Friday, October 18, 2019

Greek Orthodox Church becomes first to recognize Orthodox Church of Ukraine - The Ukrainian Weekly

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October 18, 2019
Greek Orthodox Church becomes first to recognize Orthodox Church of Ukraine - The Ukrainian Weekly
Will the OSCE 'democratize' Russia's occupation in Ukraine's Donbas? - The Ukrainian Weekly
Why Ukraine matters - The Ukrainian Weekly
Learning from cable news' Trump-Russia coverage - Columbia Journalism Review
Russia's Mechel Seeks Compensation over Seized Donetsk Steel Plant - The Moscow Times

Greek Orthodox Church becomes first to recognize Orthodox Church of Ukraine - The Ukrainian Weekly

The Ukrainian Weekly
The Greek Orthodox Church has essentially recognized the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU), which in January was granted autocephaly, or independence, from Moscow by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in a move that angered Russia and caused what some termed the greatest Christian schism since 1054.
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Will the OSCE 'democratize' Russia's occupation in Ukraine's Donbas? - The Ukrainian Weekly

The Ukrainian Weekly
Kyiv has co-signed with Russia and the Donetsk and Luhansk “people’s republics” (DPR, LPR) a commitment to: a) accept the holding of “local elections” in that Russian-controlled territory of Ukraine and b) accept the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s (OSCE) monitoring and assessment of the democratic validity of such “elections.” Under those documents, signed on October 1, the OSCE’s validation of those “elections” would qualify the Donetsk-Luhansk territory for a permanent “special status,” as originally prescribed by the Russia-dictated Minsk armistice (see Eurasia Daily Monitor, September 17, 24, 25, 26, October 3).
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Why Ukraine matters - The Ukrainian Weekly

The Ukrainian Weekly
Early in September, I was getting urgent messages. The White House, for no discernable reason, was blocking congressionally appropriated aid to Ukraine. And “urgent” is the correct word.
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Learning from cable news' Trump-Russia coverage - Columbia Journalism Review

Columbia Journalism Review
With Donald Trump now facing an impeachment inquiry, cable news is, understandably, all-in on the Ukraine story.  Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, and the whistleblower complaint that stemmed from it, has meant that a national press corps already obsessed with Trump and Russia has also become obsessed with Trump and Ukraine.
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Russia's Mechel Seeks Compensation over Seized Donetsk Steel Plant - The Moscow Times

The Moscow Times
Russian oligarch Igor Zyuzin has asked the government for a multi-million dollar refund to compensate for a steel plant lost by his firm in Eastern Ukraine, according to Russian daily Vedomosti.
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Thursday, October 17, 2019

Russia keeps hindering navigation to Ukraine's Azov ports – experts - UNIAN-Economy

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October 17, 2019
Russia keeps hindering navigation to Ukraine's Azov ports – experts - UNIAN-Economy
Inside Olympic Destroyer, the Most Deceptive Hack in History - WIRED
10 Ukrainian Rappers You Need to Know - Highsnobiety
Michelle Goldberg: Ukraine has become a vibrant democracy. No wonder Trump hates it - The Register-Guard
Scoop: Kurt Volker testimony revealed depth of concerns about Giuliani - Axios

Russia keeps hindering navigation to Ukraine's Azov ports – experts - UNIAN-Economy

UNIAN-Economy
Russia keeps hindering navigation to Ukraine's Azov ports – expertsOver the coast guard's actions in the Kerch Strait, the ports are suffering major losses. REUTERS The duration of the artificial detentions by the Russian coast guard of vessels navigating through the Kerch Strait en route to Mariupol and Berdyansk has again increased significantly, according to Andriy Klymenko, Head of the Monitoring Group of the Institute of Black Sea Strategic Studies and Maidan of Foreign Affairs Foundation.
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Inside Olympic Destroyer, the Most Deceptive Hack in History - WIRED

WIRED
A tall, soft-spoken engineer, Soumenkov had a habit of arriving at work late in the morning and staying at Kaspersky's headquarters well after dark—a partially nocturnal schedule that he kept to avoid Moscow traffic.
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10 Ukrainian Rappers You Need to Know - Highsnobiety

Highsnobiety
To be a rapper in Ukraine means perpetually making high-stakes decisions that have immediate consequences. Do you rap in Ukrainian and appeal to a country still ironing out its Post-Soviet identity, or do you instead opt for Russian, which allows for a potential audience not only in the much more populous Russia, but also in the rest of the Russian-speaking former Soviet Union?
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Michelle Goldberg: Ukraine has become a vibrant democracy. No wonder Trump hates it - The Register-Guard

