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- President Volodymyr Zelensky says that a successful troop withdrawal — both by Ukrainian and Russia-backed forces — near the Stanytsia Luhanska checkpoint in Donbas offers a “fragile hope for peace.”
- That same day, two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and one injured in a different part of Donbas.
- The Ukrainian parliament’s foreign affairs committee has recommended exiting the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe after that international body voted to reinstate Russia’s voting rights.
- Was it full of softball questions? Or did it offer an important window into the ideology of Russia’s leader? The Kyiv Post breaks down what people are saying about the Financial Times’ controversial interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- A new poll says five parties will make it into parliament in the July 21 election.
- Business leaders have delivered their priorities to Ambassador William Taylor, the new chargé d’affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv. Some of you will remember him from his tenure as ambassador in 2006-2009.
- A team of young Ukrainians has performed well at this year’s Genius Olympiad, held by the State University of New York.
- Craig Mazin, creator of the hit “Chernobyl” TV series explains what motivated him.
- Ukraine has taken third place in the European Games, winning 16 gold medals, 17 silver medals and 18 bronze medals.
- Have a look inside the annual Leopolis Jazz Festival in the city of Lviv.
- The Kyiv School of Economics has celebrated its 2019 Impact Dinner. Check out the photos.
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