34 years ago, the making of an independent Ukraine
Europe • Aug 24, 2025, 12:38 AM
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In 1991, in response to a coup attempt by hardline Communist leaders attempting to reassert control over the Soviet Union, Ukrainian parliamentarians voted to approve a Declaration of Independence for the state of Ukraine. FRANCE 24's Caroline Baum takes us back to this historic day 34 years ago.
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Trump's latest stance on Russia 'has managed to produce some movement on the lines', expert says
Europe • 7:28 PM
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Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Alexandre Vautravers, Scientific Director at the Centre for Military History and Perspective in Geneva, says that Donald Trump's evolving stance on Russia 'has managed to produce some movement on the lines' in its war
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To defend against Russian tanks, Finland and Poland consider restoring wetlands
Europe • 7:22 PM
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Finland and Poland are both considering rewetting dried out peatbogs to form defence barriers against a potential Russian ground invasion. Restoring these natural carbon sinks could also bring significant environmental benefits.
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Deadly Russian attack kills 21 in Kyiv
Europe • 6:26 PM
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Russian missiles and drones ripped through apartment blocks in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early Thursday, killing at least 21 people, including four children, an attack that President Volodymyr Zelensky said showed Moscow's rejection of peace negotiation
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EU leaders urge Moldova to steer clear of Russia
Europe • 1:19 PM
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Europe's three musketeers touched down in Chisinau this Wednesday to urge Moldovans not to turn away from Europe in their upcoming parliamentary election. Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz and Donald Tusk met for talks with President Maia Sandu... amid acc
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Swiss supreme court rejects Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan's rape conviction appeal
Europe • 9:55 AM
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Switzerland’s supreme court said Thursday it had rejected an appeal by Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan of his conviction last year for “rape and sexual coercion” of a woman in a Geneva hotel 17 years ago. Lawyers for Ramadan, a former Oxford University pro
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'They had no time to take shelter': At least 12 people killed by Russian strikes on Kyiv
Europe • 8:03 AM
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FRANCE 24's Kyiv correspondent Emmanuelle Chaze reports from the Ukrainian capital, where Russian missiles hammered seven districts across the city. The strikes killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens more, local authorities said.
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Russian strikes kill at least 21 in Kyiv in 2nd largest attack since full-scale invasion
Europe • 3:44 AM
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A “massive” Russian attack on Kyiv early Thursday killed at least 21 people and wounded dozens more, Ukrainian authorities said. The British Council building was damaged and two missiles struck near the EU mission. “This is another grim reminder of what
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