The Register-Guard
Wire News: Ukraine Has Become a Vibrant D   ID: 1024382328     Kicker: Head KICKER:     Head BOLD 30: Ukraine Has Become a Vibrant Democracy. No Wonder Trump Hates It.     Head DECK:
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Scoop: Kurt Volker testimony revealed depth of concerns about Giuliani - Axios

Axios
New details from Kurt Volker's closed-door interview indicate Bill Taylor, the acting ambassador to Ukraine, was deeply conflicted about whether to take the job because of concerns about Rudy Giuliani's shadow involvement.
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Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Petro Oleshchuk: What will make Russia talk Crimea? - Kyiv Post

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October 16, 2019
Petro Oleshchuk: What will make Russia talk Crimea? - Kyiv Post
Council of Foreign Relations criticized for Russia-tied donation - Quartz
"Russia walks into Ukraine as if it's their home": Italian journalist points to UEFA's double standards - UNIAN
As Ukraine waited for U.S. assistance, death toll on eastern front line grew - Los Angeles Times
Currently 87 Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia-occupied Crimea - KrymSOS - Interfax-Ukraine

Petro Oleshchuk: What will make Russia talk Crimea? - Kyiv Post

Kyiv Post
Russia's War Against Ukraine Petro Oleshchuk: What will make Russia talk Crimea? Published Oct. 16 at 3:11 pm Russian President Vladimir Putin rides a motorbike before the Babylon's Shadow motorbike show in Sevastopol, Crimea on Aug.
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Council of Foreign Relations criticized for Russia-tied donation - Quartz

Quartz
A group of 56 former US national security officials, academics, and activists have hit out at vaunted think tank Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) for accepting $12 million from Len Blavatnik, a Soviet-born oligarch whose business associates were sanctioned by the United States as part of the blowback against Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.
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"Russia walks into Ukraine as if it's their home": Italian journalist points to UEFA's double standards - UNIAN

UNIAN
"Russia walks into Ukraine as if it's their home": Italian journalist points to UEFA's double standards13:35, 16 October 2019 World 1 0 UEFA may move the Champions League Final from Turkey, while giving Russia the right to host.
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As Ukraine waited for U.S. assistance, death toll on eastern front line grew - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times
When President Trump froze hundreds of millions of dollars in security assistance to Ukraine in July, Oleksandr Markiv was in a trench defending his country’s eastern front line against Russia-backed separatist militias.
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Currently 87 Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia-occupied Crimea - KrymSOS - Interfax-Ukraine

Interfax-Ukraine
11:43 16.10.2019 Currently 87 Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia-occupied Crimea - KrymSOS KYIV. Oct 16 (Interfax-Ukraine) - As of October 2019, in Russia-occupied Crimea there are 87 people – Ukrainian Crimean Tatar activists – political prisoners, Coordinator of the KrymSOS (CrimeaSOS) human rights organization Coordinator Tamila Tasheva has said.
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Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Turkey's military aggression in Syria is as unlawful as Russia's in Ukraine, expert says - ND Newswire

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October 15, 2019
Turkey's military aggression in Syria is as unlawful as Russia's in Ukraine, expert says - ND Newswire
Trump's ex-Russia adviser tells impeachment investigators of Giuliani's efforts in Ukraine - The Keene Sentinel
Report: John Bolton told aide to alert White House lawyers about Ukraine effort - WUSA9.com
Bosnian Citizen Tried for Joining Ukrainian Separatist Militia - Balkan Insight
John Bolton called Giuliani ‘a hand grenade’, testimony reveals - The Irish Times

Turkey's military aggression in Syria is as unlawful as Russia's in Ukraine, expert says - ND Newswire

ND Newswire
VIDEO Turkey continues its military operation in northeast Syria to control a major swath of Syrian territory, moving the Kurdish population far from its border, and Notre Dame Law School Professor Mary Ellen O’Connell, a renowned expert on international law, calls it lawless.
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Trump's ex-Russia adviser tells impeachment investigators of Giuliani's efforts in Ukraine - The Keene Sentinel

The Keene Sentinel
WASHINGTON — Fiona Hill, the White House's former top Russia adviser, told impeachment investigators on Monday that Rudy Giuliani, the president's personal lawyer, ran a shadow foreign policy in Ukraine that circumvented U.S.
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Report: John Bolton told aide to alert White House lawyers about Ukraine effort - WUSA9.com

WUSA9.com
John Bolton, the former national security adviser, reportedly became so alarmed over an effort to pressure Ukraine for political help that he told an aide to give a heads-up to White House lawyers.
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Bosnian Citizen Tried for Joining Ukrainian Separatist Militia - Balkan Insight

Balkan Insight
The trial of Gavrilo Stevic, a Bosnian Serb charged with going to a fight in Ukraine as part of a pro-Russian separatist paramilitary unit, opened at the Bosnian state court. Gavrilo Stevic.
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John Bolton called Giuliani ‘a hand grenade’, testimony reveals - The Irish Times

