Tag: Myroslav Hrekh

Two months of vacation in Ukraine convinced me that Ukraine has not surrendered — and never will. People live with faith in victory, in a better, brighter future. Yes, life is very hard now — low salaries and pensions, rising prices for food, utilities, transport, and services...

On August 24, 1991, the Verkhovna Rada (then still) of the Ukrainian SSR adopted the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine. From that moment, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (Ukrainian SSR) ceased to exist, and a free Ukraine emerged. Already half a year later, on February 20, 1992, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the resolution "On Independence Day of Ukraine," which is celebrated annually on August 24 as a national public holiday...

Our planet, like an exhausted laborer at the end of a centuries-long shift, is increasingly begging for a short respite. On the night of July 9th to 10th, the calm Guadalupe River in Texas suddenly rose by six meters and turned into a raging torrent, sweeping away homes, roads, and over two hundred human lives.

America is now standing at a crossroads — unsure what to do, which way to turn. On one side is the russian-Ukrainian war, more precisely russia’s aggression; on the other is the Iranian-Israeli war, in fact a struggle to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power...

More precisely — of Trumpian politics. As people say: “Whichever way you turn, you hit a wedge.” Let us begin with the single, at first glance, bright spot: the leaky border of the United States with South America has finally been sealed...

More precisely, not the whole of America, but its most important part—the White House. This gilding has appeared over the past three months, ever since its new master—President Donald Trump, a lover of gold—moved in.

Freedom inspires people to accomplish great feats. The ability to freely express one’s thoughts, freely choose one’s path, to act and create – these are the fundamental values that make our lives brighter and more meaningful...