Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky let go of his businesses but his earnings doubled thanks to royalties and property.  The president and the first lady declared Hr 28.6 million (a little over $1 million by current exchange rate) in income in 2019, according to a declaration of assets filed on May 30.  (C)KYIV POST 2020

No negotiations were held with the United States on the compensation. Ukraine had about 46 nuclear warheads working on solid fuel / Photo from Depositphotos Leonid Kravchuk, the first president of independent Ukraine, estimates compensation for scrapping the country’s nuclear weapons after signing the Budapest memorandum at US$250 billion. “The nuclear weapons were tactical, they also went to Russia. There

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that thanks to massive outside aid, the balance of powers has changed© AP Photo/Felipe Dana MOSCOW, May 29. /TASS/. The ceasefire in Libya, declared in January 2020, failed completely, and prolongation of the crisis threatens catastrophic consequences to the country, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Friday. “We note that the situation

A member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and chief visiting pathologist of the Russian health ministry, said earlier that autopsy is made in 98% of lethal cases in Russia MOSCOW, May 31. /TASS/. Russia’s system of registering causes of death is among the World’s most accurate, as a final diagnosis is made after an autopsy, Anna Popova, chief of

   The level of Russians’ trust in President Vladimir Putin fell to 25%, in early April it was 28%, according to results of the survey conducted by Levada Center, a Russian independent, non-governmental polling and sociological research organization. In November 2017, the rating of confidence in the Russian president was at 59%. The survey participants were asked to “name 5-6

Evidence of a fight with unidentified persons was found not far from the observation post. The incident happened close to the administrative border of Crimea / Photo from UNIAN A member of Ukraine’s Armed Forces has gone missing near the Chonhar peninsula, Kherson region, close to the administrative border with Russia-occupied Crimea; he has reportedly been abducted. “It became known

May 31. 2020 Our thoughts are with the American people at this time, riots have broken out in at least 10 cities… There is NEVER an EXCUSE to tear apart your own community or burn it to the ground, that kind of logic has to have been implanted by nefarious forces, who are using this violence for their own agenda!

A charter flight landed at Kyiv’s Boryspil International Airport tonight. REUTERS Eleven couples have arrived from Argentina to Ukraine to pick up their babies born from surrogate mothers. A charter flight landed at Kyiv’s Boryspil International Airport tonight, according to RFE/RL’s Ukrainian service. Those arrived were met by Ambassador of Argentina to Ukraine Elena Leticia Teresa Mikusinski. Prior to that,

Good luck to the crew and CC! 🇺🇸🇩🇰🇺🇦

As delivered by Ambassador James S. Gilmore IIIto the Permanent Council, ViennaMay 28, 2020 Thank you, Mr. Chairperson.  In 2014, Moscow saw an opportunity to exploit a period of significant political change in Ukraine and launched a campaign to undermine the diplomatic processes, governance, and territorial integrity of its sovereign neighbor, Ukraine. For more than six years, the Russian government

The Maltese government has seized more than $1 billion of “counterfeit” Libyan currency that was printed by the Russian state-owned company Goznak, stated the U.S  State Department on its website. The seizure of a batch of Libyan dinars, which is worth $1.1 billion, was carried out on May 26, the statement said, in terms of the U.S. currency. “$1.1 billion of counterfeit

30.05.2020 12:57 Hungary will continue providing reverse gas supplies to Ukraine. “We will continue providing reverse gas supplies to Ukraine. We have already [provided] 14 billion cubic meters,” Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at a joint briefing with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba in Budapest, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. Szijjártó also spoke

30.05.2020 11:57 Ukraine and Hungary intend to focus on the development of trade relations and border infrastructure. This was discussed during the meeting of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó in Budapest, the press service of Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry informs. In particular, the interlocutors underscored the mutual interest

  The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region. “Compared with the previous reporting period, the Mission recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region,” reads the OSCE SMM daily report 127/2020 issued on 29 May 2020 and based on information from the Monitoring

The Spectator 30th May 2020 John Keiger Coronavirus is obscuring much about the future of the EU – and Britain’s relationship with it. Not everyone is joining the dots, but business is. And this means the decision for a no-deal Brexit is being taken outside of the official negotiations. Nissan unveiled its global restructuring this week after making a £5

VOA By Carla Babb. May 29, 2020 07:42 PM WASHINGTON – Russia is further destabilizing Libya to gain a stronghold in northern Africa, just as it has in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, according to a top official with U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). “Russia is executing the same playbook as successfully employed in Crimea, Ukraine and to a lesser extent in Syria. Russia has