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Ukraine wins 2022 Eurovision Song Contest

Ukrainian folk rap group Kalush Orchestra has won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, surfing on a wave of goodwill from European countries to take the country’s third win at the glitzy event. The band’s song “Stefania”, written about…

First civilians evacuated from Mariupol’s besieged plant

A group of civilians including women and children have been evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, said Ukrainian official and Russian state news organisations. About 1,000 troops and as many civilians, including the elderly,…

UN chief requests meetings with Putin and Zelenskyy to negotiate ending the war

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is requesting meetings with with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in order to negotiate ending the war that has been going on for almost two…

Death of U.S. embassy employee in Ukraine may be crime or accident

The death of a U.S. embassy employee in Kyiv may have been a crime or an accident, Interior Ministry spokesman Artem Shevchenko said on Twitter on Wednesday. Police have opened an investigation after a woman was found with a head injury in…

Ukraine’s president orders prompt investigation of plane crash

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday the causes of a military plane crash which killed 26 people would be investigated promptly and impartially. “Yesterday, as a result of a terrible tragedy... Ukraine lost 26 of its…

Ukrainian FM: Our border is open to Belarusians

Ukraine said on Wednesday its borders remained open to Belarusian citizens but Kyiv would deal harshly with any attempt by Belarusian or Russian intelligence services to abuse that openness. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba,…

Zelensky backs four-way talks on eastern Ukraine in September

On Monday, Ukraine’s president said that he backed a German plan for the leaders of Ukraine, France, Germany and Russia to meet in late September to discuss the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelensky issued the statement after…

Iran to pay compensation for downing Ukrainian plane

Iran has agreed to pay compensation for its accidental shooting down a Ukrainian passenger plane, although details of payment amounts have yet to be determined. Kiev said if it feels Tehran is stalling, it may launch legal action.…

Ukraine welcomes ‘constructive’ first talks with Iran on downing of airliner

On Friday, Ukraine said that its first round of talks with Iran about the downing of a Ukrainian airliner shortly after takeoff in Tehran in January had been constructive, and that it was determined “to bring Iran to justice”. All 176…

Ukranian FM: We will make every effort to maximize compensation for downed plane

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that his country will make every effort to maximize compensation for a Ukrainian jet shot down by Iran on Jan. 8, but the talks with Iran, which started on Thursday, would not be easy. “We…

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