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Iryna Somer

Iryna Somer is Kyiv Post special correspondent in Brussels. She has been based in Belgium, where the headquarters of NATO and the European Union are located, since 2005, first as a correspondent for Interfax News Agency and then, since 2014, for UNIAN news agency. She has covered many international events, including the annual Munich Security Conference, NATO summits, and peace talks in the Normandy Format to end Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Articles by Iryna Somer

Dec. 22, 2021, 8:19 pm

MH17 Case: Prosecutor Demands Arrest and Life Sentence for the Defendants

Dec. 10, 2021, 6:20 pm

EU Preoccupied with Preventing Russian Aggression Against Ukraine

Dec. 10, 2021, 6:16 pm

Downing of MH17: Exclusive Report from the Court Hearing in the Netherlands

Dec. 19, 2018, 10:19 pm

Ukraine fulfills visa-free regime benchmarks, but must address migration challenges

Dec. 13, 2018, 9:39 pm

EU leaders extend sanctions on Russia, but no new response to Kremlin’s latest attack

Dec. 12, 2018, 6:51 pm

Sentsov award ceremony overshadowed by terror attack in Strasbourg

Dec. 4, 2018, 1:34 pm

As Russia moves against Ukraine, EU sends late, weak message, no envoy

Dec. 3, 2018, 7:14 pm

NATO offers Ukraine strong rhetoric in face of Russian aggression, but no new action

Nov. 27, 2018, 1:49 am

If Russia wages all-out war, non-NATO member Ukraine is on its own

Nov. 20, 2018, 2:29 pm

EU will sanction individuals involved in farcical Nov. 11 ‘elections’ in …

Nov. 20, 2018, 1:13 pm

Ukrainians, Syrians get more EU residency permits than any others in 2017

Nov. 8, 2018, 9:32 pm

European People’s Party chooses Ukraine-friendly candidate to lead European Commission

Nov. 4, 2018, 6:01 pm

Why upcoming EU elections are important to Ukraine

Oct. 25, 2018, 4:53 pm

European Parliament slams Russia’s militarization of Azov Sea, calls for tougher sanctions

Oct. 25, 2018, 1:20 pm

Imprisoned Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov wins Sakharov Prize (VIDEO)

Oct. 24, 2018, 3:50 pm

Stoltenberg: Russia must ensure freedom of navigation in Azov Sea

Oct. 24, 2018, 2:34 pm

NATO invites Russia, Belarus to observe its biggest exercises since Cold War

Oct. 20, 2018, 7:19 pm

Belgian province of Limburg marks 70 years of Ukrainian community

Oct. 17, 2018, 6:53 pm

European Christian Democrats meet to decide what to do with Hungarian strongman Victor …

Oct. 15, 2018, 5:02 pm

Klimkin discusses Ukraine’s row with Hungary at meeting with NATO chief

Oct. 12, 2018, 2:00 pm

Ukrainian rescuers take part in NATO disaster-response exercise in Serbia

Oct. 9, 2018, 5:39 pm

Ukrainian political prisoner Sentsov short-listed for EU human rights prize

Oct. 3, 2018, 7:43 pm

Hungary again blocks NATO-Ukraine Commission, vows to continue

Oct. 2, 2018, 3:27 pm

Stoltenberg: Russia deploying new missile in breach of INF treaty

Sept. 28, 2018, 4:56 pm

Report: Ukraine losing billions of dollars in taxes through profit shifting by exporters

Sept. 21, 2018, 12:51 pm

Lithuanians create artificial intelligence with ability to identify fake news in 2 minutes

