Lawmakers urged the EU and its member states to step up efforts to hold Moscow accountable through international courts and support for Ukraine’s campaign to bring its children home.
The Kyiv Independent’s Chris York sat down with author, historian, and Russia’s Victory Day celebrations on May 9, which mark the Soviet Union’s role in defeating Nazi Germany in World War II, are one of the country’s biggest public events of the year. President of the Ukrainian Society of Switzerland Andrej Lushnycky who sheds some light on the things Putin would rather you didn’t know about World War II.
Washington’s involvement may also help mitigate political opposition in Europe, while giving the U.S. strategic visibility over future Russian energy flows, sources told Reuters.
The agreement, signed on April 30, establishes a joint investment fund between Kyiv and Washington and grants the U.S. special access to projects developing Ukraine's natural resources.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky listens during a joint press conference. ( Dmytro Larin /Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
A new digital mechanism for facilitating the import of humanitarian aid into Ukraine will be launched on Dec. 1, the Cabinet of Ministers announced.
Recipients of aid will be able to submit a declaration online using the Automated Humanitarian Aid Registration System.
“At the same time, there will be a transition period with the possibility of submitting a paper declaration until 1 April next year. The form and content of the declaration remain the same in both mechanisms.”
President Zelensky’s government has emphasized the importance of digital transformation throughout the country.
Lance Luo (Li P. Luo) is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. Previously, he worked at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Hromadske Television in Kyiv. He also spent three years in finance and strategy consulting. Mr. Luo graduated from the University of Southern California and serves as an arbitrator at FINRA.
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