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Impeachment testimony day two: Marie Yovanovitch

Read our coverage of former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch’s public testimony before the U.S. House Intelligence Committee on Nov. 15.

SBU arrests ISIS warlord in Kyiv

Ukraine’s security service has arrested Al-Bara Shishani, a senior member of the terror group the Islamic State, near a house he owned in the capital, the agency reported on Nov. 15.

Macron says Normandy Four will meet in Paris on Dec. 9

The French President announced negotiations to resolve Russia’s war in eastern Ukraine will resume on Dec. 9 with a face-to-face meeting between the leaders of Germany, France, Ukraine and Russia.

White House releases transcript of first Trump-Zelensky call

U.S. President Donald J. Trump released a transcript of his first call to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as the second day of impeachment hearings began on Nov. 15.

Media picks up false story about Ukrainian street named after Nazi

International media quickly picked up a false story that a street in Kyiv was being named after a Nazi collaborator based on a tweet. The new street is actually named in honor of Viktor Pavlenko, a military leader and victim of the Holodomor.

Illegal crypto-mining farm found at state railway enterprise

Ukraine’s National Police found an illegal bitcoin farm on the premises of the railway enterprise in Ternopil. The farm drained over $40,000 worth of electricity.

Other news you need to know

Los Angeles Times: Ukraine’s young corruption fighters struggle against elites – and Trump

BBC: Why Ukraine is so important to the US

UNIAN: US calls on Russia to immediately return Ukraine’s naval ships seized in Kerch Strait

CNN: Nancy Pelosi -Trump has admitted to ‘bribery’ in Ukraine scandal

Interfax-Ukraine: HACC extends Hrymchak’s arrest for two months

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