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Ronnie Apteker

Ronnie Apteker is a South African-born, Kyiv-based tech entrepreneur, author, and indie film producer.

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Local residents dance as musicians play folk music at a yard bar in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, on Aug. 13, 2023

Opinion: There’s more to Ukraine than Hollywood gangster tropes and war

by Ronnie Apteker
I recently watched a YouTube video of a Ukrainian performance on “America’s Got Talent.” A friend sent me the link, promising it would amaze me – and it did. You can find the video by searching “Amazing holographic 4D cube show AGT.” However, when the show’s host, Howie Mandel, said, “America’s got love for the Ukraine,” I cringed. The phrase “the Ukraine” implies it’s a territory, not a sovereign country. It’s just Ukraine – the largest country in Europe, an important nation in its own right, a