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RU [/] UA EN Apostrophe Friday, 30 October Menu News Politics Economy Society World Daily update on the coronavirus pandemic in Ukraine: October 29 Azerbaijan established control over new settlements in Karabakh Thu, Oct 29 Europe imposes stricter quarantine restrictions Thu, Oct 29 All news Actual The UN and Ukraine: in anticipation of a breakthrough On Saturday, October 24th, the UN celebrated its 75th anniversary. In Ukraine, it is now facing numerous challenges, such as a rising need for humanitarian assistance in Donbas and support to reforms with a special emphasis on the healthcare system and preventing the spread of COVID-19. Apostrophe delves into the UN's recent activities, its successes and failures, as well as the "Ukrainian issue". Burismagate 2.0: Smoking-gun Email Exchange or Another Nothingburger? A new – or a hardly forgotten old – scandal has emerged in the United States. President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and his visa-revoked, sanctions-invoked associates have long teased the American public with “explosive” dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden. It appears as the cat is finally out of the bag: on Wednesday, October 14, the New York Post leaked a “smoking-gun” email exchange between Hunter Biden and Vadym Pozharskyi, an adviser to the board of the infamous Burisma Holdings. Three weeks before Election Day, will the new allegations dry fire or hinder Mr. Biden’s growing success? Opinion Summarizing the Brussels Summit: No Drastic Steps Yet Despite all the fears, the 22nd EU-Ukraine Summit was peacefully held in Brussels on October 6. Some experts’ apocalyptic predictions regarding the abolition of the visa-free regime for Ukraine did not come true. The Summit did not lead to any great breakthroughs in EU-Ukrainian cooperation. At the same time, despite the discussion of rather sensitive issues, the Summit did not result in another scandal. Konstinatyn Hrychashenko, diplomat, Ukraine's ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs gave an exclusive interview to Apostrophe regarding the results of the 22nd EU-Ukraine summit. US State Department Revoked the Visa of a Giuliani Ally Rudy Giuliani’s Ukrainian associate Andrii Telizhenko had his visa revoked, as reported by the Washington Post. Among other places, Mr. Telizhenko used to work for the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office and the Embassy of Ukraine in Washington D.C. Former diplomat and avid Trump supporter, Telizhenko has worked with Donald Trump’s controversial personal lawyer to spread conspiracy theories about the Biden family and Ukraine’s alleged interference in the 2016 US presidential election. Opinion Belarus on Fire: Following Ukraine’s Footsteps? Protests in Belarus have been persisting, despite strong pressure from national authorities and an unwillingness from Lukashenko to step down as the re-elected president. Belarus is on fire, much as Ukraine had been during the Winter of 2013-2014. Andrii Derkach’s Nothing-burger: New Biden-Poroshenko Tapes Andrii Derkach, a pro-Russian Ukrainian MP who has been relentlessly promoting discredited allegations against former Vice President Biden and other Democratic officials, gave another “shocking” press conference in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Sanctioned by the US Department of the Treasury for “attempting to influence the U.S. electoral process”, Mr. Derkach made good on his promise to deliver a yet another portion of what was supposed to be dirt on Joe Biden. ‘Active Russian Agent’: US Treasury Sanctions Ukrainian MP Andrii Derkach Ukraine – a country strenuously trying to remain neutral in the U.S. presidential race – has once again found itself in America’s headlines. Ukrainian MP Andrii Derkach, a KGB school alumnus formerly affiliated with the pro-Russian Party of Regions, promised to repay “DemoCorruption representatives” with “shocking revelations” about a series of US officials. Why? The US Department of the Treasury designated four Russia-linked individuals – including Mr. Derkach – for “attempting to influence the U.S. electoral process”. Latest posts Opinion Stable Ceasefire in Donbas: Mission Accomplished? / A new window of opportunity for diplomatic solutions and political dialogue The United States VS Kolomoisky: What’s Next? / There is no extradition agreement between Ukraine and the US Confrontation in Poland: Analysis of the Polish Presidential Election / ​On July 12, Poland held its second round of the presidential elections. This year’s campaign proved one of the most controversial ones since the country's independence. National exit polls showed the incumbent president of the country, Andrzej Duda, winning 51% of the vote, while the opposition candidate Rafal Trzaskowski received 49%. The National Electoral Commission said Mr. Duda had won 51.2% of the votes. Apostrophe analyzed the specifics of the Polish election, as well as its effect on Warsaw's relations with Moscow, the Western world, and Ukraine. Горячая тема True reasons behind the resignation of Yakiv Smoliy / On Friday, July 3, Ukraine’s Parliament voted to dismiss the head of the National Bank Yakiv Smoliy Opinion Zelensky’s Foreign Policy: A Deadly Shift / Anastacia Galouchka on Zelensky's foreign policy ​A Curious Tale of the New Bribe Scandal, Mykola Zlochevsky and Burisma Holdings / Three individuals attempted a $6M bribe to close a criminal case against Zlochevsky Opinion Ukraine’s answer to coronavirus – a blatant violation of privacy / Anastacia Galouchka on self-isolation in Ukraine Opinion A Blexican In America: Why US Protests Matter? / Robert DiCapo on American protests and his experience being a person of color in the U.S. Opinion The Hungarian language issue – is Ukraine in the right? / Anastacia Galouchka on Ukraine-Hungary relations A Never-Ending Scandal: Stop Entangling Ukraine in the US Presidential Election / Ukraine has to refrain from any partiality in the U.S. presidential election 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 34840 34329 33947 33771 33526 33375 33390 33264 33230 33116 About Contact us Legal goto top politics business economy society world © 2014 – 2020, Apostrophe. 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