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Dmytro Basmat

Senior News Editor

Dmytro Basmat is a North American senior news editor for The Kyiv Independent. He previously worked in Canadian politics as a communications lead and spokesperson for a national political party, and as a communications assistant for a Canadian Member of Parliament. Dmytro has a Master's degree in Political Management from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, and a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance from Toronto Metropolitan University.

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Zelensky: No Peace summit until 2024

Zelensky: No Peace summit until 2024

by Dmytro Basmat

During a call with Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov, President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that there would be no Peace Formula Summit until early 2024, the President's office wrote in the readout of the conversation on Nov. 30.

Ukraine adds 600 names to child exploitation registry

Ukraine adds 600 names to child exploitation registry

by Dmytro Basmat

In the first major update since the registry's establishment, Ukraine is moving forward to populate an automated electronic database with information on hundreds of individuals convicted of child sexual exploitation charges, Ukraine's Prosecutor General's office announced on Nov. 29.

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