News / MN Newsletter // August 21

August 21, 2019

Russia Ukraine UkrInform: Exports of goods to Russia decreased about fourfold over past 6 years - Kyiv Post Russia releases political prisoner Ternovsky due to end of imprisonment - 112 International Don't worry, Ukraine has Chernobyl under control - 112 International Kyiv's call to replace Normandy format rejected, - Kyiv Post Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia: Mykola Karpyuk - 112 International UkrInform: Exports of goods to Russia decreased about fourfold over past 6 years - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post UkrInform: Exports of goods to Russia decreased about fourfold over past 6 years Published Aug. 21. Updated Aug. 21 at 3:22 pm A customer shops in a Metro Cash & Carry Ukraine supermarket on Nov. Read More Russia releases political prisoner Ternovsky due to end of imprisonment - 112 International 112 International Russia releases Ukrainian political prisoner Roman Ternovsky convicted for the participation in the Right Sector organization as Union of relatives of Kremlin’s political prisoner on Facebook. Read More Don't worry, Ukraine has Chernobyl under control - 112 International 112 International Tourists walk around a former preschool building near Chernobyl The words “Chernobyl” and “collapse” in the same sentence pack quite a punch. The story of the worst nuclear accident in history isn’t over yet, but there’s little reason to panic that Ukraine is dismantling the old sarcophagus covering Chernobyl’s exploded reactor. Read More Kyiv's call to replace Normandy format rejected, - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post The Normandy format will not be expanded, according to Center for Current Policy (CCP) Director Alexei Chesnakov. “I think the meeting has yielded concrete results. First of all, the unquestionable importance of the Normandy format for settling the Ukrainian conflict has been affirmed. Read More Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia: Mykola Karpyuk - 112 International 112 International Mykola Karpyuk has participated in most of the major public events in the country since 1991. He was a participant in all more or less significant events that influenced the growth of Ukraine and its national consciousness. Read More

Top News How Conan O’Brien and Other Top Hosts Are Tapping Into the Podcast Revolution - Variety Fleabag review: Malignant guilt, sexual liberalism and laughs all the way - Sky News ‘Self-care’: how a radical feminist idea was stripped of politics for the mass market - The Guardian Economy scares and ISIS resurgence cloud Trump's 2020 pitch - CNN Trump backs further away from tightening gun controls – as it happened - The Guardian How Conan O’Brien and Other Top Hosts Are Tapping Into the Podcast Revolution - Variety Variety Conan O’Brien never planned on becoming the darling of the podcasting world. “It’s not the natural career step,” he says. “I have a talk show, and it felt like maybe you do the podcast in order to get on TV. Read More Fleabag review: Malignant guilt, sexual liberalism and laughs all the way - Sky News Sky News By Sanya Burgess, news reporter When Phoebe Waller-Bridge first performed Fleabag in 2013, one critic wrote: "I doubt if this material will spin off into a long-running radio or television series."  Read More ‘Self-care’: how a radical feminist idea was stripped of politics for the mass market - The Guardian The Guardian What do professional golfers, radical queer feminists and Instagram lifestyle influences have in common? They are all devotees of “self-care”. While the earlier self-help movement focused on improving yourself, the relatively new self-care movement focuses on preserving yourself. Read More Economy scares and ISIS resurgence cloud Trump's 2020 pitch - CNN CNN But Trump is defiant even as he floats ideas to stimulate growth: "Our economy is incredible," the President said Tuesday. "We're right now the number one country anywhere in the world by far as an economy." Read More Trump backs further away from tightening gun controls – as it happened - The Guardian The Guardian Donald Trump defended Israel’s controversial decision to bar Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering the country. The president also denied having any involvement in the matter, despite publicly pressuring the Israeli government not to let Omar and Tlaib, the first two Muslim women elected to the US Congress, visit the country. Read More

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