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Europe | Ukraine | Activism

Civil society launches program to develop Ukrainian women’s role in conflict resolution

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The Ukrainian women's union, a civil society organisation based here in Kyiv, along with their overseas partners have launched a program which aims to reconciliate Ukrainian society in times of war. The organisation believes that the devastating conflict in east Ukraine which has claimed more than 6,400 lives and has left more than a million people displaced has also created divisions in communities and families throughout the country. We came here to find out how the women's organisation plans to unite Ukrainians during this difficult time. The key point made by many was the importance
Europe | Ukraine | Activism

Teen girls walk through all of Ukraine on foot

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Two Ukrainian teen girls, Evsukova Anastasia and Olga Solovyova, decided to walk on foot through the whole of Ukraine, starting on the border with Russia and ending on the border with Slovakia. For 93 days they managed to walk 2,000 kilometers (1,242 miles), without using any other form of transportation. The primary goal of their unusual trip was to see the different cultures and regions in the country where they have never been before, and speak with locals. During the trip, the girls filmed short videos for their blog, asking people about their lives and dreams. Most had a one-word answe
Europe | Ukraine | Politics

The Mess that Nuland Made

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As the Ukrainian army squares off against ultra-right and neo-Nazi militias in the west and violence against ethnic Russians continues in the east, the obvious folly of the Obama administration’s Ukraine policy has come into focus even for many who tried to ignore the facts, or what you might call “the mess that Victoria Nuland made.” Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs “Toria” Nuland was the “mastermind” behind the Feb. 22, 2014 “regime change” in Ukraine, plotting the overthrow of the democratically elected government of President Viktor Yanukovych while c
Europe | Ukraine | Culture

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite hailed as ‘Person of the Year’ in Ukraine

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Whilst on a working visit to Ukraine over the weekend Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite took time out to receive Ukraine's Person of the Year Award. The award made to Grybauskaite was organised by the Ukrainian Higher Academic Council. The Lithuanian president has endeared herself to the Ukrainian people since Ukraine's pro-Kremlin president Viktor Yanukovych last ousted last year and a Russian-backed insurgency began in the east of the country.

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