The polls closed in Ukraine, and “Chocolate King” Petro Poroshenko is on top of the exit polls with 56% of the votes. Another exit poll has very similar result. RT @Ukroblogger: Exit poll: #Poroshenko 55.9% #Tymoshenko 12.9% Lyashko 8% pic.twitter.com/caICk3mwu4
The polls opened at 8AM Kyiv time (1AM ET) and the people brought their families to participate in this historic election. It is an election Ukraine and the West hope will restore order and bring peace to the troubled country.
Appearing via satellite from Kiev where she is monitoring the elections as a delegate of the International Republican Institute, Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) told “Fox News Sunday” this weekend that while most of the voting is going well throughout the
On Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 from 7PM to 10PM EST, Breitbart News Executive Chairman and host Stephen K. Bannon will commemorate Memorial Day with a Troopathon special, will talk to Dr. Ben Carson about a new book,
All eyes will be on potential gains by Europe’s increasingly popular anti-EU parties when a mammoth four-day election for the next five-year European Parliament winds up today. After kicking off in Britain and the Netherlands, then taking in five more
On the last day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, large energy companies signed contracts with Igor Sechin, President and Executive Chairman of Rosneft and a man on a US sanctions list. ExxonMobil and British Petroleum (BP) were a
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian state-owned gas giant Gazprom have been threatening Ukraine and Europe’s gas supply since March, but now Putin said “Ukrainian radicals” could endanger the gas supplies. “We are seriously concerned about statements by Ukrainian radicals,
After two days of intense violence and death, it is quiet in Ukraine one day before a historic presidential election. The presidential candidates are out of the public eye due to a law that forbids campaigning 24 hours before an
Moldovan Foreign Minister Natalia Gherman told German newspaper BILD that Moldova will more than likely apply for European Union membership in five years. The small country will sign an EU Association Agreement on June 27, but may face retaliation from
Men who belong to a militia organized by presidential candidate Oleh Lyashko assassinated a pro-Russian and wounded another in Torez City Hall in Donetsk Oblast. Ukraine holds a presidential election Sunday, but this murder could be used as an excuse
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia will work with Ukraine’s new president and wants better ties with the West. However, the US has expressed skepticism as to whether Putin will recognize the presidential election. Russia has refused to recognize the
Russia said all troops on Ukraine’s border will be gone in days, four days after Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to withdraw forces to ease tensions before Ukraine’s presidential election. The election is scheduled for Sunday. This was Putin’s third
At least one Ukrainian Donbas Volunteer Battalion member and five pro-Russians were killed when 150-200 pro-Russian forces ambushed them in a battle in Karlivka. Twenty Ukrainians were wounded and many were captured. The Kyiv Post reported: The ambush took place
At the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave an interview to CNBC Europe’s Geoff Cutmore. During that interview, Putin reacted to remarks from his U.S. counterpart President Barack Obama, who has taken issue with Putin’s activities
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin announced Friday that Russia will recognize the outcome of Ukraine’s presidential vote this weekend but voiced hope that Ukraine would halt its military operation against separatists in the east. In Kiev, Ukraine’s leader urged
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that the crisis in Ukraine had evolved into a full-scale civil war, blaming Washington for backing the overthrow of former president Viktor Yanukovych. “The Ukrainian crisis arose because Yanukovych postponed the association agreement with
A former German chancellor has said the European Parliament should launch “a putsch” against the European Union executive which is showing signs of “megalomania.” In an interview with the German newspaper Bild, Helmut Schmidt, who was social democrat Chancellor of
US Vice President Joe Biden visited Cyprus on Thursday to discuss their part in the energy market, but also to put pressure on leaders to support more sanctions on Russia. The tiny island is a member of the European Union,
Thursday, May 21 became incredibly deadly in east Ukraine when pro-Russian forces attacked Ukrainian soldiers at a checkpoint in Donetsk Oblast, which has been a volatile region after parliament ousted Russia-backed President Viktor Yanukovych. Ukraine’s presidential election is on Sunday.
NATO reports there might be movement by Russian troops on Ukraine’s border, four days after Russian President Vladimir Putin issued his third order to withdraw forces. We’ve seen limited #Russian troop activity vicinity of #Ukraine border that MAY suggest that
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Russia and China sign ‘historic’ energy deal As reality sets in, east Ukraine public turns against Russian separatists Boko Haram strikes again, this time in northern Nigeria President invokes War Powers Act, sends troops
**UPDATE** AFP reports Ukrainian President Oleksandr Turchynov now claims 14 Ukrainians were killed in the fighting. KIEV (Reuters) – At least eight Ukrainian security personnel were killed and 18 wounded in overnight clashes with pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine three days
Ukraine will vote for a new president on Sunday, May 25, and residents in east Ukraine are facing intimidation and threats as the date draws near. Regions in Donetsk Oblast, including Donetsk and Luhansk, voted for independence from Ukraine on
Vice President Joe Biden told Russia it will face greater costs if Moscow does not recognize or attempts to disrupt Ukraine’s presidential election on May 25. Russia stated many times the country will not view the new government as legitimate,
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Russian troops on Ukraine’s border dismantled all equipment and were returning to their bases. This is three days after his initial declaration the troops would move and NATO and the US still do not see
