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Attentive Kyiv Post readers will have noted that human rights advocacy group Amnesty International recently landed itself in political hot water. It announced in an August 4 report that it had amassed
Aug. 12, 2022
War in Ukraine
In Zelensky’s latest address on Wednesday evening, August 10, the Ukrainian President commented on the currently occupied city of Kherson, the ongoing conflict in the east, and efforts to liberate Ukr
Aug. 11, 2022
War in Ukraine
Russia is again resorting to dirty tricks to make the world blink, this time as part of a Russian-Serb coalition threatening a possible war between the partially recognized state of Kosovo and Serbia.
Aug. 9, 2022
The World Bank on Monday announced it was mobilizing another $4.5 billion in US-provided financial support for war-torn Ukraine. The funds will help Kyiv pay for services and pensions, key to easing e
Aug. 8, 2022
War in Ukraine
The Pentagon announced Monday $1 billion in fresh military aid for Ukraine, including additional precision missiles for the Himars system that have helped Kyiv’s forces attack Russian troops far behin
Aug. 8, 2022
The founder of a Scottish company that makes Ukrainian-design tartan kilts that have sold thousands across the globe says they’ve been spotted on the battlefield where soldiers are fighting invading K
Aug. 8, 2022
War in Ukraine
Madam Secretary General, I am writing an open letter to you calling for your immediate resignation. This serves not only to acknowledge your mishandling of the notorious Amnesty International (AI) “re
Aug. 8, 2022
War in Ukraine
The second sea caravan carrying Ukrainian foodstuffs left the ports “Odesa” and “Chornomorsk” – three ships from Chornomorsk and another one from Odesa, the Ministry of Infrastructure announed on Augu
Aug. 7, 2022
War in Ukraine
Parts of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant were “seriously damaged” by military strikes that forced one of its reactors to shut down, the plant’s operator said Saturday. The Friday strikes on
Aug. 7, 2022
Russia
A leading Russian scientist in hypersonic flight was arrested on suspicion of treason on Friday, according to Russian state media. Dr Alexander Shiplyuk, director of the Institute of Theoretical and A
Aug. 6, 2022
War in Ukraine
U.S. and European officials are now talking publicly about Russia’s election meddling in Western countries, as well as Russia’s penetration of the media through assorted tactics that promote the Kreml
Aug. 6, 2022
Aleksandra Klitina, a Senior Correspondent for the Kyiv Post, has seen her artwork on display in the Venice Biennale, an international art exhibition celebrating a variety of arts, including cinema, d
Aug. 6, 2022
Greece has extradited a Russian money launderer to the US, hours after his release from a French jail, his lawyer said Friday. Zoe Konstantopoulou said Alexander Vinnik “was loaded onto a private plan
Aug. 6, 2022
War in Ukraine
– Erdogan sees ‘different page’ in ties with Russia – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tells Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin he hopes to open a “different page” in ties between Ankara and Mos
Aug. 5, 2022
Russia has imposed a maximum sentence on American Olympic champion Brittney Griner in order to get a successful political deal in a prisoner exchange with the United States. On August 4, the Moscow Kh
Aug. 5, 2022
War in Ukraine
I thought it worth updating my thoughts on Ukraine, and particularly where this war is going as the duration and ultimate damage done by the conflict will be key to understanding the longer term econo
Aug. 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