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Natalka Cmoc is Canada's ambassador to Ukraine.

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Tragedy, unity, and defiance in Kyiv

by Natalka Cmoc
The past month in Ukraine has been intense, even by the standards of this war. One of the most outspoken Ukrainian advocates for freedom, democracy, and human rights, former speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament Andriy Parubiy, was assassinated in broad daylight on the street in Lviv. Parubiy played a pivotal role in the EuroMaidan Revolution of 2014. Ukrainians widely believe that he was shot for his immense influence in setting a firm course for Ukraine to join the European Union. He was shot