On 20 May the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office announced what it calls “major sanctions” against Russia in support of Ukraine. The European Union also applied sanctions but Putin’s friend Trump did not. The UK announcement said: As President … Continue reading →
Around 20,000 Ukrainian children have been kidnapped and deported to Russia. Occasionally 5 or 10 children have been exchanged between Russia and Ukraine but most have not. Most are re-educated, forcibly adopted into Russian or Belarusian families and obstacles are … Continue reading →
In an extraordinary and shameful meeting before the world’s press in the White House on 28 February 2025, US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance attacked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, accusing him of disrespectful behaviour towards the United … Continue reading →
Speaking in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on 14 May 2024, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Russian President Vladimir Putin must pay to rebuild what he has destroyed in Ukraine. “What Putin destroyed, Russia should – must – … Continue reading →
A Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment commissioned by the Ukrainian Government, the World Bank Group, the European Commission and the UN estimates that the total cost of Ukrainian reconstruction and recovery from war damage up to the end of 2024 … Continue reading →
On the third anniversary of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, the United States voted in the same way as Russia on two resolutions at the UN General Assembly meeting on 25 February. First the US joined its new ally Russia … Continue reading →
On 18 February 2025, the third anniversary of Russia’s totally illegal invasion of Ukraine, the habitual liar Donald Trump blamed Ukraine, addressing President Zelensky as follows: You should have never started [the war]. You could have made a deal… I … Continue reading →
My name is Helena, and I am from Ukraine. My story began in 2014, the year Russia occupied Crimea, the southern part of Ukraine along the coast of the Black Sea. At that time, I was living in Kyiv with … Continue reading →
On 23 February, the day before the U.N. Security Council met to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis told the General Assembly “At Ukraine’s request, we intend to organize by the summer … Continue reading →
on 26 January, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, warned of dramatic humanitarian suffering throughout Ukraine and worsening conditions as war-affected civilians suffer through the harsh winter. Wrapping up a week-long visit to the country, he made a strong … Continue reading →