Section: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and USA (Canada)
Observing the holiday’s traditions especially important amid Ukraine crisis
The sound of carolling filled Ukrainian Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral in Winnipeg’s North End on Wednesday morning as hundreds sat in rows of pews, celebrating Ukrainian Christmas. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk says Russia is still sending military forces into Ukraine
Yatsenyuk demanded Moscow remove what he called its “bandits” from Ukraine. Speaking alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel after their talks in Berlin on January 8, he said Russia has “sent troops to Ukraine’s regions and continues sending its troops there.” …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada...
Ukraine Says Separatists Intensifying Rocket Attacks
Ukrainian military officials said Friday that four soldiers were killed in one day as separatists intensified shelling of government positions ahead of peace talks expected in the coming week. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
German chancellor Angela Merkel has thrown yet another lifeline to Ukraine
This is the second time that Berlin has bailed out the fledgling economy run by Kiev. Germany agreed to two 1.6 billion euro ($1.9 billion) aid packages last year. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
Ukrainians to celebrate Malanka
The Ukraine Canadian Congress Weyburn Branch will present the Ukraine celebration of New Year’s or Malanka on Saturday, Jan. 17. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
In Ukraine’s battle against Russian-backed separatists, civilians keep the army equipped
On 21 November 2013, as thousands of his fellow Ukrainians first gathered in Maidan Nezalezhnosti – Independence Square – in Kyiv to demonstrate against President Viktor Yanukovych, a 40-year-old IT entrepreneur named Yuri Biryukov felt a stirring of hope. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
Roots of Ukraine scattered through town
Some of the notable features seen on buildings and in art collections around Port Alberni were crafted by a Ukrainian immigrant, Peter Szachiv. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
Ukraine Says Russia Behind Cyber Attack On German Government
Ukraine’s prime minister blamed Russian intelligence on Thursday for a hacker attack against German government websites, for which a pro-Russian group claimed responsibility. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
Save Ukraine To Counter Russia
Billionaire investor George Soros has accused western leaders of dangerously miscalculating their strategy towards Russia and Ukraine, arguing that the crisis there posed a lethal risk to the eurozone. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
War Reporter Explains How Ukraine Became A ‘Post-Apocalyptic’ Nightmare
A journalist who spent nearly two years in eastern Ukraine before the war hit has written for Mashable about the stark differences he noticed when he returned to report on the conflict-ridden area. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
