News / MN Newsletter // June 22

June 22, 2019

Russia Ukraine Terrorist artillery spotter sentenced in Ukraine - news ukraine - UNIAN 4 charged in downing of Malaysian airliner over Ukraine - larongeNOW Calls To "Fight" LGBT People By Ukrainian Cleric Emblematic Of Church's Proximity To Far Right - bellingcat - bellingcat Kyiv or Kiev? Why does it matter so much to Ukrainians? - Euronews English Joint Forces Operation report - Donbas war: One Ukrainian soldier sustains injury - 112 International Terrorist artillery spotter sentenced in Ukraine - news ukraine - UNIAN UNIAN Terrorist artillery spotter sentenced in UkraineHe is complicit in the killing of 30 and injuring another 117 civilians in Mariupol in a shelling in January 2015. Begemot.media The Primorsky District Court of Mariupol has handed down a verdict against an artillery spotter who had sided with Russia-backed occupation forces in Donbas.The man has been sentenced to nine years behind bars. Read More 4 charged in downing of Malaysian airliner over Ukraine - larongeNOW larongeNOW The trial for the defendants, who also include a Ukrainian separatist fighter, was set for next March in the Netherlands, though it appeared unlikely any of them would be brought before the court, since Russia and Ukraine forbid the extradition of their citizens. Read More Calls To "Fight" LGBT People By Ukrainian Cleric Emblematic Of Church's Proximity To Far Right - bellingcat - bellingcat bellingcat Yaroslav Kulyk is a fixture at anti-LGBT protests in Kyiv, and has called for “patriots” to “fight”, “crush” participants of Kyiv Pride. Kulyk addressed crowds next to far-right figures, calling one far-right organizer his “leader”. Read More Kyiv or Kiev? Why does it matter so much to Ukrainians? - Euronews English Euronews English Kyiv or Kiev? These are the two most common ways of writing the name of Ukraine’s capital. Last week the United States Board on Geographic Names (USGS) considered the appeal of the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States and replaced "Kiev" with "Kyiv", as the correct spelling for the capital of Ukraine. Read More Joint Forces Operation report - Donbas war: One Ukrainian soldier sustains injury - 112 International 112 International On June 21, one Ukrainian soldier sustained injury. The militants violated ceasefire nine times. Illegal armed formations of Russian Federation attacked the positions of the Ukrainian units using Minsk-banned weapons - 120mm and 82mm mortars, and grenade launchers of various systems and small arms, as Joint Forces Operation reported. Read More

Top News Top female executives to add to your board of directors - Business Insider The rise of the deepfake and the threat to democracy - The Guardian Russia to Adopt Crypto Legislation Within Two Weeks: Deputy Finance Minister - Cointelegraph Japan: Securitize, Local Advocacy Group Partner to Promote Digital Securities Adoption - Cointelegraph Dream11 Prediction: Playing 11, Captain and Vice-Captain Prediction for India vs Afghanistan - India Today Top female executives to add to your board of directors - Business Insider Business Insider Call it the pipeline problem, the talent shortage, or the lowered bar— Shannon Gordon thinks the explanations many founders and investors use to justify an all-male board are all fallacies. Read More The rise of the deepfake and the threat to democracy - The Guardian The Guardian 'Those who seek to undermine democracy won’t be deterred by the law' Ivan is a 33-year-old Russian programmer who, having earned a fortune in the video-game industry, is enjoying an extended sabbatical spent cycling, running and camping near where he lives, on the banks of the Volga. Read More Russia to Adopt Crypto Legislation Within Two Weeks: Deputy Finance Minister - Cointelegraph Cointelegraph Russia's parliament, the State Duma, will adopt the country’s major crypto bill “On Digital Financial Assets” (DFA) in the next two weeks, according to a local senior finance official. Read More Japan: Securitize, Local Advocacy Group Partner to Promote Digital Securities Adoption - Cointelegraph Cointelegraph Securitize — a compliance platform and protocol for token issuers backed by United States crypto exchange Coinbase — is partnering with the Japan Security Token Association (JSTA) to promote the creation of a security token ecosystem in Japan. Read More Dream11 Prediction: Playing 11, Captain and Vice-Captain Prediction for India vs Afghanistan - India Today India Today With three wins in four matches (including a no result), Team India will be looking to come out with yet another commanding performance and continue their winning run in the ongoing World Cup when they take on Afghanistan at the Rose Bowl here on Saturday. Read More

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