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-- 2014 --
May 1:
A few days before Easter, the Russian news site Lenta ran a
fascinating slideshow with pictures of pro-Russian militiamen and their
supporters in eastern Ukraine.
Two things immediately strike the viewer.
The first is the professional nature of the bearing and equipment of the
so-called "self-defence" militias that have seized government buildings in the
self-proclaimed "People's Republic of Donetsk". As NATO has itself concluded,
these disciplined and clearly physically fit men equipped with the same
automatic weapons, fatigues, helmets and knee pads, must be Russian forces.
We're clearly witnessing an undeclared Russian invasion of Ukraine's Donbass
region, whose factories once played an integral part in the Soviet Union's arms
industry and still supply the Russian armed forces with vital components. The
broad Soviet-era avenues and ubiquitous monuments to Lenin in its cities -
Kharkov, Donetsk, Lugansk - display the strength of Soviet nostalgia in the
region.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-01/dal-santo-russias-holy-soviet-empire-in-eastern-ukraine/5422946
-- 2016 --
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July 31:
Trump says Putin has made incursions in Ukraine because of President Obama.
August 15:
Secret Ledger in Ukraine Lists Cash for Donald Trump’s Campaign Chief
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/15/us/politics/paul-manafort-ukraine-donald-trump.html
December 23:
Trump to supply Ukrainian military with
weapons
US president reverses Obama-era policy in move Russia warns threatens the peace
process
https://www.ft.com/content/b872e268-e7ea-11e7-bd17-521324c81e23
-- 2017 --
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January
11: Ukrainian efforts to
sabotage Trump backfire
Kiev officials are scrambling to make amends with the president-elect after
quietly working to boost Clinton.
Donald Trump wasn’t the only presidential candidate whose campaign was boosted
by officials of a former Soviet bloc country.
Ukrainian government officials tried to help Hillary Clinton and undermine Trump
by publicly questioning his fitness for office. They also disseminated documents
implicating a top Trump aide in corruption and suggested they were investigating
the matter, only to back away after the election. And they helped Clinton’s
allies research damaging information on Trump and his advisers, a Politico
investigation found.
A Ukrainian-American operative who was consulting for the Democratic National
Committee met with top officials in the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington in an
effort to expose ties between Trump, top campaign aide Paul Manafort and Russia,
according to people with direct knowledge of the situation.
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/ukraine-sabotage-trump-backfire-233446
December 23:
Trump to supply Ukrainian military with
weapons
US president reverses Obama-era policy in move Russia warns threatens the peace
process
https://www.ft.com/content/b872e268-e7ea-11e7-bd17-521324c81e23
-- 2018 --
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May 23:
Ukraine’s Successful Courtship of Trump
Trump was convinced to sell lethal weapons to Ukraine thanks in part to a savvy
charm offensive from Kiev—but the deal may be more bark than bite.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/05/ukraines-successful-courtship-of-trump/559526/
November 26:
Trump on Ukraine-Russia conflict: 'We don't like what's happening either way'
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/418296-trump-hopefully-ukraine-russia-tensions-will-be-straightened-out
November 26:
Canada condemns 'Russian aggression' toward Ukraine amid Black Sea standoff.
Trump threatens NATO.
https://theweek.com/speedreads/809267/canada-condemns-russian-aggression-toward-ukraine-amid-black-sea-standoff-trump-threatens-nato
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November 27: In interview, Ukrainian president asks Trump to deliver
pointed message to Putin
Petro Poroshenko warned Russia would "pay a huge price" if they invaded Ukraine
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/interview-ukrainian-president-asks-trump-deliver-pointed-message-putin-n940716
November 27: Trump refuses to condemn
Russian aggression against Ukraine
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/26/politics/russia-ukraine-trump-silence/index.html
November 28:
Putin tests Trump mettle with military attack on Ukraine ships
https://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/trudy_rubin/trump-putin-g20-ukraine-russia-20181128.html
November 28: Trump briefed on Ukraine as he
ponders putting off Putin meeting
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-russia-trump/trump-briefed-on-ukraine-as-he-ponders-putting-off-putin-meeting-idUSKCN1NX25E
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November 29:
Trump's mockery of Obama for his response to Crimea backfires with a new Ukraine
crisis
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-mocking-obama-over-crimea-backfires-russia-ukraine-crisis-2018-11
November 29: President
Donald Trump tweeted Thursday, on his way to the G-20 summit in Argentina,
that he was canceling his planned meeting there with
Russian President Vladimir Putin over Russia's standoff with
Ukraine.
