Global Ukraine News: “Ukraine is 25 – young, independent, creative and global”
Today Ukraine will celebrate the 25th anniversary of independence, its first “mature” jubilee. This is a moment of pride and, at the same time, moment for considering, that its independence has been acquired during this difficult period. In addition, it is high time to analyze, what should be done for better future of our state. Independence Day...
Germany: In Defense of Nuclear Weapons?
Negotiations on a treaty declaring nuclear weapons illegal are planned for 2017. So far, Germany and others have tried to block this process, even while officially supporting a nuclear-weapon-free world. These contradictions will soon end, however: states will have to pick sides. On the occasion of his historic visit to Hiroshima, US President...
Raising the Ukrainian Flag Volodymyr Rybak and Many Others Died For
The 25th anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence would have been a very special date under any circumstances. After Maidan and then Russia’s invasion, that anniversary and the Day of the Ukrainian Flag have become imbued with acute poignancy …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Follow the Money Trail for Source of ‘Russian Threat’ Paranoia
You’d have to have been locked in a wardrobe if you live in the West not to have heard ominous phrases like “The Russian threat”, “Russian aggression in Europe” and “Russia set to invade Poland/Estonia/ Ukraine/Finland.” Certain people are trying to scare us witless about Russia and the “threat” the country apparently poses. The hysteria...
Lack of Reforms Has Turned Ukraine into a Vulnerable Basket Case
Marian L. Tupy Ukraine is back in the news. The country’s conflict with Russia, which has been ongoing since 2014, is heating up again. There is a real possibility that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will try to grab even more Ukrainian territory in the months to come. The Russians are suffering from an economic downturn caused by Western...
UKRAINIAN IT INDUSTRY: How to transform Ukraine’s brain drain into brain gain
Written by Bohdan KupychSource Business Ukraine Returning IT entrepreneurs can help Ukraine to upgrade from breadbasket to brainbasket. In February 1992 my former employer, Digital Equipment of Canada, moved me to Kyiv to develop its IT business from scratch. At the time, DEC was the No. 2 global IT company. Prior to my arrival, the transfer of...
Russia denies alleged ‘Ukrainian Crimea saboteur’ access to a lawyer
With nothing to confirm Russia’s claims of Ukrainian ‘attacks’ in Russian-occupied Crimea except televised ‘confessions’, it is highly suspicious that the FSB are trying to prevent Yevhen Panov from seeing a proper lawyer. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Leaked Memo Shows George Soros Worked to Push Greece to Support Ukraine Coup, Paint Russia as Enemy
Last week we reported on the DC Leaks hack of what was over 2,500 documents detailing how George Soros and his NGOs influence world leaders, drive foreign policy, and help to create unrest in sovereign nations, that many times leads to chaos and civil war. One country of particular focus for George Soros and his NGOs is Ukraine. It is now...
Reports Claims Widespread Female Mutilation in Dagestan
Caucasus mufti, controversial Orthodox priest defend female genital mutilation, saying it eliminates ‘depravity.’ …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia’s Putin blames Ukraine for sabotaging peace accords
Russian President Vladimir Putin is accusing the Ukrainian government of sabotaging peace accords for the country’s east during a visit to Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula Russia annexed in 2014. …read more Source: FOX...
