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Audience Development Manager @ the Kyiv Independent
“I just hope that Putin is as confused as we are.”
The Kyiv Independent sat down with Gabrielius Landsbergis on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 14, where the growing divergence between the U.S. and the EU on NATO and Ukraine was at the center of the discussions.
US-Russia talks are 'the last warning for Europe,' Gabrielius Landsbergis says
Storm clouds are intensifying in Europe as Ukraine approaches the fourth year of the full-scale war with Russia. Initial hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump's new administration might adopt the "p...
kyivindependent.com
February 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on Feb. 18 that Ukraine "should have never started" the war.
Who started the war in Ukraine?
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on Feb. 18 that Ukraine "should have never started" the war.
kyivindependent.com
February 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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The publishing house Osnovy is as old as independent Ukraine. Founded in 1992 by Canadian citizen Bohdan Kravchenko and Ukrainian citizen Solomiya Pavlychko, it was the first publishing house in the country to translate world classics into Ukrainian and has since published over 400 titles.
Ukrainian publishing house Osnovy wants to 'fill gap caused by 70 years of Soviet rule'
Editor’s note: This article is part of a series of profiles highlighting successful Ukrainian startups and businesses. The series is funded by the regional investment fund Ukraine-Moldova American Ent...
kyivindependent.com
December 5, 2024 at 8:41 PM
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Belarusian-born Vasil Verameichyk enlisted in Ukraine’s Armed Forces to help fight off Russia. Now, he's on trial in Belarus, where death penalty is legal and fair courts are not.
Belarusian soldiers fighting for Ukraine say time is running out for their brother-in-arms extradited to Belarus
In Alexander Lukashenko's Belarus, helping to defend Ukraine against Russia gets you labeled as a terrorist. Vasil Verameichyk, a Belarusian who enlisted in Ukraine's Armed Forces just four days afte...
kyivindependent.com
December 5, 2024 at 8:58 PM
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Bohdan Yermokhin, a Ukrainian teenager who was illegally deported by Russia from occupied Mariupol, has successfully left Russia and returned to Ukraine after trying to do so for months, according to the Kyiv Independent's sources and Russian opposition media reports.
Ukrainian teenager illegally taken from Mariupol to Russia returns to Ukraine
Bohdan Yermokhin, a Ukrainian teenager who was illegally deported by Russia from occupied Mariupol, has successfully left Russia and returned to Ukraine after trying to do so for months. He arrived ba...
kyivindependent.com
November 19, 2023 at 5:43 PM