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On June 19, the Verkhovna Rada adopted a law banning Russian music and printed materials in Ukraine on TV, radio, and in public places. According to the law, these amendments will be in place unt
Jun. 21, 2022
An EU summit due to take place this week will decide whether Ukraine and Moldova become official candidates for EU membership. The EU Commission recommended granting the two countries candidate status
Jun. 21, 2022
European Council President Charles Michel has published an invitation letter to the members of the Council ahead of their meeting in Brussels on June 23-24, 2022, that Michel believes could be of a gr
Jun. 21, 2022
On Tuesday, June 21, the UN Security Council will consider the issue of incitement to violence as one of the causes of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. This was reported to Ukrinform by the UN Sec
Jun. 21, 2022
Dmitry Muratov, the Russian editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, on Monday auctioned off his Nobel Peace Prize gold medal for a whopping $103.5 million to benefit children displ
Jun. 21, 2022
War in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine seems disconnected from discussions about climate change, but both can be solved if we develop a more planetary-scale outlook. When John Kerry, U.S. climate envoy, worried that the
Jun. 21, 2022
War in Ukraine
Islam is not just another soldier. “If the Russians take me, I won’t be exchanged”, said the Chechen fighting with the Ukrainian army near the front line. “They’ll torture me then show me on televisio
Jun. 21, 2022
On June 17, at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said that he does not recognize
Jun. 20, 2022
Last week was full of political events, each forming a cornerstone of Ukraine’s future: a visit to Kyiv from the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Romania and the UK; the question of Ukraine’s EU can
Jun. 20, 2022
The foreign ministers of the EU member states will discuss in Luxembourg on Monday further support for Ukraine in the war against Russia, as well as exchange views on granting Ukraine EU candidate sta
Jun. 20, 2022
Here are the latest developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine: – Ukraine war could last ‘years’, warns NATO chief – The war in Ukraine could last “for years”, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warns in an in
Jun. 19, 2022
War in Ukraine
Frontline developments, prospects for a Ukrainian counteroffensive, the open question of German weapons supply, and the fear of a looming global famine. Severodonetsk Zugzwang The enemy’s forces are c
Jun. 19, 2022
– “Fierce battles” outside Severodonetsk – The worst of the fighting continues to be in the eastern Donbas region, with battles raging in villages outside the city of Severodonetsk, which Russia has b
Jun. 18, 2022
Roman Popkov is a Russian opposition journalist who spent two years as a political prisoner of Vladimir Putin’s regime, having been repeatedly detained by Russian security forces for covering protests
Jun. 18, 2022
European press round up: 17 June 2022 The EU Commission made a statement on Friday, June 17, upholding Ukraine’s bid to become a candidate member of the EU. During their visit to Kyiv on Wednesday fo
Jun. 18, 2022
President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed Brussels’ support for Ukraine’s European Union bid a historic achievement, as his country’s eastern Donbas region faced intense Russian shelling. Brussels spearhead
Jun. 18, 2022