Beijing, China | Xinhua | The following are the latest developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that he had discussed defense support for Ukraine in a phone conversation with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. “We talked about strengthening defense support for Ukraine, …
Read More »Erdogan, Zelensky discuss Ukraine crisis over phone
Kiev, Ukraine | Xinhua | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, on Sunday discussed the latest developments of the Ukraine crisis over the phone. According to a statement by the Turkish presidential office, Erdogan said that the evacuation of the wounded and civilians from Ukraine’s …
Read More »Facts about Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russia says urban area of Mariupol fully controlled
Beijing, China | Xinhua | The Russia-Ukraine conflict continued on Saturday as the Russian military announced that the entire urban area of Mariupol city in eastern Ukraine has been fully controlled. The following are the latest developments: The Russian military has fully cleared the entire urban area of Mariupol of …
Read More »Ukrainian president, British PM meet on security issues
Kive, Ukraine | Xinhua | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and visiting British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met in Kiev on Tuesday to discuss security issues, in particular Russian military buildup on the Ukrainian border, the presidential press service said. In a joint statement after their talks, Zelensky and Johnson warned …
Read More »Ukrainian, French presidents discuss security issues over phone
Kiev, Ukrain | Xinhua | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss Ukraine’s security situation, Zelensky’s press service reported Friday. During the talk, the two leaders discussed the ways to unlock the negotiation process in the Normandy format, designed to end the …
Read More »Trump fury grows against rising impeachment storm
Washington, United States | AFP | A bellicose Donald Trump on Wednesday unleashed furious attacks on the impeachment inquiry launched against him by Democrats, amid an intensifying standoff between the president and Congress. Trump — accused of leaning on Ukraine’s president to dig up dirt on one of his main 2020 …
Read More »Donald Trump and Ukraine’s Zelensky: a political tragicomedy in one act
New York, United States | AFP | As an impeachment storm rages in Washington, to say that Donald Trump’s tete-a-tete with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was hotly anticipated would be the understatement of the week. And it delivered: their appearance before the media in New York was tense, bizarre and …
Read More »Ukraine mixed-race wrestler tackles prejudice in run for parliament
Boyarka, Ukraine | AFP | Zhan Beleniuk, an Olympic wrestler with Rwandan roots, is seeking to enter Ukraine’s parliament as the first mixed-race MP in a bid to overcome racist attitudes and support the country’s young new leader. The Greco-Roman style wrestler, who won silver for Ukraine at the Rio Olympics, …
Read More »Eight reasons why comedians make good leaders
Researchers on humour know that being a funny person should not be mutually exclusive to being a great boss COMMENT | KATHLEEN CRONIE | If you were browsing Netflix’s comedy section recently, you might have noticed the Ukrainian sitcom, Servant of the People. In it, an ordinary history teacher is …
Read More »From comic to commander-in-chief: challenges for new Ukraine leader
Kiev, Ukraine | AFP | Ukraine’s election has catapulted Volodymyr Zelensky, a 41-year-old standup comedian and television star with no political experience, into the nation’s top job. As leader of a country dependent on international aid and battling separatists, Zelensky will have to deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin, deep …
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