Ukraine is in a parlous state, but does presidential favourite Volodymyr Zelenskiy have the fix it so desperately needs?
Metropolitan Epiphanius, head of the new Orthodox Church of Ukraine, which is newly independent of the Russian Orthodox Church.
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Ukraine’s Orthodox Church recently broke off from Russia. This dispute has a history that goes back to medieval Christianity, and continues to shape modern-day politics.
Ukraine shows how it’s possible to have single market access, while maintaining control of your borders and staying out of the European Court of Justice.
Patriarch Bartolomew: making moves into Ukraine.
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Ukrainian nationalism – and a president on the rocks – has sparked a religious crisis.
Monument to the Soviet Army in Sofia, Bulgaria, painted overnight on February 24 2014 by unknown activists in solidarity with anti-Russian protests in Ukraine.
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The Soviet programme of building war memorials in Eastern Bloc countries was a bid to win the hearts and minds of future generations.
The outrage over Trump’s comments at the joint press conference meant an opportunity for meaningful debate about policy was lost.
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The extensive media coverage of the Helsinki meeting was almost universally critical of Trump, which overshadowed the chance to ask more meaningful questions about how the world deals with Russia.
Guns for hire are back in business – and they’re making war even more dangerous.
In Kyiv in February 2014, riot police line up opposite crosses marking the deaths of protesters. More than 10,000 people have been killed since the Euromaidan protests began in late 2013.
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For Ukrainians, the legacy of the Euromaidan revolution is decidedly mixed, and for the protesters who waved European Union flags EU membership now looks like a distant dream.
On September 24, 2019, US President Donald Trump was at the United Nations to speak to the general assembly. His visit was overshadowed by the decision by the House of Representatives to initiate impeachment proceedings against him based on revelations in the unfolding Ukraine scandal.
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On September 24, 2019, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House had launched a formal impeachment inquiry against the president. But as history shows, the outcome is anything but assured.
Investigations continue into the nerve agent attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter.
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Former Trump associates face charges including conspiracy to launder money, failure to register as a foreign agent and lying to the FBI. A law professor explains what it means and what happens next.