A Finnish-flagged cargo ship carrying Ukrainian corn destined to become animal feed arrived in Spain June 13, the Spanish regional feed manufacturers association Agafac reported. The 18,000 tonne ship
Jun. 23, 2022
Russia
The West has been relatively united in its reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine so far. But beyond the US and Europe, attitudes are not so clear. Beijing has invited the Brics countries Brazil,
Jun. 23, 2022
War in Ukraine
-EU debates Ukraine candidacy as Russia makes life “hell’ in the east – EU leaders l gather in Brussels Thursday, June 23, to discuss calls to formally grant war-torn Ukraine “candidate status” to joi
Jun. 23, 2022
Russia
Lithuania has banned the transit of certain goods across its territory to the Russian Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad, citing EU sanctions as the reason for the measure. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Pes
Jun. 22, 2022
Ukraine needs massive financial help to rebuild after the devastation wrought by Russia’s invasion, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday, June 22, saying the reconstruction would be a “task fo
Jun. 22, 2022
EU
Following the second round of the French parliamentary elections on Sunday, June 19, the old French saying “à la guerre comme à la guerre,” which expresses the futility of escaping the reality of war,
Jun. 22, 2022
Paul Bristow is a British Member of Parliament and Private Secretary to Cabinet Minister Nadine Dorries. He talks to the Kyiv Post about Russian aggression and what needs to be done to ensure Russian
Jun. 22, 2022
War in Ukraine
The Kremlin recently replaced the commander of the Russian Airborne (VDV) forces and may be in the process of radically reshuffling the command structure of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, indicating
Jun. 22, 2022
War in Ukraine
-Key Ukrainian city under ‘massive’ Russian bombardment – Ukrainian forces are facing “massive” and relentless artillery attacks in a battleground eastern city, Kyiv warned, as Russian troops gained g
Jun. 22, 2022
War in Ukraine
Speaking at The Kiel International Seapower Symposium, the Commander of the German Air Force, General Ingo Gerhardtz, said that NATO must be prepared for nuclear threats from Russia and be able to str
Jun. 21, 2022
Art
Kyiv Post’s Aleksandra Klitina met renowned Ukrainian artist Oleh Pinchuk to discuss how Russia’s war against Ukraine is impacting Ukrainian art, how Ukrainian artists are contributing to the war effo
Jun. 21, 2022
An EU summit due to take place this week will decide whether Ukraine and Moldova become official candidates for EU membership. The EU Commission recommended granting the two countries candidate status
Jun. 21, 2022
Former women’s tennis world number three Elina Svitolina has told AFP she hopes one day to return and see her octogenarian grandmother who has been trapped in the Black Sea port of Odesa since Russia
Jun. 21, 2022
Dmitry Muratov, the Russian editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, on Monday auctioned off his Nobel Peace Prize gold medal for a whopping $103.5 million to benefit children displ
Jun. 21, 2022
War in Ukraine
Islam is not just another soldier. “If the Russians take me, I won’t be exchanged”, said the Chechen fighting with the Ukrainian army near the front line. “They’ll torture me then show me on televisio
Jun. 21, 2022
On June 17, at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said that he does not recognize
Jun. 20, 2022
Last week was full of political events, each forming a cornerstone of Ukraine’s future: a visit to Kyiv from the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Romania and the UK; the question of Ukraine’s EU can
Jun. 20, 2022
– Russia to ‘intensify’ fighting – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warns that Russia is likely to intensify its “hostile activity” this week, as Kyiv awaits a decision from the European Union o
Jun. 20, 2022
Olga Jarova points to a nice spot on the restaurant terrace where President Volodymyr Zelensky sat on his visits to Odesa, Ukraine’s Black Sea port now under de facto Russian blockade. Before the inva
Jun. 20, 2022
The governor of the eastern Ukrainian region now seeing heavy fighting with Russia, Serhiy Haidai, opened the pockets of his flak jacket Saturday to show gun cartridges and a tourniquet. Appointed by
Jun. 20, 2022