On November 25, people across Ukraine and around the world lit candles in memory of the millions of Ukrainians killed in an artificial famine engineered by the Stalin regime in the 1930s. Known to history as the Holodomor, this manmade famine remained hidden in the Soviet shadows for decades. In recent years, a growing number […]
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President Zelenskyy’s Holodomor address: “Evil was not stopped but we are stopping it now”
Below is the English-language text of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to the nation on Holodomor Remembrance Day 2023: Every year at the end of November, a cold shiver runs down our spine. Regardless of the weather conditions and our location. With coldness in our hearts we are all united by a tragic date: the […]
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Putin’s chilling warning: Ukraine will have “a week left to live” if West ends military aid
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has warned that Ukraine would have “a week left to live” if the country’s Western partners stopped the delivery of weapons. Speaking at the annual Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi on October 5, Putin claimed Ukraine’s ability to defend itself against Russia’s ongoing invasion was entirely dependent on the support of […]
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UN investigator: Russian state media may be guilty of “inciting genocide” in Ukraine
United Nations investigators probing alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine have warned that rhetoric broadcast by the Russian media could qualify as incitement to genocide. In a September 25 address to the UN Human Rights Council, the leader of the UN’s Commission of Inquiry investigative team, Erik Mose, spoke of his concern over allegations of […]
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NATO chief Stoltenberg: “If Ukrainians stop fighting, their country will no longer exist”
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has called on the West to prepare for a long war and warned that Ukraine is fighting for national survival. In an interview with Germany’s Funke media group published on September 17, the NATO leader argued for an increase in German military spending while cautioning that there will be no […]
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UNESCO adds Ukrainian heritage sites to “in danger” list over Russian bombing threat
Three of Ukraine’s most important heritage sites have been added to UNESCO’s official List of World Heritage in Danger amid mounting fears over Russia’s widespread bombing of Ukrainian cultural landmarks and civilian targets. The decision to list Kyiv’s St. Sophia Cathedral and Pechersk Lavra monastery complex along with the historic center of Lviv was taken […]
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Timothy Snyder: People know Russia is committing genocide in Ukraine but are afraid to say so
American historian Timothy Snyder believes most people in the West are well aware that Russia is committing genocide in Ukraine, but says many remain deeply reluctant to say so as this would oblige them to intervene more decisively while also explaining their earlier inaction.
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UN Special Rapporteur: Torture of Ukrainian captives is Russian “state policy”
Russia is engaging in the torture of Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war as part of a systematic, state-sponsored policy, according to a new report by the UN’s Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. “The volume of credible allegations of torture and other inhumane acts that are being […]
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US lawmakers accuse Russian dictator Vladimir Putin of committing genocide in Ukraine
US House Foreign Affairs Committee members have accused Russian dictator Vladimir Putin of committing genocide in Ukraine. Speaking on September 6 during a visit to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Committee chairperson Michael McCaul said Putin “tried to erase a culture, a people and a religion, and that is the definition of genocide.” […]