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UKRAINE

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2019
A stalemate in Crimea
Five years of international sanctions and Western attempts to isolate Russia have had no effect on the Kremlin's control of Crimea.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 14, 2019
Paul Manafort claims he didn't break plea deal with U.S. by lying, challenges Robert Mueller to prove otherwise
Paul Manafort says he didn't lie and special counsel Robert Mueller can't prove he did.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 26, 2019
Ukraine sees surge in cyberattacks targeting election, suspects Russia
Hackers likely controlled by Russia are stepping up efforts to disrupt Ukraine's presidential election in March with cyberattacks on electoral servers and personal computers of election staff, the head of Ukraine's cyberpolice said on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 24, 2019
Paul Manafort disputes Robert Mueller's claims he lied to prosecutors
Lawyers for Paul Manafort, the convicted former campaign chairman for President Donald Trump, denied in court papers that he broke his plea agreement by lying to prosecutors when he was supposed to be cooperating.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 18, 2019
Putin gets hero's welcome in Belgrade as Serbia seeks leverage over EU-leaning Kosovo
Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced Kosovo's creation of an army as destabilizing for the Balkans during a visit to Belgrade that underscored his ally Serbia's conflicted approach to joining the European Union.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 5, 2019
At Istanbul ceremony, ecumenical patriarch signs decree granting independence to Ukrainian Orthodox church
The spiritual head of Orthodox Christians worldwide formally granted independence to the Ukrainian church on Saturday, marking a historic split from Russia which Ukrainian leaders see as vital to the country's security.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 31, 2018
Russian forces to get new missile complex S-350 Vityaz in 2019
Russia will in 2019 deploy the S-350 Vityaz new generation short-to-mid-range surface-to-air defense missile complex, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday, in a long-planned move to replace its aging S-300 system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 26, 2018
Head of Rothschild in Russia pens fairy tales between flights
Giovanni Salvetti, the head of Rothschild in Russia and CIS, takes five flights a week in his job managing the bank's operations from Kazakhstan to Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 30, 2018
Ukraine bans Russian men from entry in martial law crackdown
Ukraine has tightened control over its border, imposing new entry restrictions for foreigners and banning Russian men after President Petro Poroshenko introduced martial law and warned that the Kremlin may be preparing an invasion.
EDITORIALS
Nov 30, 2018
Putin's Ukraine gamble
Russia's provacative seizure of three Ukrainian Navy ships must be met with steely determination by the international community.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 29, 2018
In the Azov Sea, Putin plays a deadly game with Ukraine
Clash was another demonstration of Moscow's growing appetite to use unorthodox techniques to redraw the geopolitical map
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 29, 2018
Latest Crimea strife gives Vladimir Putin a new opportunity to test the West's resolve
The latest spike in tensions between Russia and Ukraine over Crimea offers President Vladimir Putin a fresh chance to test the West's commitment to defending Kiev at a time when the U.S. and Europe are divided and distracted by internal squabbling.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 27, 2018
Russia ignores Western calls to free captured Ukrainian ships
Russia on Monday ignored Western calls to release three Ukrainian naval ships and their crews it fired on and captured near Crimea over the weekend and accused Kiev of plotting with its Western allies to provoke a conflict.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 27, 2018
At U.N., U.S. warns Russia over 'outrageous' violation of Ukraine sovereignty in sea clash
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley warned Russia on Monday that its seizure of three Ukrainian vessels was an "outrageous violation of sovereign Ukrainian territory" and urged Moscow to reduce tensions caused by its "arrogant" act.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 17, 2018
U.S. pilot killed as Ukrainian Su-27 air force jet crashes in training
A U.S. pilot was among two crew who died when a Ukrainian Su-27 air force fighter crashed during a training flight on Tuesday, the U.S. military said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 3, 2018
Ukraine minister says Sergei Skripal poisoning suspect helped Yanukovic flee in 2014
Ukraine's interior minister said on Tuesday a suspect in the Skripal poisoning case, working for Russian military intelligence, had been identified in Ukraine as a man who helped the former Ukrainian president flee to Russia in 2014.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 29, 2018
U.S. judge gives partial win to prosecution ahead of Paul Manafort's second trial
A judge overseeing the upcoming second trial of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort on Tuesday approved the prosecution's request to allow evidence about a Justice Department inspection of Manafort's lobbying activities in the 1980s but limited the scope of what it can show.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 4, 2018
Accountant of former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort testifies on falsified documents
An accountant for U.S. President Donald Trump's one-time campaign chairman Paul Manafort admitted in trial testimony on Friday that she helped backdate documents and falsify financial records at Manafort and his business partner's request to reduce his tax burden and help him qualify for loans.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 2, 2018
Prosecutors hint they may not call expected star witness Rick Gates to testify in Paul Manafort trial
U.S. prosecutors raised the possibility on Wednesday that an expected star witness may not testify against President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, even as the judge tried to rein in their portrayal of Manafort's lavish lifestyle.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 31, 2018
Paul Manafort set to be first ex-Trump aide to go on trial in Russia probe
Paul Manafort on Tuesday will become the first of President Donald Trump's former aides to go on trial, accused of bank and tax fraud by federal investigators probing Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 years
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is recommending replacing the government’s long-standing Kunrei system with more widely used Hepburn-style spellings.
JR East cancels luxury train run over crew's boozing
East Japan Railway said Thursday that it will cancel one trip of a luxury overnight sleeper service, which was originally scheduled to depart from Ueno Station in Tokyo on Aug. 30, after crew members were found to have been drinking alcohol on duty.
Demystifying the manufacturing success of China
China’s massive scale, strong education system and competitive local governance have enabled it to reach the technological frontier and dominate high-tech manufacturing despite its low per capita gross domestic product.
Infectious diseases to watch for in Japan this summer amid surge of cases
An illustration of a colony of the Bordetella pertussis bacterium that causes pertussis, or whooping cough. As of Aug. 10, there were 64,467 cases reported this year, according to the latest data from the Japan Institute for Health Security.
103-year-old remembers Soviet attack right after WWII
Shoichi Takahashi holds a photo of himself when he was younger, in Otaru, Hokkaido, on May 17.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.
Big burgers and bigger ambitions for Japan's Burger King
Kazuhiro Nomura, president of BK Japan Holdings, which operates Burger King in Japan
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Atsushi Kitagawara’s exhibition finds poetry in architecture
The inverted cone, one of Atsushi Kitagawara’s six signature elements in architecture, is a key feature of the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection museum building.
Candidates preparing to make final pitches for Sawamura Award
Hawks pitcher Livan Moinelo has a 1.13 ERA in 19 starts this season.

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