The Russian and Ukrainian music scenes have always been intertwined. Young Ukrainian artists would come to Moscow looking for fame and fortune, while Russian celebrities would go to Ukraine on tour. But as nationalist rhetoric gets more heated, cultural exchange is suffering.
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Cartoonist Sergii Fedko on the lack of any real consequences for Russia’s recent actions in Ukraine.
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Journalists, media specialists and organizations supporting press freedom from the post-Soviet region will meet in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, this week to discuss current trends in their countries and to debate the way forward for the independent media.
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Ukrainian cartoonist Vladimir Kazanevsky on the dangerous consequences of Russian “humanitarian aid.”
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“Relax; it’s tea time!” during the Russian crisis. Dependence on Russian oil means sanctions against Russia could hurt the EU. How long can it last? Artist: Marian Kemensky (Austria) See more of this artist’s work on […]
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Gatis Sluka highlights the hypocrisy of Putin’s supply of weaponry to Ukrainian separatists juxtapose his treatment of Russian citizens calling for separatism.
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During this fifth installment of The Freedom Chat, Ukrainian journalist and novelist Andrey Kurkov – who writes for The Guardian, Time Magazine, and The New Statesman – comments on the status of press freedom and Russian propaganda impacting the Ukrainian media.
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