News / MN Newsletter // June 13

June 13, 2019

Russia Ukraine EU leaders not to recognize issuance of Russian passports to Ukrainian - 112 International Trump Considers Sanctions on European Firms Over Russia's Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline - The Moscow Times Acting SBU chief Bakanov's wife has Russian citizenship - Kyiv Post No plans to send Ukraine’s Navy ships through Kerch Strait, - Khomchak - 112 International Giant Russian Passport Carried in Eastern Ukraine on Russia Day - The Moscow Times EU leaders not to recognize issuance of Russian passports to Ukrainian - 112 International 112 International The EU leaders plan to make a decision during the summit on June 20-21, which states the non-recognition of the passports issued to the Ukrainian citizens by Russia. They will also urge Moscow to release the Ukrainian sailors as Brussels correspondent of Radio Liberty Rikard Jozwiak reported on Twitter. Read More Trump Considers Sanctions on European Firms Over Russia's Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline - The Moscow Times The Moscow Times U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was considering sanctions over Russia's Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project — which the United States has told European companies to avoid — and warned Germany against being dependent on Russia for the fuel. Read More Acting SBU chief Bakanov's wife has Russian citizenship - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post The acting head of the Security Service of Ukraine, Ivan Bakanov, has announced that his wife has Russian citizenship and that she is in line to get Ukrainian citizenship. The statement has been published on the SBU’s Facebook page on June 12. Read More No plans to send Ukraine’s Navy ships through Kerch Strait, - Khomchak - 112 International 112 International Ukrainian Army's Chief of General Staff Ruslan Khomchak For today, there are no plans to let the ships of Ukraine’s Navy pass through the Kerch Strait. The new Chief of the General Staff of Ukrainian Armed Forces Ruslan Khomchak said this in an interview with BBC News Ukraine. Read More Giant Russian Passport Carried in Eastern Ukraine on Russia Day - The Moscow Times The Moscow Times Activists in eastern Ukraine’s separatist republic of Luhansk marked Russia Day by carrying a gigantic Russian passport through the streets. Russian President Vladimir Putin in April signed a decree to expedite the process of naturalization for residents of separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine. Read More

Top News TV tonight: heartrending stories from the immigration frontline - The Guardian Google CEO Sundar Pichai says India, U.S. can lead on standardising privacy frameworks - The Hindu Why Trump's clampdown on academia is forcing many Chinese researchers into a difficult corner - South China Morning Post Google Photos File Syncing With Google Drive Ends July 10 - PCMag US National Association of Realtors Invests in Blockchain-Based Real Estate Firm Propy - Cointelegraph TV tonight: heartrending stories from the immigration frontline - The Guardian The Guardian Who Should Get to Stay in the UK? 9pm, BBC Two With the UK’s immigration system dominating the front pages, this series follows individuals desperate to remain in the country and the lawyers who are trying to convince the Home Office to let them. Read More Google CEO Sundar Pichai says India, U.S. can lead on standardising privacy frameworks - The Hindu The Hindu India and the U.S. share enough values in common to lead on standardising privacy frameworks, according to Google Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sundar Pichai. If standardisation was done across the world, it could significantly enhance digital trade, he said. Read More Why Trump's clampdown on academia is forcing many Chinese researchers into a difficult corner - South China Morning Post South China Morning Post Why Trump's clampdown on academia is forcing many Chinese researchers into a difficult corner South China Morning PostHow to protect intellectual property without scaring away some of the world's top talent is a major challenge for the Trump administration. Read More Google Photos File Syncing With Google Drive Ends July 10 - PCMag PCMag Google Photos File Syncing With Google Drive Ends July 10 The file-syncing added images from Google Photos to Google Drive and vice-versa. But on the flip side, images you deleted from one service could end up deleting the copy in the other. Read More US National Association of Realtors Invests in Blockchain-Based Real Estate Firm Propy - Cointelegraph Cointelegraph A major United States trade association, the National Association of Realtors (NAR), has invested in blockchain-based real estate platform Propy, Forbes reports on June 10. The NAR’s strategic investment arm, Second Century Ventures, has invested an undisclosed amount in Ethereum blockchain-based startup Propy as a part of its commercial real estate technology accelerator REach. Read More

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