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May 10, 2019

Russia Ukraine UN begins hearing case of Ukraine sailors held by Russia - Washington Post Implacable Adversity: Moscow's Response to Zelensky's Election in Ukraine (Part One) - The Jamestown Foundation Zelensky playing on Putin’s fears Ukraine could be an alternative Russia, Kirillova says - StopFake.org Why ‘Blood Coal’ is Critical for Russian Success in Ukraine - International Policy Digest RFE/RL: Kyiv - UN Tribunal should order Russia to release seized sailors, ships | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice - Kyiv Post UN begins hearing case of Ukraine sailors held by Russia - Washington Post Washington Post BERLIN — A U.N. court is considering a legal case brought by Ukraine over the capture of 24 sailors and three naval vessels held by Russia since November. The Hamburg-based International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea began its two-day hearing Friday. Read More Implacable Adversity: Moscow's Response to Zelensky's Election in Ukraine (Part One) - The Jamestown Foundation The Jamestown Foundation Moscow is treating Ukraine and its newly elected president, Volodymyr Zelensky, with the same implacable hostility as it did during Petro Poroshenko’s presidency. The Kremlin has not taken even a brief time-out that would have allowed it to assess Zelensky’s first decisions and the staffing of his administration in the wake of the April 21 presidential election (see EDM, April 25). Read More Zelensky playing on Putin’s fears Ukraine could be an alternative Russia, Kirillova says - StopFake.org StopFake.org By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia Even before his inauguration, incoming Ukrainian president has launched an information war against Moscow, calling on others in the post-Soviet countries to see what is “possible” if one does what Ukraine is doing and offering Ukrainian citizenship to those, including Russians, who are struggling against authoritarian regimes. Read More Why ‘Blood Coal’ is Critical for Russian Success in Ukraine - International Policy Digest International Policy Digest World News /10 May 2019 Why ‘Blood Coal’ is Critical for Russian Success in Ukraine The Russian decision to invade and divide Ukraine in 2014 plunged eastern Ukraine and the Crimea into a dangerous and unpredictable future. Read More RFE/RL: Kyiv - UN Tribunal should order Russia to release seized sailors, ships | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Russia's War Against Ukraine RFE/RL: Kyiv – UN Tribunal should order Russia to release seized sailors, ships Published May 10 at 2:25 pm Captured Ukrainian sailors Yury Budzilo, Sergey Chuliba, Yury Bezyazychny and Bogdan Nebylitsa in the courtroom, in Moscow, Feb. Read More

Top News Married sex cures pimples; just pray or Google; use more makeup — the worst advice Mom, God love her, ever gave you - Salt Lake Tribune Tech of the week: The Google Pixel 3a and Samsung Space Monitor take the stage - TrustedReviews French troops free hostages in Burkina Faso - BBC News House Intel Republicans offer rare praise for Adam Schiff - POLITICO A Constitutional Scholar on the Purpose of Impeachment - The New Yorker Married sex cures pimples; just pray or Google; use more makeup — the worst advice Mom, God love her, ever gave you - Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake Tribune First, thanks, Mom, for your life and your love. You did more than give birth, you gave your heart and head, your laughter and tears, your solace and safety, your time and tips. You remember those pearls of wisdom: Work hard. Read More Tech of the week: The Google Pixel 3a and Samsung Space Monitor take the stage - TrustedReviews TrustedReviews In this week’s Tech of the Week video, we’re showing off the money-saving Google Pixel 3a XL smartphone and the clutter-clearing Samsung Space Monitor. Alex Walker-Todd kicks off the episode with the Google Pixel 3a, which is essentially a more affordable variant of the Google Pixel 3. Read More French troops free hostages in Burkina Faso - BBC News BBC News Four foreign hostages freed by French forces in West African country of Benin, French government says This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Read More House Intel Republicans offer rare praise for Adam Schiff - POLITICO POLITICO “The committee for the last several weeks has operated old school, and that’s a credit to leadership — Adam Schiff’s leadership as well as Devin’s.” Rep. Mike Conaway said. | Mario Tama/Getty Images Read More A Constitutional Scholar on the Purpose of Impeachment - The New Yorker The New Yorker In the three weeks since Robert Mueller’s report was released, House Democrats have remained divided about whether to impeach President Trump. Mueller wrote that he could not clear Trump of obstruction of justice but that, because of Justice Department policy, he could not prosecute Trump for it either. Read More

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