YURAS KARMANAU

Ukrainian leader hopes for progress in peace talks on east
Ukraine’s president says he hopes that a meeting with leaders of Russia, France and Germany will help advance a resolution to a five-year separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine.
 
Belarus election results: An opposition-free parliament
Full preliminary results from parliamentary elections in Belarus show the chamber will have no members of the opposition to challenge strongman President Alexander Lukashenko.
 
Belarus leader dismisses democracy even as vote takes place
Belarus’ authoritarian president has brushed off concerns that Sunday’s parliament election, from which many opposition figures have been excluded, would be regarded as neither free nor fair.
 
Ukraine feels abandoned amid US impeachment drama
Ukraine may be at the center of a major geopolitical battle, but it’s feeling increasingly alone and abandoned by its U.S. backers amid the impeachment drama unfolding in Washington.
 
Belarus holds vote, ignores blatant ballot box stuffing
Belarus is holding a parliamentary election but with opposition candidates kept off the ballot, only loyalists to the nation’s authoritarian president will win in what observers see as a dress rehearsal for next year’s skewered presidential vote.
 
Putin says he doubts Ukraine can deliver on peace process
Russian President Vladimir Putin lamented Friday the inability of his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, to ensure a pullback of heavy weaponry in eastern Ukraine as the first step toward peace settlement.
 
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy plays hot and cold with Trump team
Ukraine’s president appears to be playing to both sides of the U.S. political divide. He wants to ensure U.S. financial and military aid keeps flowing no matter who wins next year’s election.
 
Protesters in Ukraine rally against election in rebel east
Thousands have rallied in Ukraine’s capital against the president’s plan to hold a local election in the country’s rebel-held east, a move seen by some as a concession to Russia.
 
Ukraine agrees to election in separatist-controlled east
Ukraine has signed much-anticipated accords with separatists from the country’s east, Russia and European monitors agreeing that a local election can be held in separatist-controlled territory.
 
House of Ukraine’s former top central banker set on fire
The home of Ukraine’s former central bank chief has been burned to the ground, the third chilling incident involving the banker over the past few weeks.
 
Ahead of vote, Ukrainian museum shows ‘election trash’
A Darth Vader costume, playground equipment, pastries and boxes of food all are part of an exhibit at Ukraine’s National History Museum displaying the colorful behavior and sometime-questionable practices that characterize the country’s elections.
 
Ukraine president’s party leads ahead of parliamentary vote
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s party has the most support in opinion polls ahead of Sunday’s early parliamentary election, but its ability to obtain a solid majority is far from certain.
 
Remains of Holocaust victims laid to rest in Belarus
Remains of more than 1,000 Holocaust victims have been laid to rest in a Belarusian city after a mass grave was discovered on a building site earlier this year.
 
Ukraine’s presidential candidate pledges NATO referendum
The odds-on favorite in Ukraine’s presidential election runoff says he would like to call an early parliamentary election if he wins Sunday’s vote.
 
Adviser to comedian-candidate says Ukraine ripe for change
The thriving presidential campaign of Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy may seem improbable, but his campaign adviser says the country is at the point where it needs reforms from untraditional sources.
 
Ukraine: Rival accuses incumbent president of rigging vote
The candidate who placed third in the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election conceded defeat Tuesday but alleged the incumbent who came in second rigged the results in his favor.
 
AP Interview: Ukraine minister claims Russia on its knees
Ukraine’s foreign minister has told The Associated Press in an interview that the country has Russia on its knees.
 
Ukrainian official: Hacking intensifies as election nears
Russian hackers are redoubling their efforts in the run-up to presidential elections in Ukraine, according to the head of Ukraine’s cyber-police.
 
Ukraine’s president announces re-election bid for March vote
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has launched his campaign for re-election in the March 31 vote, which promises to be a bitter contest between him and a former prime minister.
 
Belarus’ leader slams Russian talk of taking over his nation
The leader of Belarus has accused some politicians in Russia of floating the prospect of incorporating his nation, and warned that he wouldn’t let it happen.
 
Belarus president: Belting a ‘useful’ way to punish children
The authoritarian president of Belarus has rejected a prospective law against domestic violence as Western “nonsense,” saying that physical punishment could be “useful” in raising children.
 
In hometown of Armenia’s new leader, people hope for change
Hope has bloomed in the hometown of Armenia’s newly-named prime minister, for people see him as a man who was able to articulate their anger and will now focus on their needs.
 
Armenian capital calm after protests end _ but at what cost?
After weeks of raucous protests, the streets of the Armenian capital have suddenly calmed and the ruling party has confirmed it would back an opposition leader to become prime minister next week.
 
Grief overwhelms Kemerovo as whole families are buried
 
Senior Ukraine separatist: Rebel chief has resigned
A senior separatist official in eastern Ukraine announced the resignation of the rebel chief Friday, ending a four-day showdown between rival factions.
 
Russia-Belarus rift grows as Putin loses patience
In more than two decades in power, the autocratic leader of Belarus has cast his nation as Moscow’s closest ally, securing tens of billions of dollars in Russian subsidies.
 
Belarus aims for sporting dividend despite economic problems
Mired in a multi-year recession and bitter loan talks with the International Monetary Fund, it would appear a strange time for Belarus to take on the burden of hosting a major sports event.
 
War turns Ukraine into ‘supermarket’ for illegal weapons
The war in eastern Ukraine against Russia-backed separatists has led to the uncontrolled spread of firearms throughout the country, with experts describing Ukraine as a “supermarket” where millions of illegal weapons are for sale.
 
AP Exclusive: Ukraine children eat food tainted by Chernobyl
Children growing up near Chernobyl are caught between the consequences of two disasters _ the residue from the world’s worst nuclear accident and the recent plunge of Ukraine’s economy.
 
Ukrainian president’s ally is elected as new prime minister
The speaker of the Ukrainian parliament was elected prime minister on Thursday in what could mark an end to a months-long government crisis in a country crippled by a separatist war in the east.
 
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