Volodymyr Zelensky

June 15, 2020 11:30 AM ET Ukrainian officials announced Saturday they intercepted a $6 million bribe offered to stop an investigation into the founder of Burisma Holdings, the energy firm that had Hunter Biden as a board member until 2019. Artem Sytnyk, the head of Ukraine’s national anti-corruption bureau (NABU),…

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Ukraine says it intercepted $6 million bribe to stop probe of Burisma founder By DAVID L. STERN AND ROBYN DIXON | The Washington Post | Published: June 14, 2020 KYIV, Ukraine — Prosecutors say the heap of $6 million in crisp, new bills, fastened in bundles with pink and yellow…

1. Atlanta police chief resigns, officer fired after fatal shooting Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields has resigned, the city's Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Saturday, while an officer, Garrett Rolfe, who fatally shot a 27-year-old black man named Rayshard Brooks was fired, the police department announced early Sunday. Rolfe and…

Olena Zelenska adds her husband, President Volodymyr Zelensky, and their two children tested negative Published 9:18 AM, June 13, 2020 Updated 9:18 AM, June 13, 2020 OLENA ZELENSKA. First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska visits the Latvian Museum of Occupation with her husband in Riga, Latvia, on October 16, 2019.…

Brazil is the second worst-hit country in the world, with more than 800,000 cases and 41,000 deaths, according to a Reuters tally.Both countries lag behind the United States, the worst-hit country, which has had more than 2 million cases and nearly 114,000 deaths."We are very much in the upswing of…

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed in an interview on Tuesday that he considered infecting himself with the Chinese coronavirus intentionally to prove that it was not as serious an illness as many people feared. Speaking with Ukrainian Pravda, the comedian turned world leader argued his idea may be an effective…

Although Gen. James Mattis was obviously quite frustrated when he resigned from his position as secretary of defense in December 2018, he has been reluctant to criticize President Donald Trump — until now. With the United States being rocked by huge nonviolent “Justice for George Floyd” demonstrations as well as…

Zhenya Dvidova, 21, and Yevgeny Ofer, 23; live in Ramat Gan, Zhenya is flying to Kiev Where are you coming to the airport from? Zhenya: From Ramat Gan. We’re a couple, Zhenya and I. What do you mean “Zhenya and I”? You’re Zhenya! Yes, we have the same name. He…