News / MN Newsletter // June 16

June 16, 2019

Russia Ukraine Kremlin ‘cautiously optimistic’ about new Ukrainian president’s policy - TASS Paul Goble: Moscow laughs at Washington's 'renaming' of Ukrainian capital - Kyiv Post Day in Donbas: Militants mortar, launch grenade shells at Ukraine positions - UNIAN Bloomberg: Ukraine warns of gas crisis as negotiations with Russia drag on - Kyiv Post Roman Dobrokhotov: Russia just had a mini popular uprising - Kyiv Post Kremlin ‘cautiously optimistic’ about new Ukrainian president’s policy - TASS TASS YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, June 16. /TASS/. The Kremlin has positive expectations about the policy of new Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, but there is still no understanding about his stance on Russian-Ukrainian relations, Kremlin Peskov said on Sunday. Read More Paul Goble: Moscow laughs at Washington's 'renaming' of Ukrainian capital - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Ukraine-U.S. Relations In Trump Era Ukrainian vs. Russian Language Paul Goble: Moscow laughs at Washington’s ‘renaming’ of Ukrainian capital Published June 16 at 10:42 am A view of the Monument of Independence in Ukrainian capital Kyiv on March 31, 2019. Read More Day in Donbas: Militants mortar, launch grenade shells at Ukraine positions - UNIAN UNIAN Day in Donbas: Militants mortar, launch grenade shells at Ukraine positions10:40, 16 June 2019 War 7 0 Luckily, no losses have been reported amid the attacks. REUTERS On June 15, Russian occupation forces in Donbas 21 times attacked the positions of Ukraine's Joint Forces, including four times – with the use of 120mm and 82mm mortars proscribed by the Minsk agreements, as reported by the JF Operation press center. Read More Bloomberg: Ukraine warns of gas crisis as negotiations with Russia drag on - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Ukraine's Energy Challenge Bloomberg: Ukraine warns of gas crisis as negotiations with Russia drag on Published June 16 at 12:16 pm An employee checks equipment at the Dashava underground gas storage facility near Striy, outside Lviv, on May 28, 2015. Read More Roman Dobrokhotov: Russia just had a mini popular uprising - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Roman Dobrokhotov: Russia just had a mini popular uprising Published June 16 at 11:24 am Protesters gather as they take part in a march to protest against the alleged impunity of law enforcement agencies in central Moscow on June 12, 2019. Read More

Top News Week-in-Review: E3’s forever franchises and Elon Musk’s submersible Tesla - TechCrunch Advocates say Florida governor's 'sanctuary bill' politically motivated - NBC News Craig Wright Ordered to Personally Appear at Bitcoin Theft Mediation - Cointelegraph Salesman Trump pitches for a second term - Capital FM Kenya Reggie Gray: 'Flexing is storytelling. Our bodies become the vocabulary' - The Guardian Week-in-Review: E3’s forever franchises and Elon Musk’s submersible Tesla - TechCrunch TechCrunch Hey, weekend readers. This is Week-in-Review where I get hopped up on caffeine and give a heavy amount of analysis on one story while scouring the rest of the hundreds of stories that emerged on TechCrunch this week to surface my favorites for your reading pleasure. Read More Advocates say Florida governor's 'sanctuary bill' politically motivated - NBC News NBC News TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — All law enforcement agencies in Florida will have to cooperate with federal immigration authorities under a bill signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday during a ceremony that often felt like a campaign rally for him and President Donald Trump. Read More Craig Wright Ordered to Personally Appear at Bitcoin Theft Mediation - Cointelegraph Cointelegraph Craig Wright has been ordered to appear personally at mediation to address allegations that he stole 1.1 million bitcoin (BTC) from Dave Kleiman, court documents filed on June 10 show. Read More Salesman Trump pitches for a second term - Capital FM Kenya Capital FM Kenya US President Donald Trump launches his reelection bid on June 18, but he’ll need all his salesman’s skills © AFP/File / MANDEL NGANBy AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE, Washington, United States, Jun 16 – Donald Trump considers himself a legendary salesman, but can he really sell America on giving him four more drama-filled years at the White House? Read More Reggie Gray: 'Flexing is storytelling. Our bodies become the vocabulary' - The Guardian The Guardian Brooklyn-based dancer Reggie “Regg Roc” Gray never imagined that a street dance style he invented during his lunchtimes at school would go on to become a global craze. Used by Madonna, Beyoncé, Jay-Z and Nicki Minaj, to name a few, Gray’s “flexing” dance became a phenomenon thanks to the audacity of its moves – many of which look physically impossible – and its powerful political comment. Read More

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