Europe
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Estonian Foreign Minister Urges Use of Russia’s Frozen Assets for Ukraine; Democracy ‘Not Granted’ in Today’s World
Efforts to promptly support Ukraine are indispensable, including taking steps to supply ammunitio...
March 12, 2024
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Event in London Marks 10 Years since “Washoku” UNESCO Listing
LONDON (Jiji Press) — A symposium was held in London on Monday to celebrate the 10 years since “w...
March 12, 2024
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Ukrainian Envoy Warns Ceasefire Would Only Help Russia; Seeks Anti-Missile, Large-Scale Demining Equipment
A ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine will not bring Ukraine permanent peace, it will just benef...
February 27, 2024
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Satellite Images Suggest Naval School Being Built in Mariupol; Russification of Occupied City Also Includes Housing Complexes
PARIS — Satellite images from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol have revealed the ongoing construction ...
February 26, 2024
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Ukrainian Counteroffensive Struggling with Insufficient Artillery; Russia has ‘10 times more’ Drones, Artillery Shells, Bullets than Ukraine
With Saturday marking two years since the start of the Russian aggression against its neighbor, Ukra...
February 24, 2024
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Ukrainian Men Cross Border River to Avoid Military Draft; Romania Allows Temporary Residence, Transit to Other Nations
LVIV, Ukraine — A growing number of Ukrainian men are illegally crossing into neighboring countries ...
February 24, 2024
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Russian Missile Strike Robs Family of Young Son; Grieving Mother Pleads for End to ‘Meaningless War’
KOLOMYIA, Ukraine — On Aug. 11 last year, Russian forces fired a missile into the suburbs of Kolomyi...
February 24, 2024
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Ukrainian Teacher Gives Online Lessons in Defiance of Russia; Refused to Participate in Russification of Education
LVIV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian teacher is fighting her own battle against Russia’s aggression, by givin...
February 22, 2024
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Ukrainian Textbooks Burned in Occupied Territory; Schools Becoming ‘Russianized’
LVIV, Ukraine — Russia’s policy of Russification in the occupied territories of eastern and southern...
February 22, 2024
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Frontline Ukrainian Soldier Describes Reality of War 2 Years On; Dnipro River Operation ‘Suicide Mission’
Saturday marks two years since Russia began its aggression against Ukraine, and the Ukrainian milita...
February 21, 2024
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Ukrainian Prime Minster Calls on the U.S., Europe for Continued Support; Japan Praised for Its Support of Ukraine
The situation Ukraine faces in its war against Russia, which approaches its second anniversary, is “...
February 21, 2024
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Russian Soldier: We Were Sent to Hell and Treated Like Dogs; POW Relates Horrific Conditions on Frontline of Ukraine War
LVIV, Ukraine — A 20-year-old Russian soldier described the horrific conditions on the frontlines of...
February 19, 2024
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Ukraine Hopes to Attract Japanese Automakers
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Ukraine hopes Japanese automakers will make investments in the country, which can...
February 18, 2024
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G7 Slams Russia over Navalny Death
MUNICH (Jiji Press) — Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major powers Saturday condemned Moscow...
February 18, 2024
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Ukraine Actor Oleg Zagorodnii Supports Military Through Fashion Brand that Helps Supply Uniforms
Oleg Zagorodnii has lost three fellow Ukrainian actors in the war with Russia, and knows he himself ...
February 16, 2024
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