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Militarization of Ukrainian children must be recognized as a crime against humanity – Ombudsman
06.05.2026
Militarization of Ukrainian children must be recognized as a crime against humanity. On the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, it has been ongoing for years and remains unpunished. Tens of thousands of children are forced to grow up in a world of propaganda, fear, and imposed military narratives. What should be their inalienable right to education is turned into a tool of aggression. Schools become training grounds for war, and cadet classes instill obedience rather than childlike curiosity, Dmytro Lubinets, ...russian culture in the hands of the Chekists is not art, but merely another tool for dismantling Europe’s independence – Kniazhytskyi
29.04.2026
The effort to return russia to participation in the Venice Biennale is being led by the FSB and the russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The governments of Italy and the EU have spoken out against it, but this has not stopped the organizers from continuing to push for russia’s involvement in this European festival, writes Ukrainian journalist and MP Mykola Kniazhytskyi.russia views the opening of its pavilion at the Biennale as another special operation in Europe. The FSB’s well-known “soft ...The latest arrogant outbursts from the Trump administration toward European leaders demand an answer to the question: On what basis does the US believe such a tone is permissible?
12.04.2026
Barracks for displaced personsEurope’s National Traumas. The latest arrogant and haughty outbursts from the Trump administration toward European leaders, NATO, and individual countries demand an answer to the question: On what basis do the United States believe such a tone is permissible? When did this begin, how did it become the norm, and who is responsible for it? And here, the clock of history needs to be wound back again to #AfterTheWar, writes Ukrainian journalist Vitalii Haidukevych.And first of all, it should ...putin is already losing. And he will lose definitively precisely because his strategy is flawed – Viatrovych
05.04.2026
putin cannot win the war against the Ukrainians. Not because of a lack of resources — but because of the very goal he has set for himself: to eliminate Ukrainians as a separate nation. Part of them — to destroy physically, the other part — to force to abandon their own identity for the sake of survival. Such a goal is evident from his statements and his actions. And it is an unachievable strategy, Ukrainian historian Volodymyr Viatrovych writes.In effect, ...There is no neutrality in the face of evil – Sheremeta
25.03.2026
The russian war and genocide against Ukrainians have changed me. russians have killed three of my friends. They have beheaded, tortured, raped, and castrated thousands of my countrymen. They have destroyed the livelihoods of millions, writes Associate Professor of Economics at Case Western Reserve University Roman Sheremeta.I used to be much more tolerant and accepting of different points of view. But now my vision is more black and white. The war has become personal. The pain has become personal.When your ...Ukraine’s Paralympic team reports systematic pressure from representatives of International Paralympic Committe
13.03.2026
The National Paralympic Committee of Ukraine and the national Paralympic team of Ukraine are compelled to state that, since the very beginning of the XIV Winter Paralympic Games, the national Paralympic team of Ukraine, its athletes, and coaches have been subjected to systematic pressure from representatives of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Games Organizing Committee.The team leadership and its members attempted to avoid a radical reaction to these manifestations of pressure, hoping that they were accidental in nature ...Now we will witness another bout of Trump’s putinophilia, accompanied by increased pressure on Ukraine – Gonchar
08.03.2026
It is worth paying attention to several things that have happened over the past few days. The US granted India permission to import russian oil for one month. And soon after, US Treasury Secretary S. Bessent announced that the US is considering easing oil sanctions against russia. putin’s representative, Dmitriev, confirmed that the parties are holding negotiations, as “WESTERN sanctions are harming the GLOBAL economy,” writes President of Centre for Global Studies “Strategy XXI” Michael Gonchar.Back on March 3th, Donald ...Ukraine’s Ombudsman to IOC and IPC: Allowing russian symbols while their military continues to torture and kill is not neutrality – it is complicity in the silencing of crimes
04.03.2026
Ukraine has appealed to the leadership of the international Olympic and Paralympic movement with criticism of the decisions regarding the admission of symbols of the russian Federation and Belarus, Ombudsman of Ukraine Dmytro Lubinets said in a statement.I have officially appealed to the President of the International Olympic Committee , Andrew Parsons, regarding decisions that contradict the values of the Olympic and Paralympic movement.Allowing the symbols of russia and ...Lost in Translation? The English version of the Budapest Memorandum differs from the Ukrainian or russian versions – Kyslytsya
02.03.2026
The English version of the Budapest Memorandum differs from the Ukrainian and russian versions. In the English version, Ukraine was provided “assurances,” while in the Ukrainian and russian versions, it was provided “guarantees.” The difference between assurances and guarantees remains critically important in legal, political, and professional spheres. Although both concepts imply a promise, a guarantee is usually a stronger, legally binding commitment, while assurances often relate to providing confidence or a “softer” political context, Sergiy Kyslytsya, former Permanent Representative ...Latvian parliament supports peace in Ukraine with strategic defeat of russia
21.02.2026
The Latvian parliament adopted a resolution on the anniversary of russia’s invasion, in which it declared its support for peace in Ukraine and the strategic defeat of the russian Federation. This is stated in the text of the resolution.The Saeima of the Republic of LatviaCommends the four-year heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people and armed forces to russia’s full-scale military invasion and recalls that russia’s aggression against Ukraine began in 2014 with the illegal annexation of Crimea and the occupation of several parts ...
