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    Zelenskiy Visits Mariupol As City Celebrates Fifth Anniversary Of ‘Liberation’
    Jun15

    Zelenskiy Visits Mariupol As City Celebrates Fifth Anniversary Of ‘Liberation’

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited the Ukrainian port of Mariupol to take part in activities to mark the fifth year of the city being liberated from Russia-backed separatists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Putin, Xi, Rohani Attend CICA Summit In Tajikistan
    Jun15

    Putin, Xi, Rohani Attend CICA Summit In Tajikistan

    A summit of a 27-member regional grouping called the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) opened on June 15 in Tajikistan’s capital, Dushanbe. Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Iranian President Hassan Rohani, and other leaders of member countries including Saudi Arabia and...

    Salt Of The Earth: Inside Ukraine’s Artyomsol Mine
    Jun15

    Salt Of The Earth: Inside Ukraine’s Artyomsol Mine

    In eastern Ukraine, a massive salt-mining operation is hoping to crack Western markets after Russia blocked its imports. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Russia Begins Handing Out Passports To Ukrainians From Conflict Zone
    Jun14

    Russia Begins Handing Out Passports To Ukrainians From Conflict Zone

    Russia has begun handing out Russian passports to Ukrainians from separatist-controlled areas of eastern Ukraine, a move condemned by Kyiv as “legally void.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Brussels To Drop Criticism Of Ukraine’s Controversial Education Law
    Jun14

    Brussels To Drop Criticism Of Ukraine’s Controversial Education Law

    A draft statement expected to be issued at an upcoming EU-Ukraine summit will express Brussels’ continued recognition of Ukraine’s European aspirations while dropping criticism of the country’s education law, according to a copy of the draft seen by RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Spellcheck beware: Ukraine’s capital is #KyivNotKiev
    Jun14

    Spellcheck beware: Ukraine’s capital is #KyivNotKiev

    The United States Board on Geographic Names will officially list the capital of Ukraine as Kyiv, not Kiev. It’s the result of years of advocacy by the Ukrainian government to popularize the Ukrainian spelling. But why does it matter? …read more Source: Public Radio...

    ‘It’s Time To Pay’: Ukraine Detains Donetsk Separatist Referendum Organizer
    Jun14

    ‘It’s Time To Pay’: Ukraine Detains Donetsk Separatist Referendum Organizer

    The chief organizer of a 2014 Donetsk separatist “independence” referendum in eastern Ukraine condemned by the international community has been detained by Ukrainian authorities, Prosecutor-General Yuriy Lutsenko has announced. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    HBO Series Fuels Chernobyl Tourism Boom
    Jun14

    HBO Series Fuels Chernobyl Tourism Boom

    Tourists are flocking to explore Chernobyl’s exclusion zone in Ukraine after the HBO miniseries dramatized the 1986 meltdown at the doomed nuclear plant. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Poll Shows Fewer Russians Consider Ukraine, U.S. As Enemies
    Jun14

    Poll Shows Fewer Russians Consider Ukraine, U.S. As Enemies

    Fewer Russians consider Ukraine and the United States as enemy states as they shift their attention toward growing domestic problems, according to a new poll. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    U.S. Senators Submit Bill To Sanction Russian Gas Pipeline
    Jun14

    U.S. Senators Submit Bill To Sanction Russian Gas Pipeline

    A group of U.S. Republican senators has introduced a bill to sanction a Kremlin pipeline project as Washington seeks to force its European allies to reduce their dependence on Russian energy. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...