Ukraine

The Ukrainian Parliament has passed draft legislation to legalise and regulate bitcoin in Europe’s second-largest country after Russia, providing official clarity on the asset. The bill, first drafted in 2020, passed on September 8 with 276 lawmakers in support and only six against. Its main purpose is to protect those…

Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, has adopted a virtual asset bill legalizing and regulating cryptocurrency. According to a local report, Ukraine has passed a law that makes cryptocurrency and other digital assets legal in the country. Bill No. 3637 On Virtual Assets, gives Ukraine the ability to now legally regulate…

Didier Deschamps praised France’s determination after defeating Finland 2-0 in Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier. Les Bleus ended a five-game winless run with victory in Lyon as they continued their unbeaten streak and created a seven-point gap over second-place Ukraine in Group D. Despite an underwhelming return after a poor Euro…

Audiences on the Lido may be forgiven for thinking they’ve seen the Ukrainian entry in the competition, “Reflection,” before in Venice. Director Valentyn Vasyanovych’s somber study of the toll in the war against Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine is shot in his trademark series of static, single-frame shots, like “Atlantis”…

Prosecutors say a Russian surface-to-air missile brought down the plane as it was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, killing all 298 people on board Moscow has denied all responsibility and refuses to extradite the three Russians and a Ukrainian who are on trial in the Netherlands for murder Published:…

FILE - In this picture taken on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, Belarus' opposition activists Maria Kolesnikova, foreground, and Maxim Znak, behind her, attend a court hearing in Minsk, Belarus. A court in Belarus on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021 sentenced two leading opposition activists to lengthy prison terms, the latest move…

The bare-knuckle boxer who suffered a bizarre and frighting fall during a recent fight wants everyone to know he’s doing fine. Malysh Anatoliy a.k.a. “Tolik” was in the first round of a boxing bout with Anatoliy “TT” Savenko at a Mahatch event on June 20 when he collapsed seemingly out…

Didier Deschamps insists he has no concerns over the atmosphere in the France camp after his side’s winless run continued with a 1-1 draw against Ukraine.  Les Blues suffered a shock Euro 2020 exit at the last-16 stage in June following defeat to Switzerland on penalties and have now drawn five games…

TOKYO: What an extraordinarily talented bunch they are. That’s the only conclusion one can come to when describing the national contingent’s 12-day battle for medals at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics as the curtain finally comes down on the Games in the Land of the Rising Sun today. Not only did…

Manchester United fans will have had a sense of deja vu if they were watching France’s World Cup qualifier against Ukraine – a wonderful pass from Paul Pogba and a frustrating finish by Anthony Martial.  Les Bleus found themselves frustrated in the first half away to Ukraine, managing to muster…