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Ukraine Crisis

Everything you need to know about the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 30: Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor and current lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks to members of the media during a White House Sports and Fitness Day at the South Lawn of the White House May 30, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Trump hosted the event to encourage children to participate in sports and make youth sports more accessible to economically disadvantaged students. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 30: Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor and current lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks to members of the media during a White House Sports and Fitness Day at the South Lawn of the White House May 30, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Trump hosted the event to encourage children to participate in sports and make youth sports more accessible to economically disadvantaged students. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Giuliani sets a low bar with his Ukraine trip

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Giuliani reverses course, says he's no longer going to Ukraine to press Biden investigation

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 30: Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor and current lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks to members of the media during a White House Sports and Fitness Day at the South Lawn of the White House May 30, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Trump hosted the event to encourage children to participate in sports and make youth sports more accessible to economically disadvantaged students. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Giuliani says he will push Ukraine to investigate Biden

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 30: Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor and current lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks to members of the media during a White House Sports and Fitness Day at the South Lawn of the White House May 30, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Trump hosted the event to encourage children to participate in sports and make youth sports more accessible to economically disadvantaged students. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Giuliani on Ukraine trip: It's not election meddling

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 30: Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor and current lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks to members of the media during a White House Sports and Fitness Day at the South Lawn of the White House May 30, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Trump hosted the event to encourage children to participate in sports and make youth sports more accessible to economically disadvantaged students. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Giuliani defends going to Ukraine to press for investigations connected to Biden

President Donald Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, said Wednesday there was nothing illegal about Trump campaign advisers meeting with a Russian lawyer purportedly offering dirt on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

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Presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelensky reacts during a presidential election debate with the Ukrainian President, at Olimpiyski stadium in Kiev on April 19, 2019. - A comedian tipped to take over Ukraine's presidency and his incumbent rival went head-to-head in a bitter stadium debate on April 19, as campaigning reached its grand finale before a weekend vote. Polls show a 41-year-old standup comic with no political experience, handily defeating the Ukrainian president in a second-round of voting on April 21. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP) (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a meeting with Russian businessmen at the Kremlin in Moscow on December 26, 2018. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / POOL / AFP) (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images)

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Ukrainian comic actor and the presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelensky enters a hall in Kiev on March 6, 2019, to take part in the shooting of the television series "Servant of the People" where he plays the role of the President of Ukraine. - Anger with the political elite is partly behind the rise of Volodymyr Zelensky, a TV actor with no political experience who is the frontrunner in the upcoming presidential vote. Zelensky is polling at 25 percent, ahead of Poroshenko on 17 percent and former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko on 16 percent as of March 4, 2019. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP) (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images)

Ukraine's comedian president will face serious challenges

Ukrainian comic actor and the presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelensky enters a hall in Kiev on March 6, 2019, to take part in the shooting of the television series "Servant of the People" where he plays the role of the President of Ukraine. - Anger with the political elite is partly behind the rise of Volodymyr Zelensky, a TV actor with no political experience who is the frontrunner in the upcoming presidential vote. Zelensky is polling at 25 percent, ahead of Poroshenko on 17 percent and former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko on 16 percent as of March 4, 2019. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP) (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images)

Political newcomer Volodymyr Zelensky celebrates victory in Ukraine's presidential elections

Volodymyr Zelensky played Ukraine's president on TV. Now it's a reality

Ukrainian comic actor and the presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelensky enters a hall in Kiev on March 6, 2019, to take part in the shooting of the television series "Servant of the People" where he plays the role of the President of Ukraine. - Anger with the political elite is partly behind the rise of Volodymyr Zelensky, a TV actor with no political experience who is the frontrunner in the upcoming presidential vote. Zelensky is polling at 25 percent, ahead of Poroshenko on 17 percent and former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko on 16 percent as of March 4, 2019. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP) (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images)

A comedian is on track to win the presidency in Ukraine

Ukrainian comic actor and the presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelensky enters a hall in Kiev on March 6, 2019, to take part in the shooting of the television series "Servant of the People" where he plays the role of the President of Ukraine. - Anger with the political elite is partly behind the rise of Volodymyr Zelensky, a TV actor with no political experience who is the frontrunner in the upcoming presidential vote. Zelensky is polling at 25 percent, ahead of Poroshenko on 17 percent and former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko on 16 percent as of March 4, 2019. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP) (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images)

Ukrainians vote in presidential elections with comedian on track for triumph

Presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelensky reacts during a presidential election debate with the Ukrainian President, at Olimpiyski stadium in Kiev on April 19, 2019. - A comedian tipped to take over Ukraine's presidency and his incumbent rival went head-to-head in a bitter stadium debate on April 19, as campaigning reached its grand finale before a weekend vote. Polls show a 41-year-old standup comic with no political experience, handily defeating the Ukrainian president in a second-round of voting on April 21. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP) (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images)

What a comedy TV series tells us about Ukraine and its high-stakes presidential race

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The scene at Holland Park where police arrested a 40-year-old man for ramming the Ukrainian Ambassador's car.

London police open fire after vehicle rams Ukrainian ambassador's car

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