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• Trump Again Claims Victory Over IS Caliphate VOA 28 Feb 2019 -- Conflicting accounts have emerged regarding the fate of the Islamic State terror group's self-proclaimed caliphate, pitting the word of the president of the United States against that of U.S.-backed forces on the ground in Syria.
• CJTF-OIR Strike Summary Feb. 10 - 23, 2019 CENTCOM 28 Feb 2019 -- Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners continue to target and pursue the enduring defeat of Daesh.
• Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve Monthly Civilian Casualty Report CENTCOM 28 Feb 2019 -- The Coalition has worked by, with and through partners since 2014 to defeat ISIS in designated parts of Iraq and Syria, liberating nearly 8 million Iraqis and Syrians from ISIS's brutal rule and reducing its control of territory to less than one percent of what it had previously held.
• US, Taliban pause talks in Doha for internal deliberations Press TV 28 Feb 2019 -- The latest round of talks in Qatar aimed at ending nearly two decades of US occupation of Afghanistan has been put on hold until March 2 so that both sides can conduct "internal deliberations."
• U.S., Taliban Pause Peace Talks In Doha For Two Days RFE/RL 28 Feb 2019 -- The U.S. envoy who is meeting with Afghan Taliban delegates says the latest round of peace talks in Qatar have been put on hold until March 2 so that both sides can conduct "internal deliberations."

Defense Policy / Programs

• F-35C Achieves Initial Operational Capability NNS 28 Feb 2019 -- The Commander, Naval Air Forces and the U.S. Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Aviation jointly announced that the aircraft carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35C Lightning II, met all requirements and achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC).
• Harrison Talks About 'Not Quite Dead' Ships NNS 28 Feb 2019 -- James Harrison, the director of the Expeditionary Warfare Ship Division at Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), was at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division on Feb. 13 presenting a brown-bag lecture on damaged ships that just were not ready to sink. Titled "I'm Not Quite Dead Yet," the lecture focused on ships that sustained large amounts of damage and kept operating. In addition to the presentation being interesting and humorous, Harrison hoped that it would also highlight why survivability is an important factor to consider in naval ship design.
• Army snipers field test a more accurate, ergonomic rifle Army News 28 Feb 2019 -- Eight Ivy Division snipers with the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team field tested an upgrade to the Army's sniper rifle in the shadows of the fabled Rocky Mountains.
• F-35A maintainers, special ops team up for forward refueling US Air Force 28 Feb 2019 -- America's most advanced aircraft integrated with a variant of one of its oldest and truest airframes this week to provide more combat flexibility to the Air Force.
• US Navy Retiring USS Truman Aircraft Carrier 25 Years Ahead of Schedule – Report Sputnik 28 Feb 2019 -- The Pentagon has moved to slash its carrier fleet from 11 right now down to 10, according to a new report.
• China Denounces US Freedom of Navigation Talk as 'Pretext to Provocative Moves' Sputnik 28 Feb 2019 -- Just days after a US warship transited the Taiwan Strait and two sailed near the Spratly Islands, China's Defense Ministry accused Washington of "stirring up trouble" in the region, denouncing the US' freedom of navigation operations "as a pretext to conduct illegal and provocative moves."
• NATO Secretary General Touts Trans-Atlantic Unity at Slovakian Convocation DoD News 28 Feb 2019 -- As NATO approaches its 70th anniversary, the alliance sustains its relevance by maintaining the trans-Atlantic bonds in the face of different challenges, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said today in Kosic, Slovakia.
• NATO Secretary General stresses importance of transatlantic unity on visit to Slovakia NATO 28 Feb 2019 -- Visiting Košice on Thursday (28 February) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with President Andrej Kiska for an exchange of views on regional issues and thanked him for his country's continued commitment to the Alliance.
• Defence Secretary announces five-year plan for key military sites UK MOD 28 Feb 2019 -- Today's update to the Defence Optimisation Programme provides new details on 33 military sites.
• RAF Brize Norton hosts inaugural UK-Germany Defence Ministerial Council UK MOD 28 Feb 2019 -- RAF Brize Norton played host to discussions between the two NATO allies on co-operation on areas ranging from Baltic Air Policing to countering nefarious cyber activity.
