The decision by the Eurovision organizers to ban the display of the European Union flag on stage during this year’s contest in Basel, Switzerland, has sparked strong reactions.
More specifically, the EU Commissioner for Culture, Glenn Micallef,…
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Ukraine Reportedly Plans National Bitcoin Reserve
Ukraine is preparing to launch Europe’s first national Bitcoin reserve, reportedly working in cooperation with Binance, the largest crypto exchange by trading volume metrics.
The move positions Kyiv at the forefront of…
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Ukraine faces multi-billion-euro blow as EU moves to reimpose pre-war trade quotas
Kyiv’s agri-food sector is bracing for a multi-billion-euro blow as the EU moves to reinstate pre-war trade restrictions in June, according to a draft regulation obtained by Euractiv.
Brussels is preparing to roll back the tariff-free access…
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Behind the Lines: Russia Makes Ukrainians Foreigners
The Russian president signed a decree requiring citizens who do not have “legal grounds to stay on the territory of the Russian Federation” — including illegally seized parts of Ukraine — to either voluntarily leave by September…
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Putin and Trump won’t attend peace talks with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy
Donald Trump (L) and Russia’s Vladimir Putin arrive to attend a joint press conference after a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018.
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Hopes that Ukraine and Russia’s leaders would meet…
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Ukrainian forces down 62 Russian UAVs, another 29 disappear from radar
The Defense Forces of Ukraine successfully shot down 62 Russian drones, while 29 enemy UAVs vanished from radar.
The Ukrainian Air Force provided this update on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.
Since 00:00, May 14, Russian forces have launched 110 attack UAVs and other…
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Trump to not go to Turkey for talks between Ukraine, Russia – media
US President Donald Trump is not going to Turkey for talks between Russia and Ukraine, Reuters reports, citing an official.
The American leader made the statement after Vladimir Putin announced the composition of the Russian…
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Russian troops kill one resident of Donetsk region, injure seven others
On May 14, Russian forces killed one resident of the Donetsk region and wounded seven others.
According to Ukrinform, Vadym Filashkin, head of the Donetsk Regional State Administration, shared the information on Facebook.
He reported that one person was killed in…
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Ukrainian Filmmakers Set Sights on Post-War Rebuild
When Ukrainian production powerhouse Film.UA set a late-February release date for “Puppies,” an offbeat comedy about a woman afflicted with a strange curse that turns her lovers into canines, hopes were high for strong returns at the box…
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Wild chimpanzees seen giving ‘first aid’ to each other with medicinal plants
Chimpanzees in Uganda have been observed using plants to treat open wounds and tend to each other’s injuries.
University of…
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