Sports

Brady Tkachuk has arrived in Ottawa

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Heading into the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, Brady Tkachuk was ranked No. 3 on most prospect lists, an agitator who would make older brother Matthew look like a saint, a remarkable statement given the degrees of mayhem Matthew is capable of starting and finishing.

News

Ukrainian American-owned automotive company seals $24 million EBRD loan

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KYIV – The oldest automotive importer owned by a Ukrainian American secured a 20-million-euro ($24 million) loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to expand operations in the country.

The Winner Group investment will be used to complete the construction of new Renault and Volvo dealerships, help the company transition to a green economy by investing in electric vehicles and expand its logistics, distribution and service capabilities, according to the May 25 EBRD news release.

News

Ukraine takes 5th place at Eurovision song contest

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KYIV – The electro-folk band Go_A took fifth place at Eurovision 2021 out of 33 participating countries. This was the first time that Ukraine’s entry had sung entirely in Ukrainian. The music contest was held in Rotterdam, Netherlands, between May 18 and 22.

Editorials

Nord Stream 2

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Much has been written recently regarding the decision by U.S. President Joe Biden to waive critical sanctions tied to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. The Biden administration did sanction several companies and ships that have continued to work on the project, but it decided to waive sanctions on the main company behind the project, Nord Stream 2 AG, and the company’s chief operating officer, Matthias Warnig.

Turning the pages back...

June 1, 1966

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Fifty-five years ago, on June 1, 1966, J. Edgar Hoover, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), issued a statement that was published in the June 1 issue of the FBI Law Enforce­ment Bulletin.

Commentary

Inaction is a sin

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When I was young my mother dragged me to church for recollections. The guest speaker was Father Mudryj who later became bishop. He said much of note but the only phrase that left an impression on this teenager at the time was, if you see something wrong and you do nothing, this is a sin. Frankly, I have tried to comfort myself according to these words ever since.

Columnists

The Helsinki Commission: 45 years of promoting human rights, democracy, peace and security. Part 1

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Forty-five years ago on June 3, 1976, over the strong, and thankfully unsuccessful, objection of Henry Kissinger’s State Department, a bill creating the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, commonly known as the U.S. Helsinki Commission, was signed into law. For more than 35 of those 45 years, I had the privilege to work for this small U.S. government agency located on Capitol Hill, which promotes peace, security, human rights, democracy and the rule of law. The work was meaningful and fulfilling, and reflected many of the values I was raised with, including in my grade-school through grad-school Catholic education.

Commentary

Is Nord Stream 2 in America’s national interest?

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President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken invoked U.S. “national interest” in allowing Russia and Germany to proceed with completing the Nord Stream 2 (NS2) pipeline, without explaining exactly what that interest was. How is it in the U.S. national interest to place the security of Europe’s sovereign nations at risk by supporting the NS2 pipeline, in partnership with a notoriously untrustworthy Russia, in exchange for short-term energy security for Germany?