The Irish Times
The effort to pressure Ukraine for political help provoked a heated confrontation inside the White House last summer that so alarmed John Bolton, then the national security adviser, that he told an aide to alert White House lawyers, House investigators were told on Monday.
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Monday, October 14, 2019

Former Top Russia Adviser Fiona Hill Set to Testify on Capitol Hill About Ukraine - Wall Street Journal

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October 14, 2019
Former Top Russia Adviser Fiona Hill Set to Testify on Capitol Hill About Ukraine - Wall Street Journal
Exclusive: Ukraine sees hope for 'last chance' peace summit in mid-November - Reuters
Trump & Ukraine: Russia looms large in Ukrainian politics - MSNBC
Ukrainians Protest Leader's Olive Branch to Russia - Daily Signal
Exclusive: Ukraine sees hope for 'last chance' peace summit in mid-November - Reuters UK

Former Top Russia Adviser Fiona Hill Set to Testify on Capitol Hill About Ukraine - Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON—President Trump’s former top Russia adviser is expected to testify before House committees on Monday as part of the impeachment inquiry examining the president, his administration and his allies’ dealings with Ukraine.
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Exclusive: Ukraine sees hope for 'last chance' peace summit in mid-November - Reuters

Reuters
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany could hold a summit in Paris in mid-November if Kiev and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine can maintain a ceasefire, Ukraine’s foreign minister said on Monday, warning of a “last chance” for Moscow.
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Trump & Ukraine: Russia looms large in Ukrainian politics - MSNBC

MSNBC
To understand Ukraine’s role in the impeachment crisis, you have to go back to 2014. That’s when Ukrainians ousted their corrupt, Russian-backed president, Viktor Yanukovych. Unnerved by the country's tilt to the West, Vladimir Putin invaded.Oct.
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Ukrainians Protest Leader's Olive Branch to Russia - Daily Signal

Daily Signal
KYIV, Ukraine—Thousands of protesters took to Kyiv’s central square, the Maidan, on Sunday to oppose Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s gambit to make a major concession to Russia for the sake of restarting peace talks to end the war that has lasted for five and a half years in the nation’s eastern Donbas region.
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Exclusive: Ukraine sees hope for 'last chance' peace summit in mid-November - Reuters UK

Reuters UK
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany could hold a summit in Paris in mid-November if Kiev and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine can maintain a ceasefire, Ukraine’s foreign minister said on Monday, warning of a “last chance” for Moscow.
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Sunday, October 13, 2019

Kremlin relishes US pullback from Syria, turmoil in Ukraine - Charlotte Observer

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October 13, 2019
Kremlin relishes US pullback from Syria, turmoil in Ukraine - Charlotte Observer
Rudy Giuliani tells CNN he's unaware he's under investigation for Ukraine involvement - CNN
Ukraine Ground Zero for Russia Collusion Hoax - RealClearPolitics
Notable quotes What Ukraine's Zelenskiy Said About Russia During His Marathon Press Conference The Ukrainian president - The Moscow Times
After Trump Call, Ukraine's Zelenskiy Gambles On Russia Peace Push Without US Help - WFUV News

Kremlin relishes US pullback from Syria, turmoil in Ukraine - Charlotte Observer

Charlotte Observer
Kremlin relishes US pullback from Syria, turmoil in Ukraine Charlotte Observer
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Rudy Giuliani tells CNN he's unaware he's under investigation for Ukraine involvement - CNN

CNN
When asked if he was, Giulani told CNN: "No, nothing but leaks, which has to tell you whether they are or are not investigating, it's a political attack. Otherwise, why leak it?" "If it's an appropriate law enforcement investigation, you try to keep it secret so the subjects aren't alerted," he added.
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Ukraine Ground Zero for Russia Collusion Hoax - RealClearPolitics

RealClearPolitics
The impeachment inquiry Democrats launched last month may ultimately hinge on a simple question: Did President Trump try to force a foreign power (or powers) to help him take down a political opponent, Joe Biden?
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Notable quotes What Ukraine's Zelenskiy Said About Russia During His Marathon Press Conference The Ukrainian president - The Moscow Times

The Moscow Times
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday held a marathon 14-hour press conference with journalists in a Kiev food court.  During the event, which reportedly set a record for the world’s longest press conference, Zelenskiy answered more than 500 questions about topics ranging from the Trump-Zelenskiy phone call to his relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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After Trump Call, Ukraine's Zelenskiy Gambles On Russia Peace Push Without US Help - WFUV News

WFUV News
After Trump Call, Ukraine's Zelenskiy Gambles On... Efrem Lukatsky by 10.10.19 10:11pm When President Trump held his first meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the United Nations last month, one offhand remark by the U.S.
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