Europe
War in Ukraine
– EU chief promises a signal on Ukraine’s bid next week – The European Commission will provide a clear signal next week on Ukraine’s EU candidate status bid, its chief Ursula von der Leyen has said, a
Jun. 12, 2022
War in Ukraine
Sanctioned by Ukraine in the past over his close ties to Russia, Dmytro Firtash, one of the country’s wealthiest citizens, made international headlines this week for saying he is sheltering hundreds o
Jun. 12, 2022
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has announced the need to strengthen Ukrainian anti-corruption legislation. At a press conference following talks with Ukrainian President Vol
Jun. 12, 2022
Russia
Editor’s note: the following is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s nightly address to the nation as it appears in English on the presidential website. Unbreakable people of the bravest country!
May. 20, 2022
Russia
The following is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s nightly address to the nation as it appears in the English language on the presidential website: Ukrainians! Our defenders! Today, one of the
May. 19, 2022
Russia
After three months, the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine officially reopened in Kyiv on May 18 with an official flag-raising ceremony. “Now, that day has come. Today we are officially resuming operations at th
May. 18, 2022
Russia
Ukraine’s largest single trading partner, the European Union (EU), has taken the first step to abolish import duties on all Ukrainian exports for one year in what it is calling an “unprecedented gestu
Apr. 27, 2022
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier planned to visit Kyiv on April 13. However, his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky refused to meet him, according to the German tabloid Bild and public b
Apr. 12, 2022
Ivan Miklos served as the deputy prime minister and minister of finance of the Slovak Republic (2002-2006, 2010-2012), deputy prime minister for economy (1998-2002), and minister of privatization (199
Apr. 12, 2022
President Zelensky delivered an impassioned and forthright speech at the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 19 – one of the most important of his political career and in Ukraine’s history as an indepe
Feb. 19, 2022
U.S. intelligence has received information that in the event of a successful attack on Ukraine, Russia will target prominent political figures and civil activists, including Russian and Belarusian exi
Feb. 18, 2022
EU
Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio visited Kyiv on Feb. 15 to hold talks with Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba ahead of planned talks in Moscow with Sergey Lavrov on Feb. 16. Di Mai
Feb. 16, 2022
Ukraine’s last pro-Russian nationwide television channel was unplugged on Feb. 11 following a National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) meeting. Sanctions were imposed for five years, NSDC secretar
Feb. 12, 2022
French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Kyiv on Tuesday after offering Russia “concrete security guarantees” in an effort to dissuade Moscow from invading its neighbor Ukraine, with Russia’s leade
Feb. 8, 2022
The Ukrainian national futsal team lost 2-3 to Russia tonight in the semi-final game of the UEFA futsal European championship tournament 2022 played in Amsterdam. Russia were 2-0 ahead in the first ha
Feb. 4, 2022
Turkey
If you’ve spent any time in Ukraine, you’ve likely heard their names, seen monuments to them or even encountered their portraits on the Ukrainian national currency, the hryvnia. They are historical fi
Aug. 20, 2020