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Kuleba: 5 lessons for Ukrainians from Trump’s victory

First, after his defeat in the 2019 U.S. presidential election, Donald Trump was written off as a political failure. But he didn’t give up — he got back up, ran again, and won four years later. Lesson: Never, ever give up, even if everyone around you says your cause is lost and works against you, […]

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November 8, 2024

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Number of Ukrainians open to territorial concessions rises to 38%, poll shows

Around 38% of Ukrainians are open to conceding some of the territories while preserving independence in order to end the war with Russia as fast as possible, according to the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) survey published on Jan. 3. The poll comes amid growing expectations of possible peace talks in 2025 as U.S. […]

Ukraine

January 3, 2025

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Tusk: No decisions for Ukraine without Ukrainians, despite Trump's plans

Decisions about Ukraine’s future cannot be made without Ukrainians, despite U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's ceasefire plans, said Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Polskie Radio reported on Nov. 9. Trump’s plans for Ukraine are just in the discussion stages, Tusk said. Some of the proposals disclosed to the media include freezing the current front line and […]

Ukraine

November 10, 2024

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As government cuts support, some internally displaced Ukrainians return home — to Russian occupation

Last winter as Olena Morozova braced for a long and arduous trip to Ukrainian-controlled territory from her Russian-occupied home in Lysychansk in Luhansk Oblast, her friends were traveling in the opposite direction. The friends — a family with two sons — came back to their house in Lysychansk because they couldn’t afford to pay the […]

Ukraine

January 4, 2025

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'We are exhausted' — how Ukrainians cope with nightly Russian drone attacks

Marharyta Koldanova was standing at a bus stop in a residential area in Kyiv when a sudden loud noise went off, prompting her to take out a tourniquet from her bag and prepare to quickly apply it in case she got injured by an aerial attack. "I was overwhelmed with adrenaline and stress," Koldanova told […]

Ukraine

November 14, 2024

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Venezuela detains 3 Ukrainians, accuses them of 'terror' plot

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro announced the detention of three Ukrainians days before his inauguration, calling them "mercenaries" and accusing them of plotting "terrorist" actions, Spanish news agency EFE reported on Jan. 8. Venezuelan authorities also detained two U.S. and two Colombian citizens, raising the same accusations against them. "Today alone, we have captured…, seven foreign […]

Ukraine

January 8, 2025

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Russian troops operated torture chamber for Ukrainians in Belarus in 2022, media reports

Russian troops operated a torture chamber in Belarus in the spring of 2022, the Belarusian Investigative Center (BIC) reported on Nov. 28. Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians abducted from Ukraine were reportedly held there. The chamber was located on Belarusian government-owned property in the town of Naroulia, not far from the border with Ukraine, […]

Ukraine

November 28, 2024

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'It's not enough' — Ukrainians react to Biden's farewell speech

In his farewell speech from the White House on Jan.15, outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden took the opportunity to highlight his achievements in office in an attempt to help cement his legacy. Yet, despite being one of the world's biggest international crises that spanned much of Biden's term in office, Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine […]

Ukraine

January 17, 2025

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‘It’s excruciating’ – Ukrainians describe surviving Russian attacks that cost them health, loved ones, and homes

WARNING: This article contains descriptions of graphic scenes. Anna Kotova was chatting with her sister on a video call, admiring her image on the screen. It was her 19th birthday, and for the first time in a while, she was feeling good about how she looked. “I used to dye my hair a lot, and […]

Ukraine

November 28, 2024

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One-fifth of Ukrainians would move abroad if travel restrictions were lifted, survey shows

Some 21% of Ukrainians would want to move abroad if all travel restrictions were lifted, according to a survey by the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation and the Razumkov Center published on Jan. 21. Men aged 18-60 are not allowed to leave the country except for specific cases since Ukraine imposed martial law at the […]

Ukraine

January 22, 2025

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Trust in Zelensky remains relatively high among Ukrainians, poll suggests

President Volodymyr Zelensky continues to command the trust of nearly six in ten Ukrainians, with support remaining stable in recent months, a poll released by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) found. According to the survey results released on Oct. 14, 59 per cent of Ukrainians polled hold "trust" in Zelensky while 37 per […]

Ukraine

October 15, 2024

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BBC includes 2 Ukrainians in list of 2024 most influential women

The BBC's "100 Women 2024" list, which was published on Dec. 3, featured two Ukrainians, Olha Olefirenko and Olha Rudnieva. Rudnieva founded the Superhumans center in Lviv, which provides prosthetics and rehabilitation to war-injured Ukrainians, serving over 1,000 people in its first two years. Ukrainian officials estimate that over 50,000 Ukrainians have lost limbs as […]

Ukraine

December 3, 2024

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