• France to Send Updated Charles de Gaulle Carrier to Indian Ocean Next Month Sputnik 28 Feb 2019 -- France's only aircraft carrier, Charles de Gaulle, will soon deploy to the Indian Ocean, the French Ministry of Defense announced Friday. Paris hopes the move will solidify its influence in the region, although the waterway is very much France's stomping ground, the country having numerous territories and bases in the area.
• China's second aircraft carrier sets sail for fifth sea trial Global Times 28 Feb 2019 -- China's second aircraft carrier reportedly set sail from the Dalian Shipyard Wednesday afternoon for its fifth sea trial, three days after the country's first carrier, the Liaoning, left the same shipyard. Experts believe it indicates a further step toward the final delivery of the second carrier.
• Turkey Flexes Naval Muscle Amid Regional Tensions VOA 28 Feb 2019 -- Turkey is carrying out its largest naval exercises in a display of its rapidly growing navy. The show of force comes amid rising regional tensions over territorial and energy exploration rights disputes.
• Mine ban agreement 'has saved countless lives', but 'accelerated efforts' needed to end scourge for good: Guterres UN News 28 Feb 2019 -- Although a landmark convention banning Anti-Personnel Mines has saved "countless lives" and limbs over the past 20 years, "accelerated efforts" are needed to ensure that they are removed from the face of the earth forever, the UN chief said on Thursday.
• Service and Sacrifice: For Ghana, UN peacekeeping is a 'noble opportunity to serve humanity' UN News 28 Feb 2019 -- Ghanaian men and women have served as United Nations peacekeepers since the early 1970s, participating in operations that stretched from the Sinai to the African continent. The West African Nations is now among the top 10 contributors to UN peacekeeping, with nearly 3,000 personnel serving on eight missions.
• Remarks With Traveling Press US Dept. of State 28 Feb 2019 -- Remarks by Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

Defense Industry

• Contracts for February 28, 2019
• Updating F-35 Electronic Warfare Systems BAE Systems 28 Feb 2019 -- AN/ASQ-239 system updates improve warfighters' ability to conduct critical missions in contested airspace

Other Conflicts

• 28 February 2019 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 28 Feb 2019
• Foreign Secretary travels to the Gulf to boost momentum on Yemen peace process UK FCO 28 Feb 2019 -- Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will visit Oman, Saudi Arabia and the UAE later this week to inject fresh urgency into Yemen's peace process.
• US-backed forces retake all lands in Syria occupied by Daesh: Trump Press TV 28 Feb 2019 -- President Donald Trump has told American troops that US-backed forces in Syria had retaken 100 percent of the territory once held by Daesh terrorists.
• US forces responsible for humanitarian crisis at Rukban refugee camp: Syria Press TV 28 Feb 2019 -- A Syrian official has held US military forces and their allied militants responsible for the humanitarian crisis affecting thousands of internally displaced people at a refugee camp near the Jordan-Syria border, saying American troops are preventing residents from leaving the site toward government-controlled areas.
• Netanyahu discusses Syria with Putin amid tense ties Press TV 28 Feb 2019 -- The Israeli premier holds talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow over Iran's role in Syria as well as Russia's supply of the S-300 air-defense systems to Damascus, amid tense bilateral ties over the downing of a Russian military aircraft in Syria blamed on Tel Aviv.
• Daesh in Syria Defeated But Could Be Reinvigorated in Future - UN Special Envoy Sputnik 28 Feb 2019 -- United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said Thursday that Daesh had been defeated in Syria, thought the terrorist organisation could be reborn in future.
• New UN Syria envoy pledges to work 'impartially and diligently' towards peace UN News 28 Feb 2019 -- With the eighth anniversary of Syria's brutal civil conflict looming, the new United Nations Special Envoy to Syria gave his first briefing to the Security Council on the complex political road map towards ending the war, with a pledge to work "impartially and diligently".
