Thursday, October 24, 2019

Ukraine to recognize death, birth certificates issued in Russia-occupied Donbas - UNIAN

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October 24, 2019
Ukraine to recognize death, birth certificates issued in Russia-occupied Donbas - UNIAN
Russian Activist Reportedly Asks For Political Asylum In Ukraine - Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
Pentagon official testifies about withheld military aid to Ukraine - POLITICO
Behind an Impeachment Inquiry, a Forgotten War - The New York Times
Ukrainian lives hung in balance as Trump held up aid - Roll Call

Ukraine to recognize death, birth certificates issued in Russia-occupied Donbas - UNIAN

Ukraine to recognize death, birth certificates issued in Russia-occupied DonbasRecognizing individual documents issued by de-facto authorities in the occupied territory does not mean recognition of the occupying administrations' authority. more ›

Russian Activist Reportedly Asks For Political Asylum In Ukraine - Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty

A Russian activist accused of co-founding an extremist group to overthrow the Russian government has reportedly asked for political asylum in Ukraine. Citing sources in law enforcement, Russian media reported that 26-year-old Sergei Gavrilov entered Ukraine via Belarus on October 21, where he asked for political asylum. more ›

Pentagon official testifies about withheld military aid to Ukraine - POLITICO

Cooper’s testimony could fill in details of an explosive aspect of Democrats’ impeachment inquiry: whether Trump withheld nearly $400 million in military aid from Ukraine to pressure the ally’s new president, Volodymyr Zelensky, to open two politically motivated investigations into Trump’s Democratic adversaries. more ›

Behind an Impeachment Inquiry, a Forgotten War - The New York Times

ZOLOTE, Ukraine — Lt. Ivan Molchanets peaked over a parapet of sand bags at the front line of the war in Ukraine. Next to him was an empty helmet propped up to trick snipers, already perforated with multiple holes. more ›

Ukrainian lives hung in balance as Trump held up aid - Roll Call

On June 6, Russian-allied forces in Ukraine’s eastern Donbass region fired a volley of artillery shells on Ukrainian soldiers based in a rural area, even though Moscow had signed a ceasefire agreement the day before.  more ›
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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Russian President Putin Is Looking For Weak Spots, Ex-Ambassador Says - NPR

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October 23, 2019
Russian President Putin Is Looking For Weak Spots, Ex-Ambassador Says - NPR
Pentagon official overseeing Ukraine, Russia to testify in impeachment inquiry - Reuters
Russian seeks for political asylum in Ukraine - Interfax Ukraine
Ukrainian director thanks Poles for help in release from Russian prison - The First News
Prosecutors flagged possible ties between Ukrainian gas tycoon and Giuliani associates - The Washington Post

Russian President Putin Is Looking For Weak Spots, Ex-Ambassador Says - NPR

NPR's David Greene talks to former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Steven Pifer about how Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to gain influence and is making strategic moves to accomplish that goal. more ›

Pentagon official overseeing Ukraine, Russia to testify in impeachment inquiry - Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Pentagon official who oversees policy on Ukraine and Russia is expected to testify on Wednesday before the U.S. House of Representatives panels leading an impeachment inquiry of Republican President Donald Trump. more ›

Russian seeks for political asylum in Ukraine - Interfax Ukraine

10:35 23.10.2019 Russian seeks for political asylum in Ukraine Twenty-six years old citizen of the Russian Federation, who arrived to a checkpoint Senkivka of Chernihiv region, has asked for a political asylum in Ukraine, an official website of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reported. more ›

Ukrainian director thanks Poles for help in release from Russian prison - The First News

“Thank you to all Poles, filmmakers, politicians, who supported me and fought for my freedom,” said Sentsov. Paweł Supernak/PAP Oleg Sentsov, a Ukrainian filmmaker, writer and social activist from Crimea, who was a political prisoner in Russian between 2014 and 2019, gave thanks in Warsaw on Tuesday to all those who had helped secure his release. more ›

Prosecutors flagged possible ties between Ukrainian gas tycoon and Giuliani associates - The Washington Post

The Chicago prosecutors reached out to their counterparts in New York, where the foreign money charges had been brought, to offer assistance, the people said. Parnas had been working as an interpreter for the lawyers of the tycoon, Dmytro Firtash, since late July. more ›
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Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Kremlin: Preparations for Normandy Summit on Ukraine Have Ground to a Halt - The Moscow Times

