For second year, Ukrainians celebrate Independence Day amid Russia’s war
Ukrainian Independence Day 2015 showed that Ukrainians love their soldiers a lot and their politicians, well, not so much at
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Author: The Kyiv Post
Putin visits Crimea, slams Ukrainian government
On August 17, Russian President Vladimir Putin began a three-day visit to Crimea aimed at developing the annexed Black Sea
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France scuttles Mistral warship deal with Russia
The French government has decided not to deliver to Russia two high-tech warships built under a billion-euro contract with Moscow,
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Russia’s propaganda machine revs up ahead of UN’s MH17 vote
Russia’s state media machine appears to have gone into conspiracy theory overdrive. A well-coordinated campaign appeared to be underway ahead
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War in the age of social media
Many don’t think twice about their posts on social media, but for Ukrainian soldiers in the Donbas war zone, what
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Heads roll as Ukraine’s reforms falter
The recent spate of dismissals or resignations of high-ranking officials in Ukraine is a sign that the country’s reform drive
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Anti-gay extremists violently break up gay pride march in Kyiv; several injured, many arrests
Protected by hundreds of police officers in Kyiv’s Obolon district, nearly 200 persons tried on June 6 to take part
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25 arrested for trying to violently break up gay rights march in Kyiv
Police reportedly arrested 25 anti-gay activists for trying to violently disrupt a gay rights march in Kyiv on June 6.
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Right Sector threatens Kyiv gay pride march
Anti-gay groups in Ukraine, including the militant Right Sector, are threatening to stop a gay pride march planned for June
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