A UNESCO listing offers little defence against attacks by regimes determined to destroy priceless cultural heritage. When UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee decided in...
Tag - Odesa
You can read all of our coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including explainers and articles offering context and background information here...
The plight of Odesa recalls the addition of Dubrovnik, in Croatia, to the UNESCO World Heritage in Danger list in December 1991 following Serb bombing of its historic...
Cautious optimism greets news that a ship loaded with Ukrainian grain, bound for Lebanon, has departed Odesa. A ship carrying Ukrainian grain left the port of Odesa on...
Russia has repeatedly violated its international agreements and is clearly unwilling to change its behaviour. The international community must respond with even stiffer...
Less than 24 hours after signing an agreement to facilitate the resumption of Ukrainian grain exports, Russia attacked the port of Odesa. Ukraine and Russia signed...
Russia’s blockade of Ukraine’s ports increasingly threatens the food security of millions of people around the world. It is becoming increasingly clear that...
Gambling was illegal in Ukraine for 11 years, from 2009-20. A year on from the end of its prohibition, it’s once again becoming big business. For the past 12...
The strategic relationship between Georgia and Ukraine – strained for years – has shown some signs of revival, but much of the progress is little more than...
The ongoing lack of justice for the 48 people killed in the Ukrainian city of Odesa on May 2, 2014, makes the event perfect ammunition for Russian propaganda. May 2...
The shaky conviction of a far-right activist in Ukraine has led to accusations that the country is targeting nationalists. Far more likely is that the country’s...
Ukrainian conductor Oksana Lyniv was the first woman to open the Bayreuth Festival. She is now set to become the first female conductor of an Italian opera house. Oksana...
Poland’s largest port, Gdańsk, which has had a good 2020 despite the slump in trade caused by Covid-19, is positioning itself to become the key logistics hub for...