Ukraine terrifies dictators — but democracies may be the ones to break it
As Putin fears Ukraine and Trump distorts it, Anne Applebaum warns: Kyiv beats autocracy on the battlefield — but truth-starved democracies may still let it fall.
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Police arrest four individuals accused of attacking volunteers in Prague raising funds for Ukraine
The incident, which involved a group of Russian-speaking attackers, resulted in injuries and damage to the initiative's stand, prompting a criminal investigation.
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.
Media: Erdoğan arrives in Russia to discuss grain deal with Putin
Türkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has arrived in the Russian city of Sochi to meet with Russian President…
On the streets with big plans. How Kyiv’s Euromaidan museum wants to promote democracy for the whole of Europe
After the first 5 years of work, the newly created Ukrainian National Museum of the Revolution of Dignity…
Keepers of Maidan. How Ukraine is preserving the memory of the Euromaidan Revolution
Olha is from Lviv, but she took part in the Euromaidan Revolution in Kyiv from the first to…
Portnikov: Belarus should be seen through prism of Ukraine’s 2004 Orange Revolution, but not 2014 Euromaidan
Sixteen years ago, presidential elections - very similar to the Belarusian 2020 vote - were held in Ukraine.…
Protesters across Ukraine call on Zelenskyy to stop capitulation policies
The organizer of the protest was the Capitulation Resistance Movement, non-partisan public association, and other patriotic organizations. "The…
Maidan massacre probe to face even more threats in 2020
On 22 January film director and ex-political prisoner Oleg Sentsov commented on the news that runaway president Viktor…
“We have awakened!” Ukrainian actress Ada Rohovtseva talks about key events in past decade
Today, Ms Rohovtseva often travels to the front lines and communicates directly with the soldiers, organizes solo or…
Despite second attempt at judicial reform, political decisions rule Ukrainian courts
The Ukrainian judiciary had dozens of scandals in 2019. An overwhelming majority of them were related to the…
Ukrainians rallying in Kyiv to warn Zelenskyy not to cross red lines at talks with Putin
What is the Capitulation Resistance Movement The rallies were organized by the Capitulation Resistance Movement (CRM). “CRM is…
With the Maidan, Ukraine fought off Moscow not when empire was weak but when it was strong, Babchenko says
This week marks the fifth anniversary of the Maidan in Ukraine, an event that challenged an axiom that…
Ukrainian journalists seek support to recreate bloodiest days of Euromaidan revolution in VR
While traditional journalists can be blamed of being biased and propaganda media can manipulate information to skew the…
“My father died for Ukraine!”: 4 cadets about life, death and the future
Oleh Boyko, 14 years old My father was called Oleksandr Boyko. I live with my mother and older…
Fugitive Yanukovych clan promises to return to Ukraine to “change its political course”
On 22 February 2014, after three months of protests during the Euromaidan revolution and over a hundred dead,…
Two photographers recreate bloodiest days of Euromaidan with virtual reality
Oleksii Furman and Serhiy Polezhaka are two friends and photographers who set the goal to show the world…
Only 1 person serving sentence for Maidan killings, says Prosecutor General’s Office
Horbatyuk added that, in the course of four years, 50 sentences have been issued, and 412 persons have…
Children of war: 17-year-old Misha and Artur talk about their fathers, childhood and war
My father, Viktor Makidon, was an officer in the Myrotvorets Battalion. He died of a heart attack in…
Prosecutor General accuses Saakashvili in cooperating with pro-Russian oligarch, latter calls for protests
Following the morning detention of ex-Georgian President and ex-Odesa Oblast governor Mikheil Saakashvili in his house in Kyiv, Prosecutor…