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Tusk (R) shakes hands with Prime Minister Svyrydenko (R) at the URC 2026 in Gdansk, Poland, on June 25, 2026.
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Zelensky-Nawrocki feud fails to overshadow Ukraine’s biggest recovery conference yet

by Dominic Culverwell

"See you at the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC)" was the departing note after many meetings in Kyiv during the weeks leading up to Ukraine’s largest annual business and economics event. From June 25–26, it felt like half of Ukraine had descended upon Gdansk on Poland’s Baltic coast as a record 7,500 officials, business leaders, entrepreneurs, economists, activists, and journalists envisioned the war-torn country’s economic revival. Last year's conference attracted between 5,000–6,000 people.

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Why AI believes Crimea is Russian — and what to do about it

Not so long ago, Anthropic, one of the leaders in the global AI market and the creator of Claude, published its largest study on what people expect from AI. It is based on 80,000 conversations across 159 countries, with a world map as the central element. One detail that caught my eye was that it showed Ukraine without Crimea. Among the respondents to its survey were many Ukrainian voices. For example, a soldier said that in the most difficult moments of his service, it was his "AI friends" wh

Prioritize Ukrainians' dignity as you did in 2022, urges Europe's human rights head

BRUSSELS, Belgium — The Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner is pushing back against the continent-wide rollback of protections for over 4 million Ukrainians. Michael O'Flaherty spoke with the Kyiv Independent about just what is at stake, and why it is in Europe's own interests to keep strong support measures in place. "We gave an awesome and fantastic welcome in 2022, but there's been a weakening in the welcome, which is unfortunate, as the protection needs are as great as ever," O'Fl

Ukrainian refugees arrive at the Medyka border crossing in Poland on March 10, 2022.

Why this prominent Ukrainian female writer voluntarily joined the army

The Kyiv Independent’s Kate Tsurkan speaks with Ukrainian author and soldier Kateryna Zarembo about her decision to join Ukraine’s military, the realities of serving as a combat medic, and how Russia’s full-scale invasion has reshaped her relationship with writing.

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