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New Eastern Europe: Evolution of French thinking about Eastern Europe

Interview with Alexandra Goujon, a professor of political science at the University of Burgundy. Read the interview here.
New Eastern Europe

Top 10 books to get a grasp on Frenchness

The French love to talk, but most of all, they love to write books. Let’s face it, French literature is too vast to be summed up in a top 10 list. …
Alexander Query

World in Ukraine: France

Editor’s Note: World in Ukraine takes a look at Ukraine’s bilateral relations with different nations. All articles are written independently from …
Kyiv Post

French adventurer travels on bike, rowboat in support of war veterans

Gwenael Breton, 41, has the soul of a challenger. A former soldier in French special forces, Breton devoted his life to extreme challenges after a …
Alexander Query

Putin’s friends in France work against Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin can count on many supporters in France, even at the highest level of politics. Some French public figures can be …
Alexander Query

French BlaBlaCar proves popular with Ukrainians since 2014 entry

Seven million people in Ukraine use the French car-sharing platform BlaBlaCar, the world’s leading long-distance ridesharing platform with 90 million …
Henrietta Wolter

French curators shed light on Ukraine’s contemporary art

Ukraine’s contemporary art scene is alive and kicking. The country has been a hotbed for avant-garde artistic minds and daring exhibitions for a few …
Alexander Query

Trade between Ukraine, France remains robust despite crisis

Strict lockdowns and quarantine measures amid the COVID‑19 pandemic barely dented trade between Ukraine and France in 2020. Bilateral trade with …
Natalia Datskevych

Ambassador gets ready for Zelensky, Macron visit in Paris

After stops in Qatar, the war front in the eastern Donbas and soon in Turkey, President Volodymyr Zelensky is heading to Paris likely by the end of …
Brian Bonner

World in Ukraine: France

In its 38th print edition of 2020, the Kyiv Post takes a look at the political, business, and cultural ties between Ukraine and France in our regular …
Brian Bonner

UNIT.City CEO: We want to build the city of the future

French CEO of Unit.City Dominique Piotet, 51, describes himself as a “tech rebel” who arrived in Ukraine looking for a challenge. The 25-hectare …
Alexander Query

French hospitality expert wants to be part of Ukraine’s promising tourism future

At the age of 26, French hospitality expert Eliott Chirin has already lived in seven countries and acquired invaluable experience while both working …
Toma Istomina

French bring European values to Ukraine’s transition economy

Traces of France’s industry and strong economic power can be found almost everywhere in Ukraine — from cars on the roads to helicopters in the skies, …
Natalia Datskevych

France’s ambassador to Ukraine sees change in mood in just 1 year

Etienne de Poncins spent his entire childhood on the same street in Paris, near the Eiffel Tower, and never traveled by airplane until he was age …
Brian Bonner

Credit Agricole CEO: France in for the long haul in Ukraine

When Carlos de Cordoue, 59, was appointed CEO of Credit Agricole Ukraine on April 1, his first challenge was to entirely reorganize and adjust to a …
Alexander Query

Ukraine Loves France

In its 15th print issue of 2019, the Kyiv Post takes a look at the political, business and cultural ties between Ukraine and France in our regular …
Kyiv Post

Isabelle Dumont promotes image of ‘beautiful’ Ukraine

Isabelle Dumont, the French ambassador to Ukraine since September 2015, has made cultural diplomacy one of the essential tools of her mission to …
Gabriel Hardy-Françon

‘Created by Women’ boosts female entrepreneurship

“Created by Women,” the country’s first awards contest for women entrepreneurs, which was initiated by the French-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and …
Natalia Datskevych
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