 election. read more
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Tuesday, November 26, 2019

A year on, once-jailed Ukraine filmmaker accepts EU award - paNOW

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November 26, 2019
A year on, once-jailed Ukraine filmmaker accepts EU award - paNOW
Once-Jailed Ukraine Filmmaker Warns Europe Against Putin - The New York Times
Russian-led forces launch grenades at Ukrainian positions in Donbas - UNIAN
Some 500000 Russians from mainland resettled to occupied Crimea – Ukraine official - UNIAN
Russia is winning the electronic warfare fight against Ukraine — and the United States - NBCNews.com

A year on, once-jailed Ukraine filmmaker accepts EU award - paNOW

By Canadian Press A year on, once-jailed Ukraine filmmaker accepts EU award Nov 26, 2019 BRUSSELS — A year after he won Europe’s top human rights award, Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov has finally picked up the prize, following his release from a prison in Russia’s far-north where he was held on terror charges. read more

Once-Jailed Ukraine Filmmaker Warns Europe Against Putin - The New York Times

BRUSSELS — A year after he won Europe’s top human rights award, Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov finally picked up the prize Tuesday, and he warned Europe against trusting Russia. Sentsov spent five years in a prison colony in Russia’s Arctic far-north where he was held on terror charges. read more

Russian-led forces launch grenades at Ukrainian positions in Donbas - UNIAN

Russian-led forces launch grenades at Ukrainian positions in Donbas12:20, 26 November 2019 War 7 0 Russian occupiers are thus trying to provoke return fire on the eve of the Trilateral Contact Group meeting in Minsk, aiming to accuse Ukraine of violating Minsk accords. read more

Some 500000 Russians from mainland resettled to occupied Crimea – Ukraine official - UNIAN

Some 500,000 Russians from mainland resettled to occupied Crimea – Ukraine officialRussian authorities have been concealing actual data, claiming smaller numbers. Photo from UNIAN Deputy Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Tamila Tasheva, says about 500,000 Russian citizens have been resettled to the territory of Crimea over the period of the illegal occupation."According to human rights organizations, there are about 500,000 people who came to the territory of the peninsula from Russia. read more

Russia is winning the electronic warfare fight against Ukraine — and the United States - NBCNews.com

There’s an invisible battle that the U.S. is losing to Russia right now, and like so much of our current domestic political turmoil, it both centers on and transcends Ukraine. The U.S. read more
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Monday, November 25, 2019

Feeling abandoned by Trump, a Ukraine hospital stares down Russia - Los Angeles Times

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November 25, 2019
Feeling abandoned by Trump, a Ukraine hospital stares down Russia - Los Angeles Times
Russia's Top Mobile Operator Sells Ukrainian Business - The Moscow Times
Republicans buy into Trump conspiracies to blunt impact of impeachment hearings - CNN
DOJ official outlines to "60 Minutes" 2016 Russian interference case - Axios
Hill, Holmes impeachment hearing: Experts beat crackpots on Trump, Russia and Ukraine - USA TODAY

Feeling abandoned by Trump, a Ukraine hospital stares down Russia - Los Angeles Times

Everybody could hear the burst of automatic weapons in the distance. But inside the dimly lit halls of the Avdiivka City Hospital, doctors and nurses paid it little mind. The hospital sits three miles from the front line of the five-year war between Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists. read more

Russia's Top Mobile Operator Sells Ukrainian Business - The Moscow Times

Russia’s biggest mobile phone operator MTS said on Monday it had agreed to sell its Ukrainian business to Azerbaijan’s Bakcell for $734 million. The company also said its board had approved a special dividend of 13.25 rubles ($0.21) per ordinary share, or 26.5 billion rubles ($420 million) in total. read more

Republicans buy into Trump conspiracies to blunt impact of impeachment hearings - CNN

In fact, the more damning the suggestions of an abuse of power become, the deeper it forces Trump's defenders into his wild brew of conspiracy theories, disinformation and distortion. read more

DOJ official outlines to "60 Minutes" 2016 Russian interference case - Axios

Russian honour guards march during the military parade at Red Square in Moscow in 2018. Photo: Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images read more

Hill, Holmes impeachment hearing: Experts beat crackpots on Trump, Russia and Ukraine - USA TODAY

