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

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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

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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

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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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Saturday, October 12, 2019

Prystaiko says what Ukraine expects from Russia in Donbas - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news

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October 12, 2019
Prystaiko says what Ukraine expects from Russia in Donbas - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news
Marc Thiessen: Joe Biden is a hypocrite on Ukraine - Troy Record
A Brief, Painful History of Ukraine - The Bulwark
Donbas war update: Russia-led forces mount eight attacks on Ukrainian positions on Oct 11 - UNIAN
What the Ukrainian Word for Corruption Tells Us About Trump - Foreign Policy

Prystaiko says what Ukraine expects from Russia in Donbas - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news

Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news
Russia is already able to take concrete steps to resolve the armed conflict in Donbas. In particular, it can withdraw its military personnel and weapons from the region and stop financing ORDLO.
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Marc Thiessen: Joe Biden is a hypocrite on Ukraine - Troy Record

Troy Record
Former vice president Joe Biden has said that in holding up vital military assistance to Ukraine, President Trump "used the power and resources of the United States to pressure a sovereign nation, a partner that is still under direct assault from Russia ...
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A Brief, Painful History of Ukraine - The Bulwark

The Bulwark
Kiev Ukraine seemingly burst into our distracted national consciousness overnight with the revelations about Donald Trump’s phone call with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Hunter Biden’s involvement with the Ukrainian energy conglomerate, Burisma.
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Donbas war update: Russia-led forces mount eight attacks on Ukrainian positions on Oct 11 - UNIAN

UNIAN
Donbas war update: Russia-led forces mount eight attacks on Ukrainian positions on Oct 1110:38, 12 October 2019 War 2 0 Enemy troops used 120mm and 82mm mortars, among other weapons.
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What the Ukrainian Word for Corruption Tells Us About Trump - Foreign Policy

Foreign Policy
A whistleblower’s report of a July phone call between two television personalities who became heads of state could be the provocation for impeachment that the Mueller report failed to be.
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Friday, October 11, 2019

Halya Coynash: Ukrainian soldier captured by Russian-led forces given 30-year 'sentence' - Kyiv Post

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October 11, 2019
Halya Coynash: Ukrainian soldier captured by Russian-led forces given 30-year 'sentence' - Kyiv Post
Russia entraps Ukraine's president in the Steinmeier formula - The Ukrainian Weekly
Moscow thinks West is ready to abandon Kyiv - The Ukrainian Weekly
Impeachment inquiry latest: Indictment of Giuliani associates signals new path in Ukraine probe — live updates - CBS News
Trump's former top Russia adviser to testify she was unaware of some aspects of Ukraine scandal, source says - CNN

Halya Coynash: Ukrainian soldier captured by Russian-led forces given 30-year 'sentence' - Kyiv Post

Kyiv Post
Russia's War Against Ukraine Halya Coynash: Ukrainian soldier captured by Russian-led forces given 30-year ‘sentence’ Published Oct. 11 at 2:48 pm A Russian flag flies near Russia-backed separatists sitting atop a 2S1 Gvozdika (122-mm self-propelled howitzer) as a convoy moves from the frontline near the eastern Ukrainian city of Starobeshevo in Donetsk region, on Feb.
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Russia entraps Ukraine's president in the Steinmeier formula - The Ukrainian Weekly

The Ukrainian Weekly
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has yielded to Russia in accepting the Steinmeier formula, a procedure for implementing the Minsk accords on Russian-defined terms (see Eurasia Daily Monitor, September 17, 24, 25, 26).
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Moscow thinks West is ready to abandon Kyiv - The Ukrainian Weekly

The Ukrainian Weekly
The Ukrainian crisis has been at the center of Russia’s confrontation with the West since February 2014, when a popular revolution, seen in Moscow as a Western-sponsored coup, ousted the pro-Russian government of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.
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Impeachment inquiry latest: Indictment of Giuliani associates signals new path in Ukraine probe — live updates - CBS News

CBS News
Indictments signal new path in Ukraine probe — live updates By Kathryn Watson and Grace Segers October 11, 2019 / 6:12 AM / CBS News Giuliani associates arrested by FBI on campaign finance charges Key facts and latest news
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Trump's former top Russia adviser to testify she was unaware of some aspects of Ukraine scandal, source says - CNN

CNN
Hill has been subpoenaed and is working with her lawyer on logistics. She officially departed her role in August, though she had handed over most of her responsibilities in July, but was involved as Rudy Giuliani was making public pronouncements about Ukraine.
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