Ukraine has completed the process of removing statues of Lenin, the communist leader who was responsible for the deaths of many, from territory controlled by the Ukrainian government. The removal was part of a process, started in 2015 by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, to remove Soviet monuments from Ukraine. Is…
Image by Uk-Kamelot Not many Westerners realize that Russia and the Russian Orthodox Church started to the south with Russia’s slav brothers, the Ukrainians. Kyivan Rus was a medieval empire, based in Kyiv, until overrun and destroyed by the Mongolian hordes from the Siberian steppes. Kyiv Three Years After Euromaidan…A…
Image by Rob984 Alexander Zakharchenko, the leader of the Donetsk People’s Republic, or DPR, announced on Russian television today that the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Donbass, as well as other ares of the former Soviet republic of Ukraine, would form a new state called Malorossiya, or ‘Little Russia,’ which…
A small explosive device was thrown over the fence at the US embassy in Kyiv Wednesday night, causing a small grass burn. There were no injuries. The Ukrainian government classified the incident as terrorism but the US government said it was too small and declined to classify the incident as…
The Ukrainian parliament approved a measure to force Ukrainian Television broadcasters to speak Ukrainian on at least 75% of their broadcasts, in a bid to further limit the influence of Russia on Ukrainian society. The bill was passed 269-15. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko backed the bill and vowed to sign…
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said today the country will move its Victory Day celebration one day earlier to May 8th instead of the 9th when celebrated by the Russian Federation. Russia historically has marked the end of the war a day later than Europe over feelings it was not sufficiently…
A Soviet monument in Kyiv, the Arch of the Friendship of Nations, was in the process of being painted the rainbow colors of the LGBT movement when conservative protestors showed up and halted the process. The event was supposed to highlight Ukraine’s new-found willingness to support EU priorities as it…
The International Court of Justice, or The Hague, ruled against Ukraine’s bid to force ’emergency measures’ on Moscow to prevent them from funding and supporting pro-Russian rebels in Donbass, or East Ukraine. The court ruled Ukraine “has not put before the court evidence which affords a sufficient basis” to show…