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Belarus
In late September 2022, the International Congress of Belarusian Studies was held in Kaunas, Lithuania. After it ended, an attendee’s car broke down. He took it to a garage but the management refused
Nov. 7, 2022
War in Ukraine
More than ten countries have already supported the training program for Ukrainian servicemen launched by the UK, British Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Kyiv Melinda Simmons said in an
Nov. 7, 2022
US
Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk defended Sunday, Nov. 6, his much-criticised launch of a paid subscription service to verify user accounts. “Widespread verification will democratize journalism & emp
Nov. 7, 2022
Stefan Terlezki was a World War II refugee who became the first Ukrainian to hold political office as a Member of the British Parliament. His daughters are now selling his archives to raise money for
Nov. 7, 2022
Holodomor
The great nephew of Gareth Jones, the Welsh investigative journalist, who was one of the first to report on the 1932-33 man-made, artificial famine in Ukraine, known as the Holodomor, has said he was
Nov. 6, 2022
War in Ukraine
A Taiwanese man who volunteered to fight in Ukraine has died on the battlefield, Taipei’s foreign ministry said, believed to be the first person from the island killed in the conflict. The ministry sa
Nov. 6, 2022
War in Ukraine
When I hear of skepticism among Americans around the idea of Russian interference in U.S. elections, I laugh to myself. Even before the war of 2022, Russian interference in the lives of Ukrainians was
Nov. 6, 2022
War in Ukraine
Iran has admitted for the first time that it sent drones to Russia but insisted they were supplied to its ally before Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Kyiv and its Western allies have accused Russia of u
Nov. 6, 2022
War in Ukraine
Kyiv will continue to take the most stringent measures to prevent Russia from using Iranian weapons against Ukraine, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Oleh Nikolenko has said. “The Iranian Foreign Ministe
Nov. 6, 2022
Moscow’s crackdown on Memorial has only intensified since the rights group won the Nobel Peace Prize last month, but its executive director says members are pushing on despite the dangers. “Of course
Nov. 6, 2022
War in Ukraine
The Government of Switzerland will help Odesa region to restore facilities damaged by Russian missiles. Head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, Maksym Marchenko, stated this in his evening
Nov. 5, 2022
War in Ukraine
The following is reprinted from an official website of the United States Government – the U.S. Department of Defense The current conflict in Ukraine is not the worst that the U.S. should be prepared f
Nov. 5, 2022
Belarus
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko may be looking forward to his country’s annual song festival, but Russia has persuaded Belarus to take a more active part in the war against Ukraine and the a
Nov. 5, 2022
War in Ukraine
There will be no hesitation, red flags, or concessions in the United States’ support for Ukraine. “The most important reason for which I came is to tell the President, the Head of the Office personall
Nov. 5, 2022
War in Ukraine
Dr. Yakov Gradinar already had his own American story. From the west of Ukraine, he emigrated to the US in the 2000s with training as an orthopedic surgeon. While the rest of his family remained at ho
Nov. 5, 2022
War in Ukraine
“Aren’t you afraid of Russia?” I’m often asked this question by friends and acquaintances who have read my Kyiv Post articles. When I wrote articles for The Korea Times, I was asked if I was afraid o
Nov. 5, 2022
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The June 19 defense pact signed between Russia and North Korea included a promise to provide military assistance to one another – within days Pyongyang said it was sending troops to Ukraine.
Jun. 26