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Trump's hypocrisy on corruption is just what Putin wants

US President Donald Trump said he was concerned about corruption in Ukraine when he withheld aid last year. But his interference in Justice Department matters post-impeachment are eroding US institutional norms — and playing into Russian President Vladimir Putin's hand.

Trump's hypocrisy on corruption is just what Putin wants
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Presidents aren't immune to treason convictions. Just look to Ukraine.

Presidents aren't immune to treason convictions. Just look to Ukraine.
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This Ukrainian presidential candidate is challenging language divisions with a message of unity

This Ukrainian presidential candidate is challenging language divisions with a message of unity
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As Ukraine's presidential election approaches, the Kremlin is all the more comfortable in Crimea

As Ukraine's presidential election approaches, the Kremlin is all the more comfortable in Crimea
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Manafort's right-hand man testifies against him in tax fraud case

Manafort's right-hand man testifies against him in tax fraud case
Former Trump 2016 campaign chairman Paul Manafort leaves U.S. Federal Court, after being arraigned on twelve federal charges

Paul Manafort's indictment made headlines in Ukraine too

Ukrainian investigators hope that the news will help them with investigations into a former leader.

Paul Manafort's indictment made headlines in Ukraine too
Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, one focus of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election, leaves his home in Alexandria, Virginia, Oct 30, 2017.

Paul Manafort and two other former Trump aides are charged in Russia investigation

Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was charged Monday with conspiracy against the United States and money laundering, the first to come out of a sprawling probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Paul Manafort and two other former Trump aides are charged in Russia investigation
Vendors sell bike rentals, guided tours and memorabilia outside the main entrance to Mezhyhirya.

The unusual things you'll see while touring the lavish estate of Ukraine's ex-president (PHOTOS)

North of Kiev is the former estate of ousted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych. Mezhyhirya was built with with millions in tax dollars and many people would like to turn it in to a "museum of corruption." Those efforts have stalled, but you can still go on a tour.

The unusual things you'll see while touring the lavish estate of Ukraine's ex-president (PHOTOS)
The the main club house inside Mezhgorye, the residence of Ukraine's ousted president Victor Yanukovych.

Ukrainians vowed to turn their ex-president’s estate into a ‘Museum of Corruption.’ But it’s something else now.

Ukraine's former president Victor Yanukovych spent more that $30 million on his personal estate before he fled for Russia. Think private zoo, crocodile skin-lined planters and a copy of John and Yoko's white piano.

Ukrainians vowed to turn their ex-president’s estate into a ‘Museum of Corruption.’ But it’s something else now.
A Polish Air Force MIG-29 fighter and Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fighters participate during a NATO air policing mission patrol over the Baltics on February 10, 2015.

The West was stunned by Putin's military moves. Here's why NATO says it won't happen again

When Russia moved into Crimea last year, even NATO admits it was caught off-guard. But now a top NATO general says the West is alert to Putin's plans, and is developing its own moves to stop him from expanding any further.

The West was stunned by Putin's military moves. Here's why NATO says it won't happen again
Protester at anti-Maidan rally this weekend in Moscow sports a pro-Putin t-shirt.

Demonstrators in Moscow seem to be living in a 'parallel universe'

The "Anti-Maidan" rally in Moscow marked one year since a pro-Western uprising in Kiev's Maidan Square toppled Ukraine's president. But the attendees have a far different view of everything that's happened since then, and they're not afraid to say it.

Demonstrators in Moscow seem to be living in a 'parallel universe'
Anti-government protesters run with an injured man on a stretcher in downtown Kiev, February 20, 2014.

'Sniper' tells the BBC he may have helped provoke a massacre in Ukraine

The central event of the Ukrainian Revolution last year was a massacre of protesters in Maidan Square last February. A BBC investigation suggests the police shooting may have been provoked by opposition "snipers."

'Sniper' tells the BBC he may have helped provoke a massacre in Ukraine
Anna Sandalova, the founder of Help the Army of Ukraine delivered supplies to Ukraine's cash-strapped soldiers in Artemovsk, Donetsk so they could build winter shelters.

Ukrainians turn to Facebook to fund their army's war with Vladimir Putin

Ukraine's army has turned to Facebook to get basic supplies. One crowdsourced foundation has raised funds to buy cash-strapped troops everything from body armor to night-vision goggles, sleeping bags and boots.

Ukrainians turn to Facebook to fund their army's war with Vladimir Putin
A woman walks near a memorial to those who died protesting against President Yanukovych, during a commemoration ceremony for them in Kiev Friday, as Ukrainians marked the first anniversary of protests which led to the revolution.

Ukrainians remember the first anniversary of the start of their revolution

It's been exactly a year since the first demonstration in Maidan Square in downtown Kiev. That protest led to a revolution in Ukraine, civil war and partial Russian occupation. Families have been torn apart. And it has left Ukrainians with mixed feelings.

Ukrainians remember the first anniversary of the start of their revolution
Ukrainian servicemen read newspapers as they rest at a checkpoint near the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve in the Donetsk Region on August 6, 2014.

To fight Russia, Ukraine considers Moscow-style censorship

Ukraine's parliament is considering a Russian-style law that would crack down on dissent in media and online, but the measure has sparked a backlash from journalists and even former government officials.

To fight Russia, Ukraine considers Moscow-style censorship