• Group Behind India-Pakistan Flare-up Profiled VOA 28 Feb 2019 -- The tension between India and Pakistan that led to both sides flexing their military muscles this week was triggered by a terror attack claimed by a U.S.-designated terror group based in Pakistan.
• US Sees Possible Easing of India-Pakistan Tensions VOA 28 Feb 2019 -- U.S. President Donald Trump signaled there might be an easing of tensions between nuclear-armed South Asian rivals India and Pakistan after days of escalation that resulted in skirmishes between their air forces and fears of all-out war.
• Pakistan to Release Captured Indian Fighter Pilot as 'Peace Gesture' VOA 28 Feb 2019 -- Pakistan will release the Indian fighter pilot captured after his plane was shot down earlier this week in the disputed Kashmir region.
• China opens up airspace in response to India-Pakistan crisis Global Times 28 Feb 2019 -- China is taking positive measures to deal with international flights after Pakistan shut down its airspace, opening part of Chinese airspace for foreign airlines to reroute.
• Pakistan welcomes regional efforts to defuse Pak-India tensions IRNA 28 Feb 2019 -- Pakistan's Foreign Ministry spokesperson has welcomed efforts by international community to defuse tension between Pakistan and India.
• Russia offers to mediate between India, Pakistan amid mounting clashes Press TV 28 Feb 2019 -- Russia says it is prepared to mediate between archrivals India and Pakistan, amid heightened cross-border tensions between the two neighbors and the threat of an all-out conflict.
• PM: Pakistan to return captured Indian pilot Friday Press TV 28 Feb 2019 -- Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan says his administration will return a captured pilot "as a peace gesture" to India as recent cross-border tensions fuel fears of an all-out war.
• Indians should 'stand as rock' against enemy: PM Modi Press TV 28 Feb 2019 -- India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged his countrymen to "stand as a rock" in the face of the "enemy," as recent cross-border military tensions with neighboring Pakistan fuel fears of an all-out conflict between the two nuclear-armed rivals.
• Pakistan Says It Will Release Captured Indian Pilot To Ease Tensions RFE/RL 28 Feb 2019 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan says Islamabad will release an Indian pilot captured by Pakistani forces on February 27 after his warplane was shot down in the disputed region of Kashmir.
• PM Modi Urges Citizens to 'Stand as Rock' as Indian-Pakistani Standoff Escalates Sputnik 28 Feb 2019 -- On Wednesday, India and Pakistan engaged in an air battle with both sides reportedly losing a fighter jet, a day after the Indian Air Force (IAF) carried out an airstrike against what it said was a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorist group camp located in the Pakistani-controlled part of Kashmir.
• Indian Military Confirms to Press That IAF MiG-21 Shot Down Pakistani F-16 Sputnik 28 Feb 2019 -- Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated this week after Pakistan reportedly shot down a pair of Indian Air Force (IAF) warplanes which flew into Pakistani-controlled territory in the contested province of Kashmir.
• India Has Right to Fight Terrorists in Pakistan Just Like US Does - Minister Sputnik 28 Feb 2019 -- Tensions between South Asian nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan spiked this week after Pakistan reportedly shot down a pair of Indian Air Force warplanes which flew into Pakistani-controlled territory in Kashmir on Wednesday following a terrorist attack on an Indian army convoy earlier this month.
• Pakistan to Release Indian Pilot on Friday as 'Peace Gesture' - Prime Minister Sputnik 28 Feb 2019 -- Earlier, India called upon Pakistan to release and return the Indian MiG-21 fighter jet pilot who was arrested by the Pakistan Army after his warplane had been shot down.
• India Ships Fuel to Kashmir Airfields as Tensions With Pakistan Spike - Reports Sputnik 28 Feb 2019 -- This week, nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan aerially engaged with one another in the disputed Kashmir region for the first time since their last war in 1971.
• Pakistan and India Exchange Fire in Kashmir - Indian Defence Ministry Sputnik 28 Feb 2019 -- Pakistani servicemen shelled on Thursday morning India's positions located across the so-called Line of Control (LoC) separating the Indian- and Pakistani-controlled parts of the disputed Kashmir region, having violated the ceasefire, Lt. Col. Devender Anand, the spokesman for the Indian Defense Ministry said.
