Languages of Ukraine

Ukraine’s social media stars rethink how they wield their influence

KYIV, Ukraine - When Ukrainian social media influencer Anna Tsukur started building her business as a fitness guru several years ago, she made choices to maximize her appeal - focus on women, shoot in inspiring locations like Bali and, above all, speak in Russian.

That was then.

Kiev’s plans to ban works in Russian divide book lovers

Ukraine plans to ban many books in Russian as part of a wartime battle against propaganda, but the new law has divided both literature fans and booksellers alike.

"We must not confuse Russian fascism with Russian culture," said Olexander Drobin, a bookseller at the massive Petrivka book market in the capital, Kiev.

Ukrainian IT Companies want to move their Business to Bulgaria

"We already have a registered interest from Ukrainian companies that aim to relocate their businesses to Bulgaria," Bogdan Bogdanov, director of the Bulgarian Investment Agency (BIA), told BNR.

Today he is participating in a joint webinar with the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Misleading actions of Ukrainian Tour Operators cause queues at the Bulgarian Border

100% increase of Ukrainian citizens arriving at the Bulgarian "Durankulak" border checkpoint has been noted in recent days. The situation has changed dramatically due to the increased flow of people who, after the strike against the railway station in Kramatorsk, prefer to leave Ukraine by bus rather than by train.

Bulgaria: Car with Ukrainian license plates sprayed with “Z” symbol

Vandals spray-painted a car with Ukrainian license plates in Dobrich with the pro-Russian "Z" symbol, a Ukrainian woman told the Bulgarian National Television. The incident happened during the night.

The car belongs to a Bulgarian from the city who has lived in Kyiv for the last 8 years.

MAE firmly condemns any action taken against schools teaching in Romanian in Ukraine

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) firmly condemns any action taken against such schools teaching in Romanian language in Ukraine, in the context of information presented by the Security Service in this country regarding such attempts to set fire to some of the education units teaching in Romanian.

MAE: We hope extension of transition period reflects Ukrainian authorities' commitment to address impact of Education Law

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) expresses the hope that "the intention to extend the transition period reflects the Ukrainian authorities' commitment to fully address the issues related to the impact of the Education Act on the persons belonging to the Romanian minority."

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