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October 22, 2019
Kremlin: Preparations for Normandy Summit on Ukraine Have Ground to a Halt - The Moscow Times
Why Does Ukraine Make Headlines? - Thrive Global
Ukrainian journalist Aseyev sentenced to 15 years in prison in Russia-occupied Donetsk - UNIAN
More than 10% of Ukrainians use Russia media as news source - Kyiv Post
Ukraine, EC, Russia hold technical consultations on gas transit - UNIAN-Economy

Kremlin: Preparations for Normandy Summit on Ukraine Have Ground to a Halt - The Moscow Times

The Moscow Times
The Kremlin said Tuesday that preparations to organize a four-way summit aimed at finding a resolution to the conflict in eastern Ukraine had effectively ground to a halt. A breakthrough in talks last month appeared to open the way to a possible summit between Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany, known as the Normandy Four.
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Why Does Ukraine Make Headlines? - Thrive Global

Thrive Global
A struggling Ukraine makes the unfavorable-context headlines again. But America should continue supporting it – never underestimating Russia’s track record and warheads. Proud of the New Ukraine
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Ukrainian journalist Aseyev sentenced to 15 years in prison in Russia-occupied Donetsk - UNIAN

UNIAN
Ukrainian journalist Aseyev sentenced to 15 years in prison in Russia-occupied DonetskHe has been held captive since May or June 2017, according to different sources. Aseyev in Donbas captivity since May or June 2017 / Image from Chornomorska TRC
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More than 10% of Ukrainians use Russia media as news source - Kyiv Post

Kyiv Post
More than 10% of Ukrainians use Russia media as news source Published Oct. 22 at 2:44 pm Journalists watch Russian President Vladimir Putin answering questions during the annual "Direct Line with Vladimir Putin broadcast live" by Russian TV channels and radio stations at the Gostiny Dvor studio, in Moscow on June 15, 2017.
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Ukraine, EC, Russia hold technical consultations on gas transit - UNIAN-Economy

UNIAN-Economy
Ukraine, EC, Russia hold technical consultations on gas transit14:30, 22 October 2019 Economy 10 0 The parties discussed the signing of an interconnection agreement between the GTS operators of Ukraine and Russia on standard European conditions.
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Monday, October 21, 2019

Gazprom CEO says all legal disputes must be resolved before Ukraine gas transit deal - S&P Global

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October 21, 2019
Gazprom CEO says all legal disputes must be resolved before Ukraine gas transit deal - S&P Global
Giuliani’s conspiracy theories cost this anti-corruption lawmaker in Ukraine his job - The Detroit News
US impeachment heats up in Ukraine and Russia - Emerging Europe
‘Get Over It’? Why Political Influence in Foreign Policy Matters - The New York Times
Mick Mulvaney said US held up aid to Ukraine over 2016 conspiracies - Vox.com

Gazprom CEO says all legal disputes must be resolved before Ukraine gas transit deal - S&P Global

S&P Global
London — Russia's Gazprom has reaffirmed its stance that it cannot sign a new gas transit agreement with Ukraine's Naftogaz Ukrayiny while the legal disputes between the parties over their 2009 agreement remain unresolved.
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Giuliani’s conspiracy theories cost this anti-corruption lawmaker in Ukraine his job - The Detroit News

The Detroit News
Kyiv, Ukraine – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s team realized it had a potential problem in U.S. relations on May 10, when Rudolph W. Giuliani told Fox News that a Ukrainian advisor to the newly elected leader was a Trump enemy.
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US impeachment heats up in Ukraine and Russia - Emerging Europe

Emerging Europe
The whistleblower complaint by a US intelligence official about President Donald Trump’s phone call in July with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stirred discussion of Ukrainian-US relations in both Ukrainian and Russian media.
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‘Get Over It’? Why Political Influence in Foreign Policy Matters - The New York Times

The New York Times
WASHINGTON — A July 25 call between President Trump and the president of Ukraine is the basis for an impeachment inquiry into whether Mr. Trump withheld American military aid until Ukrainian officials investigated former Vice President Joseph R.
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Mick Mulvaney said US held up aid to Ukraine over 2016 conspiracies - Vox.com

Vox.com
Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney admitted — on camera, in front of reporters, in the White House briefing room — that the Trump administration withheld military aid to Ukraine to get it to investigate absurd, debunked conspiracy theories President Donald Trump believes in.
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Sunday, October 20, 2019