• PAF shot down two Indian fighter planes, pilot arrested Radio Pakistan 28 Feb 2019 -- Director General ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor says Pakistan Air Force shot down two Indian aircraft inside Pakistani airspace on Wednesday.
• DoD Urges India, Pakistan to Cease Military Actions After Kashmir Air Skirmishes Sputnik 28 Feb 2019 -- Acting US Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan is urging India and Pakistan to avoid further military actions after the two countries engaged in an air battle, Pentagon spokesperson Lt. Col. Dave Eastburn said in a statement.
• Israel forces may be guilty of war crimes in Gaza: UN IRNA 28 Feb 2019 -- Zionist regime security forces may have committed war crimes over the killing of nearly 200 Palestinians at protests in Gaza last year, the United Nations said in a report released on Thursday.
• No Justification for Israel to Shoot Protesters with Live Ammunition OHCHR 28 Feb 2019 -- The United Nations Independent Commission of Inquiry on the protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory today presented its findings. The report focuses on the demonstrations in the Gaza Strip, referred to as the "Great March of Return and the Breaking of the Siege".
• Gaza probe finds 'reasonable grounds' Israeli forces committed international human rights violations UN News 28 Feb 2019 -- An independent UN report into last year's protests along Gaza's border fence involving Israeli security forces, that resulted in the shooting deaths of more than 180 Palestinians, concluded on Thursday that there are "reasonable grounds" to believe Israel violated international humanitarian law.
• Hamas: Israel must be held accountable for Gaza crimes Press TV 28 Feb 2019 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says Israel must be fully held accountable for crimes it has committed in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Israeli 2018 killings in Gaza may constitute war crimes: UN probe Press TV 28 Feb 2019 -- A UN Human Rights Council-mandated investigation into Israel's deadly crackdown on the 2018 anti-occupation rallies in the Gaza Strip says the regime's forces may have perpetrated "war crimes" or "crimes against humanity"in the campaign against Palestinians.
• Israel Rejects UN Report on Actions of Its Soldiers Against Palestinians - FM Sputnik 28 Feb 2019 -- Earlier in the day, United Nations officials said that Israel may have committed war crimes against Palestinians during the last year's protests.
• IDF Says Pounded Hamas Gaza Targets in Response to Arson Balloons Launches Sputnik 28 Feb 2019 -- The Israel Defense Forces' (IDF) aviation attacked targets of the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the wake of the launch of explosive balloons from the Gaza Strip into the Israeli territory, which inflicted damage to an Israeli building, the military said on Thursday.
• UN Points Finger at Israel over Deadly 2018 Crackdown on Gaza Demonstrators VOA 28 Feb 2019 -- United Nations investigators are accusing Israeli soldiers of having intentionally targeted civilians during crackdowns last year in Gaza against weekly Palestinian protests. They say some of the incidents may amount to war crimes or crimes against humanity. The three-member U.N. Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2018 Gaza Protests says it will submit its report to the U.N. Human Rights Council in March.
• Nicaragua government, opposition restart long-stalled peace talks Press TV 28 Feb 2019 -- The Nicaraguan government of President Daniel Ortega and opposition have restarted long-stalled talks on resolving the country's political crisis, following the release of dozens of people who had been arrested in anti-government protests last year.
• Two Suicide Bombs Claim at Least 15 in Mogadishu VOA 28 Feb 2019 -- Two suicide car bombs exploded in Mogadishu on Thursday evening, killing at least 15 people, a Somali official told VOA.
• Catholic Bishops Express Doubt Over South Sudan Peace Implementation VOA 28 Feb 2019 -- The bishops of the Catholic Church in South Sudan are expressing concern about the future of South Sudan's peace agreement, signed last year.

News Reports

• Venezuela: Competing US, Russia resolutions fail to pass in Security Council UN News 28 Feb 2019 -- The second meeting of the week on the situation in Venezuela, took place in the UN Security Council on Thursday, during which competing resolutions produced by the United States and by Russia were presented. Neither text was adopted as the US draft was vetoed and the Russian draft failing to secure enough votes in favor.
