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Kyiv or Kiev? Why does it matter so much to Ukrainians?

Ukraine, in conflict with Russian-backed forces in the east of the country and faced with Moscow’s annexation of Crimea, is promoting the official state language. Campaigning for the use of Kyiv, Ukraine wants to escape from the shadow of its Soviet past.

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Zelenksy's political entourage: jobs for pals and a military rethink

Euronews looks into the most important decisions and appointments the new Ukrainian president has taken and what was an outcome of those so far.

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Can he strike a chord with voters? Ukraine rock star bids to be MP

Sviatoslav Vakarchuk, the frontman of one of Ukraine’s most successful rock bands Okean Elzy, has put forward his party for the parliamentary elections this autumn.

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Date set for Zelenskyi inauguration amid claims of deliberate delays

The inauguration date for Ukraine’s president-elect Volodymyr Zelenskyi has been set for May 20. He previously claimed the country's Central Election Commission and parliamentarians were trying to delay the event.

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Ridesharing giant Uber starts its first bus service in Europe

UberShuttle operates in other cities, such as Cairo, Egypt, but this is believed to be its first launch in Europe.

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Ukraine president-elect Zelensky fined for breaking election law

Zelensky has pleaded guilty and was fined around €30.

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Ukraine stadium election debate

Ukraine's presidential election candidates have taken part in a stadium debate with polls showing TV comedian Volodmyr Zelensky ahead of Petro Poroshenko

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Final day of campaigning in Ukraine elections

Politicians in Ukraine will be finishing their electoral campaigns today, ahead of Sunday's presidential election.

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Victims of Ukraine's deadly revolution remembered five years on

The revolution happened after protesters hit the streets to demonstrate against the government's sudden decision to pull out of signing an association agreement with the European Union.

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NATO set to meet over Ukraine-Russia crisis

The meeting comes as Ukraine seeks support against Russian naval attacks in Kerch Strait.

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Being woman and HIV-positive in an armed conflict: a life-sentence in Eastern Ukraine

Discrimination and daily violence: this is the reality that HIV-positive women face in eastern Ukraine, where the incidence of HIV could turn into an epidemic bomb

Ukraine

Ukraine bans entry to Russian men to 'stop private armies'

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said the restrictions had been put in place to prevent Russians from forming “private armies” to fight on Ukrainian soil.

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Russia says Ukraine deliberately provoked Kerch Strait clash

Moscow claims Kiev wants to create a pretext for new sanctions on Russia

World

Eating pizza under the shelling: the conflict in Ukraine goes on

The conflict in eastern Ukraine has caused thousands of victims and disrupted civilians' lives. But in that region, people also want to look at the future. Stories of resilience from the East.

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Ukrainian Fashion Week: women designers

Since the 2014 revolution, a new generation of women designers came forward.

Living

Ukraine's fashion identity got revived

Fashion has had its own revolution in Ukraine in the last few years.

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Kyiv court jails man accused of plotting Babchenko's murder

Borys Herman was sentenced to four and a half years in prison for helping plot the murder of Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko.

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Watch: Ukraine celebrates independence with 2,700 metre flag

Every 100 metres representing one year of independence from the Soviet Union.

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Watch: Ukraine celebrates Independence Day with military parade

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said: "There is nothing we desire more than peace. Nobody strives for peace more than we, the Ukrainians."

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Watch: Ukrainian flag measuring 2,700 metres unveiled in Kyiv

Each 100 metres of the flag represents one year of Ukrainian independence from the Soviet Union.

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