Sept. 18, 2018, 3:39 pm

EU says ‘no doubt’ MH17 airliner was shot down by Russian BUK launcher

Sept. 14, 2018, 4:43 pm

EU, Ukraine, Russia hold talks in Brussels on future gas transit contract

Sept. 14, 2018, 2:22 pm

EU wants to drop daylight saving time starting 2019

Sept. 13, 2018, 11:12 am

EU extends sanctions against Russia for another six months

Sept. 13, 2018, 10:50 am

European People’s Party nominates Sentsov for Sakharov Prize

Sept. 11, 2018, 6:33 pm

Kyiv and Brussels to sign 1 billion euro assistance program on Sept. 14

Sept. 8, 2018, 7:08 pm

EU: Elections in Russian-controlled Donbas violate Minsk agreements

Sept. 7, 2018, 5:28 pm

Officials in Brussels say Ukraine ‘has right to decide if it wants to join EU, NATO’

Sept. 6, 2018, 8:16 pm

Borshch is Ukrainian! Let’s go for Ukrainian lunch in heart of Brussels! (PHOTOS)

Sept. 5, 2018, 6:16 pm

Zhadan, presenting book in Brussels, shows Donbas war in new light (PHOTOS)

Sept. 4, 2018, 2:45 pm

EU parliament elections could change Brussels’ relations with Kyiv and Moscow, experts say

Aug. 30, 2018, 1:38 pm

3 former NATO chiefs want new headquarters named after McCain

Aug. 29, 2018, 5:26 pm

EU Budget Commissioner: Adoption of EU budget at risk, but Ukraine programs to continue

Aug. 29, 2018, 2:08 pm

Munich Security Conference names award in McCain’s honor

Aug. 15, 2018, 6:03 pm

Ukrainian, Norwegian scientists develop revolutionary hand-held mine detector

Aug. 6, 2018, 6:49 pm

EU’s Lančinskas: ‘Police reform slowed by officials’ fear of mistakes’

July 28, 2018, 6:42 pm

Junker’s visit to Washington brings good news for Ukraine, yet tensions remain

July 27, 2018, 10:35 am

EU, Ukraine welcome US declaration on Crimea

July 24, 2018, 7:06 pm

Juncker off to US to meet Trump, hopes to decrease EU-US trade tensions

July 17, 2018, 11:35 pm

EU, Ukraine, Russia to work out new contract for gas transit

July 17, 2018, 8:24 pm

EU calls on Russia to admit it shot down MH17

July 14, 2018, 4:32 pm

Iryna Somer: NATO Summit in Brussels shows unexpectedly good outcome for Ukraine

July 12, 2018, 5:28 pm

Poroshenko at NATO summit: Our goal is to prepare Ukraine for membership

July 12, 2018, 5:06 pm

Trump presses NATO allies to increase defense spending before going to Britain

July 11, 2018, 10:26 pm

NATO to Russia: Get out of Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova

July 11, 2018, 7:56 pm

NATO keeps open-door policy for Ukraine, condemns Russia’s annexation of Crimea

July 11, 2018, 4:57 pm

Stoltenberg: Ukraine won’t get advanced partner status at this NATO summit

July 10, 2018, 3:45 pm

Tusk warns Trump ahead of meeting with Putin: ‘Remember who’s your friend’

July 8, 2018, 10:13 am

Make peace great again: Brussels protests against Trump’s NATO visit (PHOTOS)

July 7, 2018, 12:00 pm

75 million euro loan expected from EU-Ukraine summit

July 5, 2018, 12:19 pm

Ukraine enters upcoming NATO summit with hopes and fears

June 28, 2018, 7:01 pm

Iryna Somer: Little criticism for Ukraine from international partners at Copenhagen …

June 28, 2018, 2:33 pm

US State Department: Trump wants personal meeting with Putin to discuss Ukraine, other …

June 23, 2018, 1:37 am

Biden, Rasmussen among democracy’s watchdogs who gather in Copenhagen

June 12, 2018, 6:25 am

Cease-fire doesn’t hold despite foreign ministers meeting in Berlin; 3 Ukrainian soldiers …

June 8, 2018, 9:32 pm

Poroshenko will be invited to NATO Summit on July 11-12

June 7, 2018, 2:25 pm

As NATO defense ministers gather ahead of summit, cracks show in allies’ Russia position

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