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(Reuters) -Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday the resignation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff had plunged the country into a deep political crisis. “In Kyiv, events are taking place which reflect a deep political crisis provoked by corruption scandals,” TASS news agency said Peskov told reporters. “I don’t think anyone needs …

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(Reuters) -Greek Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis and his Belgian peer Vincent Van Peteghem have put themselves forward as candidates to become president of the Eurogroup, the European Council said on Friday. The Eurogroup, the assembly of finance ministers from the countries that use the euro, will elect its president at its next meeting on December …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s state communications watchdog threatened on Friday to block WhatsApp entirely if it fails to comply with Russian law, news agencies reported. In August, Russia began limiting some calls on WhatsApp, owned by Meta Platforms, and on Telegram, accusing the foreign-owned platforms of refusing to share information with law enforcement in fraud and …

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KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that talks between Ukrainian and U.S. officials on proposals to end the war with Russia would take place soon. In the video address to the nation, Zelenskiy said senior Ukrainian officials representing the military, foreign ministry and intelligence would participate in the talks on how to end …

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KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, has submitted his resignation amid a corruption scandal. Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies searched Yermak’s home in the morning on Friday. Yermak said he was fully cooperating with the investigators. (Reporting by Yuliia Dysa and Olena Harmash; editing by Mark Heinrich)