Section: The Netherlands
Ukraine president: Voting no on referendum is a “yes” vote for Putin
Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko is very hopeful that the Netherlands will vote for the association agreement with Ukraine in the referendum in April next year. He stresses the importance of Dutch people’s right to express themselves in a referendum, though he calls the voting “corn on Putin’s mill” The post Ukraine...
Ukraine referendum should be binding, say Dutch MPs
A majority of MPs think the results of next year’s referendum on the EU’s treaty with Ukraine should be respected,… …read more Source:...
New Ukrainian Police Banned from Using Russian Social Networks
No more VK or Odnokklassniki for Ukraine’s patrol police, pictured here on their first day of work in Kyiv in July 2015. Photo by Oleksandr Ratushniak for Demotix. Members of Ukraine’s new patrol police force make frequent appearances on social media—in fact, their penchant for posing for selfies and featuring in testimonials on...
Ukrainian leader Poroshenko to visit Dutch PM, King
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will be paying a visit to the Netherlands on Thursday and Friday. During his visit he will meet with King Willem-Alexander and Prime Minister Mark Rutte to discuss bilateral relations and developments in the Ukraine. The post Ukrainian leader Poroshenko to visit Dutch PM, King appeared first on NL Times....
Ukrainian Men’s Travel Ban News Debunked as Fake by Military
Ukrainian military warns: if you’ve been naughty and have been spreading rumors, Santa isn’t coming by! Images mixed by Tetyana Lokot. On November 19, Ukrainian men woke up to discover that if they were under 45, they would now apparently have to cancel their travel plans for the start of 2016, as Ukraine was banning them from leaving...
Unearthing Local Stories on the Russian-Language Internet
Digging for Buk missile systems. Original photo by Mark Robinson. May 1, 2014. CC 2.0. Edited by Kevin Rothrock. This article is part of a larger guidebook by RuNet Echo to help people learn how to conduct open-source research on the Russian Internet. Explore the complete guidebook at the special project page. While a lot of open-source research...
New Platform Provides Grassroots Organizing Opportunities for Ukraine’s Urbanites
View from roof into the yard of a highrise building in Kyiv, Ukraine. Image from torange.us, CC-By 4.0. In most urban high-rises with dozens of apartments, communication between neighbors usually amounts to “good morning” grunts in the elevator or occasional passive-aggressive notes about trash or parking taped to the entrance door. To improve...
Ukraine referendum set for April 6, Dutch nationals only can vote
The Netherlands will hold an advisory referendum on a key treaty between the European Union and Ukraine on April 6,… …read more Source:...
Ukrainian Official Dismissed for Using Russian Email Service for Official Correspondence
Ukrainian authorities believe that using Russian email services could potentially “jeopardize the country’s information security.” Images mixed by Tetyana Lokot. A government official in Lviv region in western Ukraine has reportedly been sacked for using a Russian email service to conduct official correspondence related to his government...
Ukraine Goes to the Polls In Local Elections, But Not Everyone Gets a Vote
Voting in local elections at a polling station in Kiev, on October 25, 2015. Image by Alexey_Ivanov from Demotix. Ukraine held country-wide local elections on Sunday, October 25, with many new and old faces competing for positions of 10,000 mayors and 160,000 members of regional and local councils. The Ukrainian social media sphere has been abuzz...