In tweets sent from aboard Air Force One, Trump said he was doing so because
Russia had not returned the Ukrainian boats and sailors it seized after
accusing them of illegally entering Russian waters near Crimea.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-cancels-meeting-putin-ukraine/story?id=59495912
December 19:
Why did Donald Trump’s national security adviser want to meet with a Ukrainian
billionaire?
Ukrainian steel magnate Victor Pinchuk’s foundation had previously paid John
Bolton six figures for speaking engagements.
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An aide to National Security Adviser John Bolton sought to
schedule a meeting for him with a Ukrainian billionaire Victor Pinchuk during
Bolton’s official trip to Ukraine last August, according to
new disclosure filings reviewed by the Center for Public Integrity.
The August meeting ultimately did not take place, and it’s unclear why Bolton’s
aide sought it.
But Bolton and Pinchuk have financial ties dating to before Bolton joined the
Trump administration: Pinchuk’s foundation had paid Bolton a combined $115,000
for his participation in two panel discussions — one during September 2017 and
the other in February 2018, according to Bolton’s federal personal financial
disclosure. Both panel discussions took place
before
President Donald Trump in April appointed Bolton as his national security
adviser.
https://publicintegrity.org/federal-politics/why-did-donald-trumps-national-security-adviser-want-to-meet-with-a-ukrainian-billionaire/
December 26:
Trump defies Putin with arms to Ukraine
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-ukraine-20171226-story.html
-- 2019 --
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January 10:
Mueller investigating Ukrainian presence at Trump inaugural
Investigators are reportedly looking into evidence that at least some of the
Ukrainians held agendas that aligned with Russian interests, including some who
sought to ease sanctions on Moscow and pitch a peace plan between Russia and the
Ukraine.
The news outlet reported that federal prosecutors have interviewed witnesses
about how the Ukrainians gained access to inaugural events and what they
discussed during meetings while in the U.S.
At least a dozen Ukrainians attended the inauguration, including several who
were at the official Liberty Ball, The Times reported. The officials also
stopped by the Trump International Hotel and brushed with congressional
Republicans and Trump allies, the news outlet said.
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February 14:
Russia has 'grand designs' on European domination, Mike Pompeo says
Because of Russia's
ongoing involvement in Ukraine, the US and others take seriously the
possibility that Moscow may try to open a new front along Europe's eastern
flank, Mr Pompeo said.
He said that threat underscored the indispensable nature of NATO, a cornerstone
of US foreign policy for the past 70 years.
But the organisation has been
subject to harsh criticism by President Donald Trump, who has cast some
signatories as freeloaders unwilling to foot the bill for their own defence.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-14/mike-pompeo-says-russia-has-grand-designs-of-european-domination/10810066
April 22: Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr
Zelensky has scored a landslide victory in the country's presidential election.
With nearly all ballots counted in the run-off vote, Mr Zelensky had taken more
than 73% with incumbent Petro Poroshenko trailing far behind on 24%.
"I will never let you down," Mr Zelensky told celebrating supporters.
Russia says it wants him to show "sound judgement", "honesty" and "pragmatism"
so that relations can improve. Russia backs separatists in eastern Ukraine.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48007487
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May 16:
Before he was
elected president of Ukraine last month, Volodymyr Zelensky played a
president in a comedy show on television. The owner of that television station,
Ihor Kolomoisky, returned on Thursday from self-imposed exile, raising fears
that he may now ask the real president to return some favors.
Under the departing president, Petro O. Poroshenko, the Ukrainian government had
nationalized a bank co-owned by Mr. Kolomoisky and accused him of siphoning off
millions of dollars in fraudulent loans.
The Ukrainian government took over the bank, PrivatBank, in the course of a
$5.6 billion bailout at a time when lending by the International Monetary
Fund, the European Union and the United States was propping up the government.
While the bailout was seen as necessary, the extraordinary cost of what the
Ukrainian central bank called Mr. Kolomoisky’s mismanagement became Exhibit A
for Western governments in the risk of financially supporting Ukraine despite
widespread corruption.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/16/world/europe/ukraine-zelensky-kolomoisky.html
-- 2020 --
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