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Russia And Ukraine Conflict

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Paul Manafort, former campaign manager for US President Donald Trump, leaves the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Court House after being charged October 30, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of conspiracy and money laundering after the Justice Department unveiled the first indictments in the probe into Russian election interference. Manafort, 68, and business partner Rick Gates, 45, both entered not guilty pleas in a Washington court after being read charges that they hid millions of dollars they earned working for former Ukrainian politician Viktor Yanukovych and his pro-Moscow political party.  / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski

The charges explained

Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and Manafort’s business associate Rick Gates face decades in prison if convicted.

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Ukrainian servicemen shot with machine guns during fighting with pro-Russian separatists in Avdiivka, Donetsk region on March 31, 2017.  US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson pressed NATO allies on March 31, 2017 to ramp up military spending and denounced Russia's

Europe’s invisible war

Weary combatants joke about being stuck on the frontline so long, they should use paintball instead of live rounds. But this is no game.

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pianist Lubomyr Melnyk for TasWeekend's lead arts section. Dark Mofo.

Continuous music’s apex

The claim to fame of Ukrainian-Canadian pianist Lubomyr Melnyk is the creation of what he dubs “continuous music”.

Music
Dami pipped by Ukraine

Dami pipped by Ukraine

She may have only just missed out on being crowned Eurovision winner but Dami Im can expect a hero’s welcome.

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