• UN Security Council Fails to Find Consensus on Venezuela Crisis VOA 28 Feb 2019 -- The U.N. Security Council failed to agree Thursday on either a U.S. or Russian proposal to find a way forward on the Venezuelan crisis.
• US Plan to Break Through Venezuelan Border Failed - Russian Foreign Ministry Sputnik 28 Feb 2019 -- The US plan to break through the Venezuelan border under the pretext of delivering humanitarian aid failed, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Thursday.
• Maduro Withdrew 8 Tonnes of Gold From Venezuela's Central Bank - Reports Sputnik 28 Feb 2019 -- Two weeks ago, the president of crisis-ridden Venezuela suggested that the Bank of England had frozen some 80 tonnes of Venezuela's gold and expressed hope that his country would not be robbed of the gold that legally belongs to it.
• Russia's UNSC Resolution Reaffirms Maduro's Role in Coordinating Aid Deliveries Sputnik 28 Feb 2019 -- The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has the primary role in the organization of foreign humanitarian aid deliveries and this assistance should be provided at the request of the country's authorities, the Russian-sponsored draft UNSC resolution, obtained by Sputnik, read.
• Russia, China use veto to defeat US resolution on Venezuela at UN Security Council Press TV 28 Feb 2019 -- Russia and China have vetoed a US-sponsored resolution at the United Nations Security Council, which called for early presidential election in Venezuela amid ongoing unrest in the Latin American country.
• Russia Introduces Venezuela Resolution at UN Security Council Sputnik 28 Feb 2019 -- Russian diplomatic mission to the United Nation introduced Wednesday its own resolution on Venezuela at the UN Security Council that proposes to back the country's sovereignty and solve the political crisis within the framework of "the Montevideo mechanism".
• Russian Black Sea Fleet Officer, Partner Jailed As Spies For Ukraine RFE/RL 28 Feb 2019 -- Russian authorities say an officer of Russia's Black Sea fleet and his partner have been imprisoned on charges of spying for Ukraine.
• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova, Moscow, February 28, 2019 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Feb 2019
• Second Spy Suspect Detained in Stockholm – Reports Sputnik 28 Feb 2019 -- A second person was detained in the Swedish capital this week on suspicion of spying, according to a court filing seen by the Dagens Nyheter newspaper.
• Trump-Kim Summit Ends With No Agreement VOA 28 Feb 2019 -- The table had been set for a celebratory lunch at the landmark Metropole Hotel and a ceremony prepared for U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to sign agreements. But both events were hastily canceled just before noon Thursday, bringing a premature end to the second summit by the leaders of the two countries.
• US Lawmakers Back Trump's No Deal Stance at Hanoi Summit VOA 28 Feb 2019 -- U.S. senators of both parties endorsed President Donald Trump's decision to cut short a summit with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un if no nuclear accord acceptable to the United States was on the table.
• Remarks by President Trump in Press Conference | Hanoi, Vietnam The White House 28 Feb 2019
• Remarks by President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Before Expanded Bilateral Meeting The White House 28 Feb 2019
• Trump: Talks With Kim Failed Over North Korea Sanctions RFE/RL 28 Feb 2019 -- President Donald Trump has said that U.S. sanctions were a sticking point in his talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam's capital.
• Trump holds press conference in Hanoi People's Daily 28 Feb 2019 -- Trump holds a press conference at the Marriott Hotel, and the big screen of the Hanoi News Center is showing it live.
• China says North Korea nuclear issue cannot be solved 'overnight' Press TV 28 Feb 2019 -- China says it hopes the US and North Korea will keep talking after President Donald Trump cut short his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Vietnam without reaching an agreement.
• Trump cuts short Kim summit as denuclearization talks fail to yield deal Press TV 28 Feb 2019 -- US President Donald Trump, a self-proclaimed "dealmaker," has cut short his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the Vietnamese capital as they fail to strike a denuclearization deal.
• N Korean FM Says Pyongyang Seeks Partial Not Complete Sanctions Relief - Reports Sputnik 28 Feb 2019 -- According to US President Donald Trump, he decided not to sign an agreement after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un demanded to lift sanctions against Pyongyang.
