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Ten years after Euromaidan, Russia tries to erase Ukraine’s national revival
Despite Russia's war, Ukraine is still shaped by the reforms, activism and institutions that emerged from its 2014 pro-democracy revolution.
Serbian protesters use revamped logo of Euromaidan Press
They are trolling their government's accusaltions of a "west-inspired coup attempt" in response to protests against election fraud
Why Putin is paranoid about Ukraine’s agency
And why any scenario of peace for Ukraine should be based on what the Ukrainian society decides to do about its own future
Russo-Ukrainian war, day 636: Top foreign officials visit Kyiv on 10th anniversary of Ukraine’s Revolution of Dignity
European Council President, Germany’s Defense Minister, and Moldova’s President arrived in Kyiv on the 10th anniversary of EuroMaidan, and held meetings with Ukraine’s President. Germany announced a new €1.3 billion military assistance package for Ukraine.
App brings key Euromaidan revolution sites to virtual life
Barricades, the "Christmas tree," and other iconic sites of Ukraine's 2014 revolution are now viewable in augmented reality.
Brussels backs EU membership talks for Ukraine. Here’s what happens next
The debate is still set to happen at a summit in mid-December, but the approval of the European Commission sends a powerful signal to Ukraine, which was in 2014 invaded by Russia for choosing the path towards the EU.
Decade-long Euromaidan massacre trial ends with life sentence for 1 officer
A Kyiv court has delivered limited justice for the deaths of nearly 50 protesters shot in February 2014, and disproved conspiracy theories about the involvement of alleged “foreign snipers” in the Ukrainian capital. However, true justice is yet to be delivered: the bigwig perpetrators are fugitives in Russia.
Ukraine completes investigation against ex-president Yanukovych and top officials for killing protesters during the 2014 Revolution of Dignity
Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation (DBR) has finished its probe of former top officials for organizing the violent dispersal of the 2014 Maidan protests, which killed over 100 demonstrators. Prosecutors have now filed indictments against ex-president Viktor Yanukovych and his security chiefs.
America’s proxy war? No, Ukraine’s liberation war
The United States is no doubt a major player in the Russo-Ukrainian War. Without Washington’s financial and military…
Kharkiv’s Freedom Square, where the sang songs of victory, battered by Russia’s war, is a poet’s favorite place
[editorial]Poet and musician Ivan Senin remembers the first days of the full-scale war in his home city of…
“Freedom is not free. It must be fought for!” Ukraine’s war hero Da Vinci dies in Bakhmut
Thousands of mourners, including Ukraine’s top war officials, lined the streets and knelt on Kyiv’s main square at…
Whoever could, fled the Russians. They went back to Irpin to save the rest
We met with Andriy and Anton in late May 2022 while they were planning the next batch of…
On the streets with big plans. How Kyiv’s Euromaidan museum wants to promote democracy for the whole of Europe
[editorial]Eight years after the start of the Euromaidan revolution, Ukraine’s Euromaidan museum is essentially homeless. The territory where…
What did Ukraine’s Euromaidan revolution really achieve?
What was the place of Euromaidan in Ukrainian history? What has it achieved, and what was not reached?…
United against the Empire | Documentary digs into centuries-deep roots of Ukrainian-Lithuanian friendship
The documentary UA-LT For Your and Our Freedom by the director Larysa Artiugina reveals the aspects of the…
“King of the titushkas” who attacked Euromaidan protesters sentenced to 8 years in prison
Often, words from foreign languages enter English. Such as the German “wanderlust,” or French “entrepreneur.” One of the…
Nine powerful films about Ukraine to add to your watch list
1. Chernobyl (2019) The official trailer is available via the link. Chernobyl is a five-episode historical drama series…
How Ukrainian artists broke into the global art scene after the Euromaidan Revolution
In 2013-14, Ukraine made headlines with the Euromaidan protests, and suddenly this long-forgotten country somewhere in Europe aroused…
State support for grassroots projects triggers tectonic changes in Ukrainian culture
[editorial]After long years of Soviet oppression and neglect by various governments, tectonic changes are underway in Ukrainian culture.…
Is Ukraine European? Historian Yaroslav Hrytsak answers
[editorial]Popular Ukrainian historian Yaroslav Hrytsak told us: that there is no contradiction between an ethnic and civic nation;…