Corruption
1 day ago
Minister of Agrarian Policy Mykola Solskyi was granted bail. He continues to perform his duties, although he technically resigned on Thursday, April 25.
Russia
1 day ago
Timur Ivanov, the wealthy top-ranking official considered a close confidant of his boss Sergei Shoigu, is accused of accepting bribes. Commentators speculate on what is behind the affair.
Corruption Watch
1 day ago
Investigators earlier this week accused Mykola Solsky of illegally seizing land worth more than $7 million when he was the head of a major farming company and a member of parliament.
2 days ago
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Corruption
Apr. 23, 20:04
Minister of Agrarian Policy Mykola Solskyi has become one of the few top-level officials in the history of Ukraine to face corruption charges during his tenure.
War in Ukraine
Apr. 23, 15:33
The good news from the US should be the stimulus for energizing joint efforts within the democratic world to stand up to Russia and the dangerous tyranny and chauvinism it represents.
Apr. 23, 15:27
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Corruption Watch
Apr. 23, 10:58
Mykola Solskyi has been handed a notice of suspicion of illegal land acquisition. Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies accuse Solskyi of unlawfully seizing millions of dollars worth of land.
Moscow
Apr. 22, 16:56
Moldova’s Infrastructure Minister Andrei Spinu said the group had consciously been formed “right next to the Kremlin.”
Corruption
Apr. 19, 16:29
According to Slidstvo.info investigative website, the head of the SBU Cyber Security Department, Ilya Vityuk, filmed Berkut shooting protesters on the Maidan in 2014.
War in Ukraine
Apr. 19, 08:43
Last December, France seized a villa on the Atlantic Ocean purchased for €5.4 million by the new companion of Putin’s ex-wife.
Trump
Apr. 17, 14:56
Trump and some Republicans have repeated Russian disinformation, consistently favoring Putin; now these rightwing extremists have expanded to become a slight majority in the House of Representatives.
Apr. 16, 11:29
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
War in Ukraine
Apr. 15, 19:39
“Important Stories” have reported how Russian billionaires and other “VIPs” have been changing their Wikipedia biographies since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
War in Ukraine
Apr. 13, 10:44
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
US
Apr. 11, 19:07
The late Russian opposition’s memoir, which he began in Germany while recovering from Novichok poisoning will be published in October his wife and allies announced today.
Corruption
Apr. 11, 15:15
In December, a local lawmaker at a village council meeting in western Ukraine, upset over alleged corruption, lobbed 3 grenades into a meeting room, killing 2 and injuring 24 more.
Corruption
Apr. 9, 18:28
A Slidstvo-Info investigative journalist who released an unflattering report on Vityuk, was approached in a Kyiv shopping mall on April 1 by military draft officials, sparking corruption accusations.
Russia
Apr. 8, 18:36
The news is confirmed by the Smolensk region governor, who said he is en route to the site of the incident; preliminary reports said at least one woman died on the scene.