News / MN Newsletter // February 25

February 25, 2019

Russia Ukraine Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky leads polls in Ukraine's presidential race - NBC News UkrInform: SBU suspects 7 Russian servicemen of attack on Ukrainian sailors - Kyiv Post Russia Rising, part 5: How the Kremlin uses an ancient strategy called ‘maskirovka’ to sow doubt and confusion - Global News Putin has no red line when it comes to restoring the Soviet Union, - Poroshenko (video) - 112 International UNIAN: Russia-occupied Makiyivka shaken by explosion on Feb. 25 morning - Kyiv Post Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky leads polls in Ukraine's presidential race - NBC News NBC News He doesn't hold rallies, instead traveling around the country selling tickets to gigs at which he parodies many of the politicians he is running against. Zelensky also regularly communicates with supporters through behind-the-scenes campaign videos he posts on Facebook and YouTube — a fresh approach in Ukraine. Read More UkrInform: SBU suspects 7 Russian servicemen of attack on Ukrainian sailors - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Russia's War Against Ukraine UkrInform: SBU suspects 7 Russian servicemen of attack on Ukrainian sailors Published Feb. 25 at 12:12 pm A Russian coast guard ship rams a Ukrainian vessel on Nov. Read More Russia Rising, part 5: How the Kremlin uses an ancient strategy called ‘maskirovka’ to sow doubt and confusion - Global News Global News View link » On the fifth episode of Russia Rising, we’ll explore the growing information war between Russia and the West. Whether it’s a chemical weapons attack in Syria, the poisoning of a former Russian spy in England or the war in eastern Ukraine, the Kremlin often promotes a much different version of events from the one being presented by western governments. Read More Putin has no red line when it comes to restoring the Soviet Union, - Poroshenko (video) - 112 International 112 International The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko Russia annexed Crimea after the illegal referendum held on the peninsula in March 2014. Earlier, the Russian military captured all strategic military objects and buildings of the key authoritative bodies. Read More UNIAN: Russia-occupied Makiyivka shaken by explosion on Feb. 25 morning - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Russia's War Against Ukraine UNIAN: Russia-occupied Makiyivka shaken by explosion on Feb. 25 morning Published Feb. 25 at 1:30 pm A miner walks across the yard at the Kalinovskaya-Vostochnaya coal mine in the eastern Ukrainian city of Makiyivka near Donetsk on Dec. Read More

Top News Report: Russian State Duma to Review Crypto Regulation, Oil-Backed Crypto in Development - Cointelegraph Ukraine Completes Pilot Scheme for E-Hryvnia National Digital Currency - Cointelegraph Mahershala Ali wins best supporting actor Oscar for Green Book - The Guardian Google Is the Best—and the Worst— Wireless Carrier - The Wall Street Journal Why Data Visualization Is Equal Parts Data Art And Data Science - Forbes Report: Russian State Duma to Review Crypto Regulation, Oil-Backed Crypto in Development - Cointelegraph Cointelegraph The Russian State Duma (the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia) plans to review and adopt new cryptocurrency regulation in March. The former Energy Minister Igor Yusufov is also proposing an oil-backed crypto, Russian financial outlet Rambler reported on Feb. Read More Ukraine Completes Pilot Scheme for E-Hryvnia National Digital Currency - Cointelegraph Cointelegraph Ukraine’s central bank has completed a pilot scheme for its national digital currency, the e-hryvnia, local press agency Interfax Ukraine reported on Feb. 22. The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), which has been considering the concept for at least a year, began the pilot in December 2018, the head of its payment networks and innovative growth department Aleksandr Yablunivskiy revealed. Read More Mahershala Ali wins best supporting actor Oscar for Green Book - The Guardian The Guardian Mahershala Ali has won the Oscar for best supporting actor for his role as Don Shirley in Green Book in the 91st Academy Awards. This is Ali’s second Oscar win, after he took the award in the same category in 2017 for Moonlight, becoming the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar. Read More Google Is the Best—and the Worst— Wireless Carrier - The Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal Have you thought about switching wireless carriers recently? Studies show your likely answer is no. Switching used to mean getting a new phone number—the Digital Age equivalent of entering Witness Protection. Read More Why Data Visualization Is Equal Parts Data Art And Data Science - Forbes Forbes One of the most powerful ways through which we convey the results of data science is visualization, from simple Excel graphs through advanced displays like network diagrams and bespoke visuals. Read More

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