• Trump Made Decision Not to Sign Joint Statement With N Korea's Kim - Pompeo Sputnik 28 Feb 2019 -- Earlier in the day, the US and North Korea failed to reach an agreement after the second meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump.
• Trump: US Refused Kim's Demand to Lift N Korea Sanctions Sputnik 28 Feb 2019 -- The US and North Korea failed to reach an agreement after the second meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump in Hanoi.
• China's been very helpful for both the US and North Korea: Trump Global Times 28 Feb 2019 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump canceled a planned working lunch after failing to reach an agreement on the North's nuclear issue at their meeting, citing differences over the lifting of sanctions.
• Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un Has Chat and Dinner with President Donald J. Trump KCNA 28 Feb 2019 -- Supreme Leader of the Party, state and army Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, had a meeting, one-on-one chat and dinner with Donald J. Trump, president of the United States of America.
• Netanyahu to be indicted on corruption charges, pending hearing Press TV 28 Feb 2019 -- Israel's attorney general says he intends to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three separate corruption investigations.
• Israel's Attorney General Recommends Indicting Netanyahu VOA 28 Feb 2019 -- After two years of investigations, Israel's attorney general recommended that the prime minister be charged with bribery in one case, and breach of trust in two others, subject to a hearing.
• Netanyahu Vows to Stay On in Face of Charges VOA 28 Feb 2019 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing indictment for alleged corruption, says he will lead Israel for "many more years."
• Rewards for Justice - Reward Offer for Information on al-Qa'ida Key Leader Hamza bin Laden US Dept. of State 28 Feb 2019 -- The U.S. Department of State's Rewards for Justice Program is offering a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to the identification or location in any country of al-Qa'ida (AQ) key leader Hamza bin Laden.
• May wins two-week Brexit reprieve from MPs Press TV 28 Feb 2019 -- British lawmakers have granted Prime Minister Theresa May a two-week reprieve, postponing their threatened rebellion aimed at blocking a no-deal Brexit after she agreed to a possible delay to Britain's departure from the EU.
• Crowdsourcer In Chief: Ukrainian Funnyman Takes Unorthodox Path To Top Of Presidential Pack RFE/RL 28 Feb 2019 -- Staring straight into his smartphone and speaking in the guttural voice that has helped distinguish him as Ukraine's top funnyman, Volodymyr Zelenskyy asks his 2.7 million Instagram followers: "Who likes when the president appoints his cronies or army comrades to top positions? Why has this been happening for 28 years?"
• Poroshenko Proposes New Anti-Graft Bill After Court Annuls 2015 Law RFE/RL 28 Feb 2019 -- Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has proposed fresh legislation to fight corruption, a day after the country's Constitutional Court threw out a previous anti-graft law -- a move that raised concerns the country is backtracking in the battle against corruption.
• Tymoshenko Accuses Parliament's Leadership Of Blocking Presidential Impeachment RFE/RL 28 Feb 2019 -- Ukrainian lawmaker and former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has accused the leadership of parliament -- the Verkhovna Rada -- of intentionally impeding an impeachment process against President Petro Poroshenko just a month before Ukraine's presidential election.
• Ukraine's Law Enforcement System Broken, Lawmaker Warns VOA 28 Feb 2019 -- Ukrainian lawmaker and presidential hopeful Vitaliy Kupriy survived two violent attacks in the past – and he is taking no chances now. One attack involved an assailant coming at him with a hammer.
• Romania's Ex-Head Of Anti-Graft Agency Summoned To Bucharest Court RFE/RL 28 Feb 2019 -- Prosecutor Laura Codruta Koevesi, the former head of Romania's anti-corruption agency, DNA, is due to appear in court in Bucharest next week over allegations of corruption, Romanian media reports say.
• U.S. Expresses Concerns While Welcoming 'Generally' Fair Moldova Vote RFE/RL 28 Feb 2019 -- The United States says it welcomes the assessment by international monitors that Moldova's February 24 parliamentary elections were "competitive and generally" fair, but it adds that it shares concerns about a variety of alleged violations.