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Hromadske: Why cases of attacks on LGBT rarely reach courts in Ukraine

In June, the whole world celebrates Pride Month – the month of protection of the rights of the LGBT community. Activists flock to the main squares of …
Hromadske International

CNBC: SpaceX aims to launch first orbital Starship flight in July

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is “shooting for July” to launch the first orbital spacelight of its Starship rocket, company president Gwynne Shotwell said on …
CNBC

Voice of America: Belarusian Association of Journalists under investigation as media crackdown spreads

For months, the Belarusian Association of Journalists has documented unprecedented attacks and arrests of reporters covering unrest since last year’s …
Voice of America

David Kramer, Eric Edelman: The Biden-Putin Summit has opened the floodgates

One of the downside risks of U.S. President Biden’s decision to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to a summit in Geneva was that it created a …
David J. Kramer
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Eric Edelman

BBC: Russia’s Euro 2020 Covid dilemma

Authorities in Russia have begun sounding the alarm about a new wave of coronavirus now sweeping the country, causing a record number of deaths in …
BBC

Reuters: Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22-1/2 years in murder of George Floyd

A judge sentenced former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to 22-1/2 years in prison on Friday for the murder of George Floyd during an arrest …
Reuters

The Ukrainian Weekly: Tensions rising in the Black Sea

In a strange case of he said, she said, the Russian military claimed that it fired warning shots at the British destroyer HMS Defender on June 23. In …
The Ukrainian Weekly

Explore Ukraine: 7 beach vacation destinations

The pandemic hasn’t prevented Ukraine’s resorts from being overrun by travelers in search of the blue sea, cool evening breeze and sandy beaches. The …
Yana Mokhonchuk

Ksenia Schnaider influences global fashion trends with recycled jeans

Designer Ksenia Schnaider didn’t have sustainability on her mind when she and her husband, Anton, created the clothing brand Ksenia Schnaider in 2011. …
Liza Semko

Ukraine Digest: June 26

What we’re watchingWednesday, June 30 at 4 p.m. Kyiv time: The future of Ukraine’s gas transit after Nord Stream 2. The event is jointly managed by …
Brian Bonner

Foreign Policy: Russia policy puts Biden under pressure across Europe

After four years of U.S. President Donald Trump’s oft-compliant attitude toward Russia, the Biden administration is facing pressure from Capitol Hill …
Foreign Policy

Peter Dickinson: British warship challenges Russian claims to Crimea

British Royal Navy warship HMS Defender sparked dramatic scenes in the Black Sea on June 23 by passing deliberately close to Russian-occupied Crimea …
Peter Dickinson

Wall Street Journal: Eli Lilly Covid-19 antibody drug shipments paused over variant concerns

U.S. health officials have paused the distribution of two Eli Lilly & Co. Covid-19 monoclonal antibody treatments because of data showing that they …
Wall Street Journal

Reuters: UN rights expert decries Hungary’s new anti-LGBT law

A Hungarian law banning the use of material in schools seen as promoting homosexuality and gender change will perpetuate stigma and discrimination, a …
Reuters

BBC: George Floyd’s murderer sentenced to over 22 years

The US white ex-police officer convicted of murdering African-American man George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020 has been sentenced to 22 years and …
BBC

Kyiv welcomes extension of economic sanctions against Russia

Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Emine Dzhaparova welcomes the extension of economic sanctions against Russia until January 2022. “We welcome the …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: Germany, US seek to resolve Nord Stream 2 dispute by end August

WASHINGTON – German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier on June 25 said he had a productive meeting with U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, and both …
Reuters

Bohdan Nahaylo: The great betrayal from Merkel & Macron

We have just witnessed a disgusting act of treachery by the two leading powers in the European Union – Germany and France.  Their shameful 11th-hour …
Bohdan Nahaylo
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