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Water shortages in occupied Crimea now so great Moscow likely to step up pressure on Kyiv, Kazarin saysThe North-Crimean Canal that supplied Ukraine's Crimea with most of freshwater it needed from 1975 up until the early months of the Russian occupation in 2014.... -
Russia escalates its proxy war in the east of UkraineThe ceasefire on the line of control in the breakaway Donbas region in eastern Ukraine is unraveling. In July 2020, both sides—the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) and the Moscow-backed “separatists”—agreed... -
The culture of resentment revisited: this week’s Russian propaganda“The Russian word обида – obida – umbrage, resentment, pouting, holding a grudge – has become a core element in shaping public attitudes by the Russian state media’s spin doctors,” EU... -
Ukraine “satisfied” as Russia gets nervous about Crimean PlatformUkraine has launched an international platform to unite and coordinate interstate efforts for the de-occupation of Crimea. Called the Crimean Platform, its first summit is planned for 23 August 2021,... -
Ukrainian, US politicians call on Biden to promote Ukraine’s reforms, accession to NATOA strategic document addressed to the leadership of the USA and Ukraine outlines 12 steps the Biden administration should take to deepen the partnership with Ukraine. Initiated by the Kyiv... -
Independence of Ukraine’s “anti-corruption champion” hangs by a threadThe National Anti-Corruption Bureau was launched almost seven years ago to fight high-level corruption. During these past years, Ukraine has seen investigations of people who had previously enjoyed immunity from... -
Honouring and remembering the fallen female Heroes of UkraineWar does not discriminate between the sexes. Countless women have tended to the dying and wounded in wartime, while others accompanied their menfolk on campaigns. Millions more have been caught... -
Rebellion against uniformity: documentary explores phenomenon of Ukraine’s hodgepodge balconiesThe space around us forms our ways of thinking, our behavior, and to some extent defines our lives. On the other hand, it’s we who form this space around us,... -
“I never actually learned Russian. I only learned Ukrainian” Harvard anthropologist on the new Harvard Ukrainian programEmily Channell-Justice, who heads one of the few Ukrainian academic programs in the world, the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program at Harvard Research University, shares her impressions from their recent conference... -
Why has Ukraine succeeded as a democracy, contrary to Russia and Belarus?Why has Ukraine succeeded in being a democracy contrary to Belarus, Russia, and the majority of post-Soviet states? How is it able to keep going as one, despite the ongoing... -
“Land of opportunities”: How a Swiss woman fulfilled her dream of an organic tea business in UkraineChristina Lieberger was born in Sweden, then taught biodynamic gardening at the Waldorf School in Switzerland for more than 15 years but finally decided to move to Ukraine to start... -
On the ancient pillars of Ukrainian democracy: Pylyp Orlyk’s Constitution of 1710Pylyp Orlyk and his 1710 Constitution is one of the oldest in the modern world and continues a tradition based on ancient Ukrainian pillars of democracy. As one of the first known democratic Constitutions, it describes and institutionalizes the division of power. At a deep, subconscious level the Constitution of 1710 indirectly influenced the Maidan Revolution of 2014.
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Ukraine Contemporary Music Festival to be streamed online on 5-7 MarchNew York, NY: From Friday, March 5 — Sunday, March 7, 2021, the second annual Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival will explore the role of music in contemporary Ukrainian culture and... -
NGOs unite to tell more about UkraineThe world frequently associates Ukraine with negative things - war, corruption, Chornobyl, and other matters that form a negative image of the country and undermine trust as well as respect... -
Ukrainian ex-Kremlin hostages launch platform to free political prisoners held by RussiaRussia's seven-year hybrid war against Ukraine has resulted in not only the seizure of Crimea and eastern Ukraine but the lawless imprisonment of Ukrainian citizens based on fabricated charges. Called... -
“Bless me, Father, for I am about to die for Ukraine,”- do not forget fallen Defender Vasyl KindratskyThis is an essay by Ukrainian writer and political activist Vasyl Shkliar dedicated to fallen Defender Vasyl Kindratsky, call sign “Kindrat”, a Maidan activist and a volunteer fighter with the... -
Ukraine takes long-overdue action against major domestic pro-Russian actorsIn terms of fighting Russia's influence inside Ukraine, this February has been the most eventful month since the beginning of Volodymyr Zelenskyy's presidential term so far. Why had Ukraine hesitated... -
Transatlantic task force on Ukraine: can Joe Biden energize the Ukrainian reform agenda?In an address at the Verkhovna Rada in December of 2015, Joe Biden, the U.S. Vice President at the time, characterized the “unrelenting aggression of the Kremlin and the cancer... -
“Who’s afraid of Russophobia”: this week’s Russian disinformation reviewLife is tough when the whole world is pitted against you, or when you think that it is. This week, the disinformation reflects this mood, radiated by the pro-Kremlin media.... -
Conductor Oksana Lyniv: we should be proud that names of prominent Ukrainians are part of the history of world music cultureOn 30 November 2020, Ukrainian conductor Oksana Lyniv was awarded the prestigious Oper! Awards in the category of Best Conductor, founded by the opera magazine Oper! Das Magazin. =w[q]||[];w[q].push(["_mgc.load"])})(window,"_mgq");
