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VEON’s Kyivstar Advances Direct-to-Cell Services With Starlink Integration and Regulatory Approval for Testing
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 18, 2025
Dubai and Kyiv, June 18, 2025 – VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator (“VEON” or the “Company”), today announces that Kyivstar, its digital operator in Ukraine, has received regulatory approval to conduct testing of Starlink...
Statement by the OSCE Troika to condemn Russia’s intensified attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure across Ukraine
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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June 18, 2025
HELSINKI/VALLETTA/BERN, 18 June 2025 - Today, the OSCE Troika – Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE and Foreign Minister of Finland Elina Valtonen, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism of Malta Ian Borg, and Federal...
Kyivstar and Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine sign Cooperation Memorandum to Launch National Large Language Model for Ukraine
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 17, 2025
Dubai and Kyiv, June 17, 2025: VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator, announces today that Kyivstar, VEON’s digital operator in Ukraine, has joined forces with Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation to develop Ukraine’s first...
Ukrainian agent gets charged of terrorism in Russia
MENAFN
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June 17, 2025
(MENAFN) A Russian national living in the Kherson Region has been formally charged with terrorism over an alleged plan to assassinate a local government official on orders from Kiev, according to statements released by Russia’s Federal Security...
Russia – Ukraine: ICRC supports large-scale repatriation of human remains
International Committee of the Red Cross
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June 16, 2025
“Bringing home the remains of fallen soldiers is vital for families seeking to confirm the fate of their loved ones during conflict. In line with its long-standing role as neutral intermediary, the ICRC observed the large-scale transfer at the...
Putin, Erdogan Hold Talks on Middle East, Ukraine Situation
MENAFN
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June 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian President Vladimir Putin engaged in a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday to address escalating tensions in both the Middle East and Ukraine, according to a Kremlin announcement. The official statement...
Law enforcement representatives from Ukraine build knowledge around Advance Passenger Information and passenger data systems during OSCE study visit to the United Kingdom
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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June 16, 2025
Law enforcement representatives from Ukraine built their knowledge of how to develop a passenger data system for the processing of Advance Passenger Information (API) during a study visit organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department,...
Grad 2025: Studying international relations from China’s perspective
Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
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June 20, 2025
Name: Yuka Yoshizumi Nationality: Japanese Programme: MA International Relations School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences Q: Why did you choose XJTLU, and how has it shaped your personal or academic goals? A: I chose XJTLU because I wanted...
Kyiv: UNESCO is deeply concerned about threats to World Heritage in Ukraine's capital
UNESCO World Heritage Centre
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June 11, 2025
UNESCO expresses its grave concern over the increasing threats affecting the World Heritage site ‘Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra’, following the attack on 10 June 2025 by the Russian Federation....
OSCE enhances Ukrainian border guards’ expertise in passport security paper
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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June 13, 2025
The OSCE Transnational Threats Department conducted an online training course from 10 to 11 June, where document experts from Greece and the United Kingdom helped Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service learn more about the security elements of...
At Ukraine-Southeast Europe Summit, Minister Fajon warns of detained civilians, including journalists
Slovenia Government
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June 11, 2025
SLOVENIA, June 11 - A complete and unconditional ceasefire is now more urgent than ever. It is equally essential to find those responsible for crimes committed: "The Russian leadership must be held accountable for war crimes, crimes against...
CENTRAL EUROPE: Court rules Germany’s pushback policy unlawful ― Hungarian government postpones vote on controversial anti-NGO law ― UN report reveals positive contribution of Ukrainian refugees to Poland’s economy
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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June 12, 2025
A German court has ruled that the new government’s policy of turning away undocumented people at the border is unlawful. The vote on a controversial legislative proposal aimed at severely curtailing the activities of NGOs in Hungary has been...
First In-Depth Poll on Changing U.S. Voter Views of Ukraine War Under President Trump
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 12, 2025
WASHINGTON, June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Peace Through Strength Institute (PTSI) http://ptsinstitute.us announces the following polling results on American opinions regarding the War in Ukraine: Findings: 74% say the war in Ukraine should...
Ukraine: A birthday and a message of hope
International Committee of the Red Cross
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June 6, 2025
There are many other families who have been waiting for news from a loved one, even just to know if they are alive and well. Since the escalation of armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine in 2022, as of May 2025, we’ve helped 13,750 people...
US envoy declares Trump losing patience on Ukraine
MENAFN
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June 11, 2025
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly growing increasingly impatient with the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, according to Tom Barrack, Washington’s ambassador to Türkiye and special envoy for Syria. In an interview with Turkish...
Christine Lagarde: Strengthening economies in a stormy and fragmenting world
ECB - European Central Bank
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June 19, 2025
Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the ninth Annual Research Conference “Economic and financial integration in a stormy and fragmenting world” organised by the National Bank of Ukraine and Narodowy Bank Polski in Kyiv, Ukraine...
Alona Lebedieva: After the Trade Liberalization Regime, Ukraine Needs a New Economic Pact with the EU
EIN Presswire
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June 10, 2025
KYIV, UKRAINE, June 10, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- On June 6, 2025, the special trade liberalization regime between Ukraine and the EU—known as the “trade visa-free” agreement—came to an end. Introduced in 2022 as a temporary measure to support...
Kyivstar Group Reaches Nasdaq Listing Milestone with Public Filing of Registration Statement on Form F-4
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 5, 2025
KYIV, Ukraine, June 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kyivstar Group Ltd., Ukraine’s leading digital operator (“Kyivstar Group” or “the Company”) and a subsidiary of VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON) (“VEON Group” or “VEON”), today announced the public filing...
Kyivstar Group Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results in Conjunction with its Nasdaq Listing Process
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 5, 2025
Total operating revenue reaches USD 255 million or UAH 10.6 billion, up 37.1% year-on-year in USD and 49.6% in local currency terms Profit for the period amounts to USD 44 million, up 22.2% year-on-year in USD and 33.7% in local currency terms,...
Kyivstar Group Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results in Conjunction with its Nasdaq Listing Process
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 5, 2025
Total operating revenue reaches USD 255 million or UAH 10.6 billion, up 37.1% year-on-year in USD and 49.6% in local currency terms Profit for the period amounts to USD 44 million, up 22.2% year-on-year in USD and 33.7% in local currency terms,...