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The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) has called on all Ukrainians and friends of Ukraine worldwide to stand united as part of the global solidarity campaign on Unity Day, February 16, as declared by the President of Ukraine. According to Ukrinform, the UWC announced on its website. “Today, like never before, Ukraine needs our unity, togetherness, and support,” the UWC said. The organization explains that every one worldwide can take action to support Ukraine on February 16. In particular, one can raise the Ukrainian flag at office, at home, or own car; write an op-ed and share #StandWithUkraine photos with local media; share…

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has called on representatives of Ukrainian and foreign business to help the city in the face of a military threat. The mayor said this at a briefing on February 14, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. "At this critical moment for the Ukrainian state, when we are uniting our efforts to defend our cities, to defend the country from possible large-scale aggression by Russia, I would like to appeal to representatives of Ukrainian and foreign business. Today your enhanced support is important to ensure uninterrupted operation of critical infrastructure in case of emergency, to better equip reservists, and…

Ukraine's First Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzheppar comments on progress in talks on crash probe January 8, 2022 marked two years since the downing in Iran of a Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 with 176 people on board. On January 8, 2020, a passenger jet owned by Ukraine International Airlines was shot down by missiles fired by the Iranian military from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Ukraine and the International Coordination and Response Group for the Victims of Flight PS752, which includes the foreign ministers of Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and the United Kingdom, have had difficult talks for two years with…

Adele, who won three of the main awards at the Brit Awards 2022, came to the event in the outfit by Ukrainian designer Marianna Senchina. “So proud to watch Adele gets her Brit Awards 2022 wearing Ukrainian designer Marianna Senchina,” the Embassy of Ukraine to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland posted on Twitter. So proud to watch @adele gets her Brit Awards 2022 wearing Ukrainian designer #mariannasenchina(📸: @RAVIEB ) pic.twitter.com/k8DC6GhUYG — Ukraine's Emb. to UK (@UkrEmbLondon) February 9, 2022 Adele won best album for "30", the song of the year for single "Easy On Me", and…

The Crimean Tatar Resource Center has sent a report on Militarization of the Occupied Crimea and Persecution of the Indigenous Crimean Tatar People to the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples at the UN Human Rights Council. That’s according to a CRC statement posted on Facebook and seen by Ukrinform. "The CRC provided information on the situation of the militarization of the Russian-occupied Crimea, systematic military exercises, deployment of weapons on the peninsula, illegitimate conscription campaigns, and shaping of a war cult among children," the statement said. Read also: Ukraine does not plan military liberation of Crimea, parts…

Netflix bought the rights to stream Rhino by Oleh Sentsov. "Netflix acquired streaming rights to Rhino," Ukrainian film director Oleh Sentsov posted on Facebook. As reported, Rhino is the second full-length motion picture by Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov. The world premiere took place in the Horizons section of the 78th Venice International Film Festival. In Ukraine, the movie was premiered at the Kyiv Critics' Week in the autumn of 2021. Recently, the film won the Best Picture and the Best Actor awards at the Stockholm International Film Festival. The movie is based on a true story of the 1990s in…

The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) has established the Community Development and Advocacy Fund to support Ukrainian NGOs in the Diaspora. Ukrinform reports this with reference to the UWC website. “Making our communities around the world stronger is one of the UWC’s strategic priorities. Together, we are building Ukrainian institutions, a real Ukrainian world, from cradle to grave. With this newly established fund, the UWC will be able to provide strong support to local community initiatives that advocate for Ukrainian issues and help NGOs in new parts of the world. We’re building communities together,” said UWC President Paul Grod. The Fund…