Section: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and USA (Canada)
Thousands of people attended a gay pride parade in Ukraine’s capital
A counterdemonstration by a few hundred ultranationalists resulted in scuffles with police in which two officers were injured and six people arrested, Kiev police chief Andrei Krishchenko said. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
48% Of Ukrainians Communicate In Russian
50.5% of the Ukrainian population use the Ukrainian language as the main language of everyday communication, according to a large poll conducted by the leading sociological centers of the country, KIIS, Rating, SOTSIS, and the Razumkov Center. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
Syria Is Not Ukraine
Seen from the red-brick towers of the Kremlin, Syria and Ukraine look very different. But as the wars in both countries continue to drag on, some in the West have become accustomed to lumping Russia’s two interventions together. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
Putin Aide’s Emails Detail Alleged Plot to Destabilize Ukraine
Ukrainian hacker group claims to have obtained emails from Vladislav Surkov, a top aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, which detail a purported Kremlin plan to destabilize Ukraine in the coming months. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
Lethal Russian Weapons Of War Ukraine Should Fear
The smoldering conflict in Ukraine’s eastern provinces has now gone on for more than two years. Although an uneasy status quo has settled on the region, skirmishes continue, and tension periodically run high. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
U.S. Imposes Sanctions On ‘Putin’s Bridge’ To Crimea
Companies building a multi-billion dollar bridge to link the Russian mainland with annexed Crimea, a project close to the heart President Vladimir Putin, were targeted by the United States in an updated sanctions blacklist on Thursday. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
How A Dutch Referendum On European Union Trade Could Send Ukraine Over The Edge
Voters in the Netherlands are heading to the polls Wednesday to decide whether Ukraine is on a path to eventually join the European Union two years after a revolution turned the country away from Moscow and toward Brussels. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
Panama Papers Fallout: Iceland’s PM Resigns, Ukraine’s President Pressured, Billionaire Responds
Less than 48 hours after the first stories were published based on the Panama Papers, a massive leak of 11.5 million files from a Panama law firm known for setting up offshore companies, Iceland’s prime minister has resigned, at least… …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
Russia is running a “shadow government” in rebel-held territories of eastern Ukraine
The report said that basic administrative functions of the cities of Donetsk and Luhansk are being run by six working groups at five Russian ministries. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
The US is moving forward with over $300 million in security assistance to Ukraine
The news was tempered by the Dutch prime minister’s calls for his countrymen to vote against Ukraine’s EU associate membership. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
