The swapping of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine is underway. The swapping is regarded as the first step towards the reduction of tension between Moscow and Kiev. The relation between the two countries worsened due to the annexation of the Crimean peninsula by Russia. The annexation paved Continue Reading
The Servant of the people, the political party developed by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, is set to make a big victory in the country’s parliament election. As around seventy per cent votes casted have been counted, the president’s party’s vote share has reached 42.7 per cent. The vote share is expected to rise in the […]Continue Reading
Ukrainian president-elect Volodymyr Zelensky, who recently won the president election wresting a good number of votes, has quipped the new Russian passport scheme, which offers a chance to any Ukrainian to own a Russian passport without huge difficulties. Mocking the Russian offer, the Ukraine’s president-elect has also said that it was ready to offer its […]Continue Reading
Russia has expressed their hope that the new leader could improve the relation between Russia and Ukraine. Surprisingly, in the Ukrainian presidential election, renowned comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has defeated the incumbent President Petro Poroshenko, who entered the corridor of power with the help of the anti-Russia feeling prevailing at the time he first came before Continue Reading
The dollar which held steady against the yen and the euro after a surge in the U.S. equities confirmed that the investor appetite for risk and helped the currency recoup some of the losses suffered earlier on the geopolitical concerns. The dollar remained shaky as another potential flare up in the tensions in Ukraine would […]Continue Reading
The protests against President Viktor Yanukovich, saw one of the bloodiest days every since the struggle during the Soviet Union Regime where Russia and the West were caught up in a geopolitical struggle. The Ukrainian riot police had fought off protesters occupying the central Kiev square earlier on Wednesday. After hours of clashes, the police […]Continue Reading