Author: Roman Tymotsko

WARSAW, Poland – In a gesture of symbolic and political significance, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk made his inaugural visit to Kyiv on January 22, Ukraine’s Unity Day. The visit, Mr. Tusk’s first foreign trip since he took office on December 13, signaled a renewed and strengthened commitment from Poland to support Ukraine, both in...

LVIV – Amid the Swiss Alps, during the prestigious World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Ukraine House emerged as a pivotal epicenter of discussion, culture and resilience at this year’s annual meeting. Functioning independently of the WEF yet positioned in the heart of Davos, the venue has become more than just a meeting place....

LVIV – The Jam Factory art center in Lviv officially opened its doors to the public this past November. Situated within a former industrial building that served as a distillery and later as a fruit bottling plant (quite literally, a hub for jam production), Jam Factory is now a dynamic venue hosting contemporary and modern...

TROMSØ, Norway – The foreign affairs ministries of of Ukraine, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States of America have launched a new instrument to enhance their cooperation in the field of cybersecurity. Called the Tallinn Mechanism, the project is meant to strengthen the cooperation between...

WARSAW, Poland – Subscribers of Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest mobile operator, could not make calls, use mobile and home internet services, or access the operator’s website or apps on Decem­ber 12 and 13. In the morning of December 12, the Kyivstar network, which is used by 24 million Ukrainians across the country, was the target of...

PRZYPKI, Poland – The Conference of Ukrainian Plast Organizations, the body uniting Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organiza­tion groups worldwide known by its Ukrainian-based acronym KUPO, held its 21st worldwide conference on Novem­ber 16-19 at the Rancho Pod Bocianem near Warsaw. The triannual congress of nearly 150 Plast representatives from all over the world made vital decisions...

LVIV – With 3,000 trucks queued up at the Poland-Ukraine border as of December 6, a mounting trade dispute between the two war-time allies has left Ukraine with a 40 percent decline in exports, a $400 million hit to its economy and a loss of 9.3 billion hryvnia (roughly $253 million) in customs payments to...

LVIV – On November 25, Ukraine and the world commemorated the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor, a genocide that, according to various estimates, claimed the lives of some 7 to 10 million people who died of starvation in 1932-1933 in rural areas of the Ukrainian SSR and the Kuban where the vast majority of the...

LVIV – British Foreign Affairs Secretary David Cameron on November 16 made his first visit in his new role to Kyiv, where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The two men discussed sending additional weapons to the frontline, strengthening Ukraine’s air defenses and protecting the country’s critical infrastructure as the winter season sets in....

ROME, Italy – As the war pushed many Ukrainians to flee their homeland and resettle temporarily in Europe, the Ukrainian community in Italy experienced a significant surge in 2022. Driven by emerging challenges and an influx of individuals compelled to leave their homeland, Ukrainians in Italy have fervently advocated, rallied, raised funds and supported the...

ROME, Italy – The European Commis­sion on November 8 announced it was recommending opening negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. At a briefing in Brussels, European Com­mission President Ursula von der Leyen said that Ukraine has implemented more than 90 percent of the E.U.’s recommendations given to the country and had previously been...

LVIV – A two-day summit focused on bringing a peaceful end to Russia’s war on Ukraine was held in Malta on October 28-29 with representatives from 65 countries participating in the talks. The summit follows two similar previous meetings that were held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and Copenhagen, Denmark. The most recent meeting took place...