Ukrainian trust in Zelensky at wartime low: survey

Ukrainian trust in Zelensky at wartime low: survey

Ukrainians' trust in President Volodymyr Zelensky has fallen below 60 percent for the first time since Russia's February 2022 invasion, according to a leading poll published Friday. Zelensky has faced many challenges in the past year, including a failed summer counteroffensive, a divisive debate on mobilisation and high-profile corruption scandals involving senior officials. Public trust in the 46-year-old zoomed to 90 percent in May 2022 but by […]

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Germany begins trial of far right-coup plotters

The first high-profile criminal trials get underway today in Germany - as a group faces allegations of preparing to try and violently overthrow the German government. Prosecutors opened their case against individuals tied to the Reichsbürger (Citizens of the Reich) movement. In all, 27 people face charges, including high treason and belonging to a terror organization, but they will be tried in three separate courtrooms in different cities. The plot to overthrow the […]

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