On the first day of their gathering, Group of 7 leaders moved to increase the economic pressure on Russia, but a missile attack on the Ukrainian capital made clear that Moscow is not backing down.
Tag: Kiev (Ukraine)
Giuliani Sought Help for Client in Meeting With Ukrainian Official
As he discussed the possibility of a White House meeting for Ukraine’s president, President Trump’s lawyer asked to save the Kyiv mayor’s job.
Ukraine Airline Crash in Iran Prompts Conflicting Statements
The Boeing jet went down near Tehran, killing at least 176 people. Though the evidence remained sketchy, aviation experts speculated that the plane could have been attacked.
Ukraine’s Zelensky Bowed to Trump’s Demands, Until Luck Spared Him
Aides to Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, decided that military aid and support for peace talks outweighed the risks of appearing to take sides in American politics.
Ukraine’s President: ‘I Wanted to Be World Famous,’ but Not This Way
Volodymyr Zelensky came to office vowing to fight corruption and forge peace. Then came the Trump phone call. Today, in a marathon news conference, he tried to start over.
‘The New Berlin Wall’: Why Ukraine Is Central to the Scandal
Caught between East and West, it is a place that attracts adventurers and carpetbaggers, who return home with “legacies, memories and skeletons for their closets.”
Pointed Painted Valentines to the Soviet Era
In her first American solo exhibition, Zoya Cherkassky’s commentary on her childhood in Ukraine is rich and complex.
Ukrainians Vote, in Europe’s Only Country at War
Five years after a revolution, Ukrainians are less thankful for their new leaders than for the freedom to vote them out of power.
In Ukraine, Russia Tests a New Facebook Tactic in Election Tampering
With Facebook focused on weeding out fake pages, Russian agents are spreading propaganda on the pages of real people willing to sell or rent them out.
As Ukraine and Russia Battle Over Orthodoxy, Schism Looms
Both claim the mantle of the Orthodox religion, but at heart the dispute is a modern struggle over money, property, political power and identity.