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Putin believes only annexing Ukraine will allow Russia to be a superpower without harm to its ethnic Russian core, Eidman saysWhen Vladimir Putin said during his “Direct Line” broadcast that his “main achievement” lies ahead, he provided a clue to this thinking about what he wants and what his policies... -
Europe needs graduate programs on information war – Estonian media veteranGiven the impact of Russia’s information wars against countries like Estonia and Belarus, Raul Rebane says, it is most unfortunate that there is not a single university in Europe with...
This week’s pro-Kremlin disinformation: Ukraine, HMS Defender, See Breeze 2021This summer the pro-Kremlin media talk a lot about the sea! Regrettably, the focus is not on vacation, but rather on continuous disinformation about HMS Defender and the Sea Breeze...
More than most post-Soviet nations, Belarusians beginning to overcome Soviet mentality, Dryndov saysBelarusians are beginning to overcome their Soviet mentality and to demand democracy and a law-based state, Olga Dryndova, editor of the Bremen-based BelarusAnalysen says. Indeed, except for the three Baltic...
Former TUT.BY journalists launch new website as Lukashenka regime smothers free press"When the number of independent outlets falls in Belarus, it's time to open new ones," says Zerkalo.io After being shut down by the Lukashenka regime, part of the team of...
Beyond Go_A: a playlist and guide to modern Ukrainian folk musicUkraine's Go-A Band which took fifth place in the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest is just the peak of the huge iceberg of Ukrainian contemporary ethnic music that either reconstructs and...
Why Ukrainian oligarchs are not only Ukraine’s problem, but the West’s tooDuring the modern Ukraine era, several high-level international conferences were held in...Ukrainian oligarchs don't just export their money to Western banks. They export their pesky political influence, too. -
Torture and imprisonment is the price of freedom of speech in Russia-occupied CrimeaMoscow feels threatened by the work of independent Crimean citizen journalists and bloggers shedding light on the dire reality in the Russia-occupied peninsula since 2014. And its response to gag... -
8 Ukrainian book illustrators that will amaze youUkrainian illustrators impress! They receive international awards and recognition, and every year millions of books illustrated by talented Ukrainians are published in the world. Read more about world-famous illustrators from... -
Israel and Ukraine will always be friends, Israeli Ambassador saysIn the second part of their interview with Ambassador of Israel to Ukraine Mr. Joel Lion, Kyiv not Kiev finds that: Israel remains closed to all foreigners. The Israeli government... -
How Czechia became a leader in convicting ex-mercenaries who fought against Ukraine in the DonbasMercenaries from more than 30 countries took part in Russia's war against Ukraine in the Donbas, but only a few countries are working systematically to identify and prosecute their citizens,... -
“Hell. Despair. The feeling of absurdity.” Ukrainian journalist jailed in occupied Crimea describes FSB torture in harrowing lettersTime passes but the Empire stands. Vladyslav Yesypenko, a Ukrainian freelance journalist, RFE/RL contributor, and grandson of Afanasiy Fursa, who the Soviet secret police executed on the accusation of being... -
Sensational archaeological find uncovers “Ukrainian Stonehenge” in eastern UkraineA team of Ukrainian archaeologists has almost completed excavations of an ancient kurgan (burial mound, sacred hill) which historians claim is older than the Egyptian pyramids. The archaeologists..."" -
Ukraine’s Prime Minister sees civil society as a key reform partner“Creating conditions for the development of civil society is a priority for the government of Ukraine. Today’s event is an excellent platform for discussing key issues of cooperation within the... -
Italy and Ukraine strengthen bilateral cooperationOn June 10, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio paid an official visit to Kyiv, where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Foreign Minister Dmytro... -
Ukraine’s New York: child of a tragic love story of European industrialists and DonbasOn 1 July 2021, the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's Parliament, adopted a resolution to rename the frontline settlement of Novhorodske in Donetsk Oblast as New York. It was done not to... -
Football as a symbol of hope: Ukraine at EURO 2020April 2021 marked the seven-year anniversary of the Russian military incursion into eastern Ukraine. Over 14,000 have perished during the Donbas conflict, and nearly two million persons are displaced. The... -
Russia prepares for Zapad 2021, keeps heavy armed forces close to UkraineIn April, Russia’s Ministry of Defense ordered military units to move from their permanent bases to positions close to the border with Ukraine, provoking widespread concern about the rising tensions... -
Ukraine recognizes three Crimean peoples as indigenous, infuriating RussiaOn 1 July, the majority of the MPs in the Ukrainian parliament - Verkhovna Rada - has voted for the President's bill on indigenous peoples to protect the rights of... -
Biden-Putin summit sparks political confrontations inside UkraineUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s planned visit to Washington in July is set to take place amidst the lowest level of trust with The White House in years. After Presidents Joseph...