The duel in the House Intelligence committee between the experts and the crackpots finally reached its natural conclusion with the testimony of Fiona Hill and David Holmes. It did not end well for the conspiracy theorists. read more
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Sunday, November 24, 2019

Cathy McMorris Rodgers supports aid to Ukraine but doesn't see President Trump's delay as impeachable - The Spokesman-Review

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November 24, 2019
Cathy McMorris Rodgers supports aid to Ukraine but doesn't see President Trump's delay as impeachable - The Spokesman-Review
US senators promise Zahorodniuk support in countering threats from Russian Federation - 112 International
Ex-White House Adviser Rejects False Ukraine Narrative - VOA News
UNIAN: Russia-led forces in Donbas use banned mortars - Kyiv Post
What the Ukrainian people think of the impeachment controversy - Quartz

Cathy McMorris Rodgers supports aid to Ukraine but doesn't see President Trump's delay as impeachable - The Spokesman-Review

After visiting Ukraine in 2015 and becoming sympathetic to that country’s fight against Russia, U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers joined a small group of members of Congress known as the Ukraine Caucus. read more

US senators promise Zahorodniuk support in countering threats from Russian Federation - 112 International

US senators promise Zahorodniuk support in countering threats from Russian Federation We are talking about further sanction pressure on aggressor country, in particular, for construction of Nord Stream-2 read more

Ex-White House Adviser Rejects False Ukraine Narrative - VOA News

A former key official on the White House National Security Council told the impeachment inquiry targeting President Donald Trump on Thursday that it is a "fictional narrative" that Ukraine, and not Russia, meddled in the 2016 U.S. read more

UNIAN: Russia-led forces in Donbas use banned mortars - Kyiv Post

Russia's War Against Ukraine UNIAN: Russia-led forces in Donbas use banned mortars Published Nov. 24 at 12:56 pm A Ukrainian soldier looks through a night vision device as he keeps watch in Zolote, eastern Ukraine, on Sept. read more

What the Ukrainian people think of the impeachment controversy - Quartz

As Americans turn their attention to the first public hearings in the House impeachment investigation, there is another country that has been affected by the scandal that’s fueling the investigation: Ukraine. read more
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Saturday, November 23, 2019

UkrInform: Russian-led forces violate ceasefire in Donbas 14 times - Kyiv Post

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November 23, 2019
UkrInform: Russian-led forces violate ceasefire in Donbas 14 times - Kyiv Post
Behind the headlines, Russian threat cuts through Trump impeachment - msnNOW
Russia-led forces violate ceasefire in Donbas 14 times, one Ukrainian killed in road accident - Interfax Ukraine
The 'Ukraine meddling' thing is a Russian operation, say U.S. intel experts - Boing Boing
Trump keeps doing favors for Putin - CNN

UkrInform: Russian-led forces violate ceasefire in Donbas 14 times - Kyiv Post

Russia's War Against Ukraine UkrInform: Russian-led forces violate ceasefire in Donbas 14 times Published Nov. 23 at 12:34 pm Observers of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) monitor the withdrawal of the Ukrainian forces near Bohdanivka village, in the Kyiv-controlled territory, in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on Nov. read more

Behind the headlines, Russian threat cuts through Trump impeachment - msnNOW

During the impeachment hearings for President Trump, the American public has heard the name of one country again and again: Ukraine. From the alleged quid pro quo to debunked theories about election interference, Kyiv has been at the forefront of the discussion. read more

Russia-led forces violate ceasefire in Donbas 14 times, one Ukrainian killed in road accident - Interfax Ukraine

11:15 23.11.2019 Russia-led forces violate ceasefire in Donbas 14 times, one Ukrainian killed in road accident Russia-led armed formations violated ceasefire in Donbas 14 times, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in action and one Ukrainian serviceman was killed in road accident, the press center of the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) headquarters has reported. read more

The 'Ukraine meddling' thing is a Russian operation, say U.S. intel experts - Boing Boing

Reuters In recent weeks, national intelligence officials have been explaining to senators and their aides that Russia has been engaged in a campaign for years to frame Ukraine as being responsible for Moscow’s hacking of our 2016 presidential elections. read more

Trump keeps doing favors for Putin - CNN

Let's start with the Middle East. Most recently, by deciding in October to pull American troops out of Syria, Trump has given Russia space to fill the vacuum in the war-torn nation. read more
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