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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Friday, November 22, 2019

Halya Coynash: Russia continues its revenge on Maidan activists - Kyiv Post

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November 22, 2019
Halya Coynash: Russia continues its revenge on Maidan activists - Kyiv Post
Recap: Highlights from Fiona Hill and David Holmes' impeachment testimony - Axios
Impeachment hearings: Top defense official Laura Cooper undercuts Trump talking point - Vox.com
Putin: U.S. political drama diverting attention from Russia - Politico
Antisemitism increasing in Ukraine, Poland, Hungary and Russia - polls - The Jerusalem Post

Halya Coynash: Russia continues its revenge on Maidan activists - Kyiv Post

EuroMaidan Revolution Halya Coynash: Russia continues its revenge on Maidan activists Published Nov. 22 at 11:16 am Activists light candles that read "Maidan can't be forgotten" during a rally against halting investigations of EuroMaidan cases outside President Volodymyr Zelensky's office in Kyiv on Nov. read more

Recap: Highlights from Fiona Hill and David Holmes' impeachment testimony - Axios

Fiona Hill, President Trump's former top Russia adviser, and David Holmes, a State Department official at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, are testifying in Thursday's impeachment hearing. read more

Impeachment hearings: Top defense official Laura Cooper undercuts Trump talking point - Vox.com

For months, Republicans argued there was no quid pro quo with Ukraine because the country wasn’t aware of the hold the Trump administration placed on roughly $400 million in military aid. read more

Putin: U.S. political drama diverting attention from Russia - Politico

Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses an economic forum Wednesday. | Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool/AP Photo MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin says he’s pleased that the “political battles” in Washington have put on the back-burner accusations that Russia interfered in U.S. read more

Antisemitism increasing in Ukraine, Poland, Hungary and Russia - polls - The Jerusalem Post

Polling in Europe suggests a significant increase since 2017 in the prevalence of anti-Semitic attitudes in the continent’s eastern countries. The Anti-Defamation League published on Thursday the results of polling this year of about 9,000 people in 18 countries. read more
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Thursday, November 21, 2019

Fiona Hill, Trump's former Russia advisor, to testify today - Los Angeles Times

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November 21, 2019
Fiona Hill, Trump's former Russia advisor, to testify today - Los Angeles Times
What does Giuliani's longtime fixer know about Rudy's work in Ukraine? - NBCNews.com
Deutsche Welle: Why Russia can't face Ukraine amid Euro 2020 - Kyiv Post
Euro 2020: Why Russia can't face Ukraine - and UEFA's other 'forbidden' matchups - Deutsche Welle
Reuters: Russia detains serviceman suspected of spying for Ukraine - Kyiv Post

Fiona Hill, Trump's former Russia advisor, to testify today - Los Angeles Times

Fiona Hill, President Trump’s former Russia advisor, and David Holmes, a U.S. Embassy official in Ukraine, are set to give public testimony in the impeachment inquiry on Thursday. Hill and Holmes follow a string of current and former officials who have testified in recent days that U.S. read more

What does Giuliani's longtime fixer know about Rudy's work in Ukraine? - NBCNews.com

WASHINGTON — In July, Rudy Giuliani was desperate for more information about Hunter Biden's work in Ukraine. So he turned to his long-time fixer for Ukrainian deals, a 46-year-old, New York-based businessman named Vitaly Pruss. read more

Deutsche Welle: Why Russia can't face Ukraine amid Euro 2020 - Kyiv Post

Russia's War Against Ukraine Deutsche Welle: Why Russia can’t face Ukraine amid Euro 2020 Published Nov. 21 at 12:00 pm Ukraine's players pose for a team photo ahead of the UEFA Euro 2020 Group B qualification football match between Serbia and Ukraine at the Rajko Mitic stadium in Belgrade, on Nov. read more

Euro 2020: Why Russia can't face Ukraine - and UEFA's other 'forbidden' matchups - Deutsche Welle

"Yesterday I spent some time trying to work out the format," said Germany coach Joachim Löw ahead of the draw for Euro 2020, which takes place in Bucharest on November 30. "With some help from two or three others I did grasp it in the end," he added with a wink. read more

Reuters: Russia detains serviceman suspected of spying for Ukraine - Kyiv Post

Russia's War Against Ukraine Reuters: Russia detains serviceman suspected of spying for Ukraine Published Nov. 20 at 5:48 pm A photo taken on March 2, 2018 shows the headquarters of the FSB security service in Moscow. read more
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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

MFA Ukraine assures Ukraine to press for compensation from Russia - UNIAN

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November 20, 2019
MFA Ukraine assures Ukraine to press for compensation from Russia - UNIAN
Germany wants Ukraine's gas transit role to continue - Emerging Europe
War on Europe's frontier: the Ukrainians risking their lives to join the EU - The Ferret
Halya Coynash: Russia moves to extend 'foreign agent' law - Kyiv Post
Read Kurt Volker’s Prepared Opening Statement From the Impeachment Hearing - The New York Times

MFA Ukraine assures Ukraine to press for compensation from Russia - UNIAN

MFA Ukraine assures Ukraine to press for compensation from RussiaThe compensation will concern both the financing of terrorism and racial discrimination in Russia-occupied Crimea. REUTERS read more

Germany wants Ukraine's gas transit role to continue - Emerging Europe

Germany’s foreign minister Heiko Maas (pictured above) has said that Germany wants Russian gas to continue to flow through Ukrainian pipelines. Speaking at a press conference in Kyiv, Mr Maas stressed that Germany supported the ongoing negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in the search for a deal on future gas transit to Europe. read more

War on Europe's frontier: the Ukrainians risking their lives to join the EU - The Ferret

Sergiy Parhomenko stood on Independence Square, aka ‘The Maidan’, on a cold and foggy autumnal afternoon in Kiev. Hotel Ukraine, a fifteen-story high Stalinist skyscraper, peered down from the back of the square, barely visible from the fog. read more

Halya Coynash: Russia moves to extend 'foreign agent' law - Kyiv Post

Halya Coynash: Russia moves to extend ‘foreign agent’ law Published Nov. 20 at 10:09 am Russian flag waves in the courtyard of the parliament building in Simferopol, Crimea, on March 18, 2014. read more

Read Kurt Volker’s Prepared Opening Statement From the Impeachment Hearing - The New York Times

Kurt D. Volker, Mr. Trump’s former special envoy to Ukraine, appeared in front of the House Intelligence Committee on the third day of public impeachment hearings on Tuesday. Mr. Volker, who abruptly resigned one day after the release of the whistle-blower complaint, said, “At no time was I aware of or knowingly took part in an effort to urge Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Biden.” read more
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