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Russian aggression
- The latest Russian threat: Giving passports to Donbas residents. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree allowing individuals living in the Russian-occupied parts of eastern Ukraine to gain Russian citizenship through a simplified procedure.
- United Nations Security Council members have already condemned this decision.
Political stories
- President Petro Poroshenko’s legacy after 5 years: A presidency of historic achievements. But Poroshenko’s days in the front seat of Ukrainian politics will soon be over.
- As Ukraine prepares to inaugurate a new president, lawmakers are looking ahead to parliamentary elections in late October. Some of them have already started providing “humanitarian aid” to win votes.
- Election Watch: Hectic campaign ends with a fair, calm election in Ukraine.
- Ukraine’s truly democratic election has inspired some of the former Soviet states.
- Our interview with Natalia Galibarenko, probably one of the most important Ukrainian ambassadors.
- Approximately 70 protesters gathered to demand justice for slain activist Kateryna Gandziuk outside the home of Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko.
Business news
- Business representatives are carefully watching President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his team. And they have come forth with concerns and suggestions for the new administration.
Lifestyle news
- NAONI orchestra melds folk and modern music.
- World Traveler: Minsk – the Soviet Union your grandmother told you about.
- Explore the banks of the Dnipro on a weekend getaway from the capital. Rural Ukraine has everything you need for a vacation.
Anniversary of Chornobyl catastrophe
- On April 26, Ukrainians mark the thirty-third anniversary of the Chornobyl catastrophe, the 1986 nuclear disaster that blighted Ukraine and changed the world.
- American-Ukrainian radiation expert Vasyl Lenchuk has been to Chornobyl several times, first as a medic helping victims of the nuclear catastrophe and later as a Navy radiation safety officer. He was awed by the site but also impressed by the Ukrainian cuisine and beer. Back in America, Lenchuk founded a brewery inspired by his trips to Chornobyl.
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