Ukraine’s Euro 2020 shirt sparks outrage for featuring a map of the country that INCLUDES Russian-annexed Crimea… with politicians in Moscow branding the kit ‘illegal’ and reminiscent of Nazi Germany By Reuters Published: 11:03 BST, 7 June 2021 | Updated: 12:06 BST, 7 June 2021 Ukraine’s kit for the upcoming European Championship has sparked outrage … Read more
Die-hard Jewish pilgrims have refused to leave Ukraine’s border with Belarus after more than 1,000 give up hope and turn back due to coronavirus restrictions. Orthodox-Jewish believers, including hundreds of children, have camped out throughout the week in no-man’s land at the border crossing ahead of Jewish New Year celebrations this weekend. Tens of thousands … Read more
Around 2,000 Hasidic Jews have gathered at Ukraine’s border with Belarus where their annual pilgrimage has been barred due to coronavirus restrictions. Kiev has accused President Alexander Lukashenko of manufacturing the crisis by giving the pilgrims hope that they could cross the frontier in retaliation for Ukraine’s support for the recent pro-democracy protests. Despite Ukraine’s … Read more
It’s one of the most disturbing tours in the world. Deep in the Ukrainian countryside near Pervomaysk lies a perfectly preserved nuclear launch site – and visitors can clamber inside and be shown around the workplace of Soviet soldiers tasked with destroying America, should the order have come through from the Kremlin. And yes – … Read more