The full Trump-Ukraine timeline - The - The Washington Post

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October 20, 2019
The full Trump-Ukraine timeline - The - The Washington Post
RFE/RL: How Russians and Ukrainians see each other - Kyiv Post
Ukraine peace plan in limbo after inconclusive talks - Hartford Courant
Impeachment Inquiry Update: What This Week Revealed About The Ukraine Affair - WFUV News
Republicans blast Mick Mulvaney's admission of quid pro quo in Ukraine scandal - Salon

The full Trump-Ukraine timeline - The - The Washington Post

The Washington Post
2014-2015Feb. 22, 2014: Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is ousted from power during a popular uprising in the country. He flees to Russia. Yanukovych came to power with the assistance of political consultant Paul Manafort, who worked for Yanukovych’s Party of Regions.
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RFE/RL: How Russians and Ukrainians see each other - Kyiv Post

Kyiv Post
Russia's War Against Ukraine RFE/RL: How Russians and Ukrainians see each other Published Oct. 20. Updated Oct. 20 at 9:32 am People walk past a huge state emblem of the USSR and sculptures of Vladimir Lenin (R) and Joseph Stalin (hidden) in a modern history sculpture park in Moscow on Sept.
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Ukraine peace plan in limbo after inconclusive talks - Hartford Courant

Hartford Courant
Ukraine's newly-elected president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has sought to revive a long-stalled peace plan by pressing for a troop withdrawal and local elections in the nation's rebel-held east, where a five-year conflict between the separatists and Ukrainian troops has killed more than 13,000 people since 2014.
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Impeachment Inquiry Update: What This Week Revealed About The Ukraine Affair - WFUV News

WFUV News
Impeachment Inquiry Update: What This Week Revealed About... Charles Krupa by 10.19.19 12:29pm President Trump deputized lawyer Rudy Giuliani to run a shadow foreign policy for Ukraine outside the State Department, witnesses told Congress this past week — and the White House said people should "get over it."
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Republicans blast Mick Mulvaney's admission of quid pro quo in Ukraine scandal - Salon

Salon
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney revealed at a press conference Thursday that President Donald Trump had withheld nearly $400 million in military aid to Ukraine in order to pressure the country to launch an investigation that could benefit him politically.
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Saturday, October 19, 2019

Review of Russia Inquiry Grows as F.B.I. Witnesses Are Questioned - The New York Times

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October 19, 2019
Review of Russia Inquiry Grows as F.B.I. Witnesses Are Questioned - The New York Times
Impeachment Inquiry Update: What The Past Week Revealed About The Ukraine Affair - NPR
Fox on cleanup job after Mulvaney admits Ukraine quid pro quo - Salon
EU: All foreign armed formations and mercenaries must be removed from Ukraine - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news
Editorial: Mick Mulvaney and Gordon Sondland fill in the blanks on quid pro quo in Ukraine - Los Angeles Times

Review of Russia Inquiry Grows as F.B.I. Witnesses Are Questioned - The New York Times

The New York Times
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors reviewing the origins of the Russia investigation have asked witnesses pointed questions about any anti-Trump bias among former F.B.I. officials who are frequent targets of President Trump and about the earliest steps they took in the Russia inquiry, according to former officials and other people familiar with the review.
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Impeachment Inquiry Update: What The Past Week Revealed About The Ukraine Affair - NPR

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Rudy Giuliani, attorney for President Trump, addresses a campaign event in Portsmouth, N.H., in August 2018. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption toggle caption Charles Krupa/AP Rudy Giuliani, attorney for President Trump, addresses a campaign event in Portsmouth, N.H., in August 2018.
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Fox on cleanup job after Mulvaney admits Ukraine quid pro quo - Salon

Salon
Several Fox News hosts embarked on a large cleanup effort Thursday night in the hours after acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney acknowledged that President Donald Trump withheld millions in military aid to Ukraine in an attempt to pressure the country to launch an investigation that could benefit him politically.
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EU: All foreign armed formations and mercenaries must be removed from Ukraine - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news

Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news
The European Union commends the Ukrainian leadership for its unwavering commitment to the peaceful resolution of the conflict in Donbas. This is underscored in the EU Statement on “Russia’s Ongoing Aggression against Ukraine and Illegal Occupation of Crimea” which was made public at the OSCE Permanent Council meeting in Vienna, an Ukrinform correspondent reported.
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Editorial: Mick Mulvaney and Gordon Sondland fill in the blanks on quid pro quo in Ukraine - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times
Two of President Trump’s presumably loyal appointees painted an alarming picture Thursday of how Trump and lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani turned up the pressure on Ukraine to ensure its help with two politically oriented investigations.
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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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