Biden’s backtracking on Nord Stream 2 a gift to Putin
Marco Levytsky, Editorial Writer.
The Biden Administration’s decision to waive the sanctions on the Russian-German consortium constructing the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline which will markedly...
Little things
I think it fair to say that this seemingly never-ending pandemic has forced most people to drastically alter their activities and day-to-day routines. It...
Chatham House exposes common Western myths about Russia
Marco Levytsky, editorial writer.
May 13, the prestigious think tank, Chatham House, issued a comprehensive report which deconstructs 16 of the most prevalent myths that...
Mothers
This past Sunday was Mother’s Day, and as has become typical on this day each year, I was struck by no small measure of...
The Holy Mother has special meaning for Ukrainians
Marco Levytsky, Editorial Writer.
Within the Catholic Church, the month of May is celebrated as “Mary’s Month,” a time of year when special devotions are...
Displaced lives
Last week marked the 74th anniversary of “Akcja Wisla” (Operation Vistula) which in 1947 saw the forcible deportation of over 140,000 Ukrainians from their...
Russian aggression in Ukraine, and why Canada must enhance engagement
Roman Waschuk and Danylo Korbabicz.
In the last few days, the global community heaved a sigh of relief when Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu announced...
Shadows of forgotten ancestors
This is a big week in the Ukrainian calendar, as we celebrate Easter with a panoply of rituals and traditions that go back centuries,...
Marking the 35th anniversary of Chornobyl
Marco Levytsky, Editorial Writer.
April 26 marked the 35th anniversary of the world’s worst nuclear catastrophe. On that day in 1986, two explosions at Reactor...
Stuff
As the COVID pandemic has forced me to spend almost all of my time at home for more than a year now, I have...
Putin must not be allowed to run rampant over Ukraine
Marco Levytsky, Editorial Writer.
The Russian Federation continues to build up its military presence at the border with Ukraine causing extreme tension not only in...
The Psycho-ology of Putin
The Russians have in recent weeks begun rattling their sabres once again on Ukraine’s borders. Large movements of troops and military hardware have been...
Canada should take the lead in aiding Ukraine’s path to NATO
Marco Levytsky, Editorial Writer.
Over the past few weeks the Russian Federation has been building up its armed presence along its border with Ukraine. This...
COVID lessons
We have now survived the scourge of COVID for more than year, and it would be an understatement to say that the experience has...
The Ukrainian garden
Spring has once again rolled around, and for many of us Ukrainians in the diaspora, that means it is time to get the garden...
Let the bells of freedom ring throughout Belarus
Marco Levytsky, Editorial Writer.
March 25 marked "Freedom Day" in Belarus. That is the day in 1918 that the short-lived Belarusian People's Republic (BNR in...
Biden is right to call Putin a killer
Marco Levytsky, Editorial Writer.
Moscow has reacted angrily after U.S. President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “killer” devoid of a human soul...
The Shevchenko phenomenon
If you are Ukrainian, March is Shevchenko month. Ever since I was a little tyke, I can remember that most of the month was...
Governments must be fair with places of worship
Marco Levytsky, Editorial Writer.
We have now lived with the Novel Coronavirus 2019 (Covid 19) pandemic for over a year. It was first identified in...
Lesya Ukrainka
Over the last several weeks I have seen much material in both digital and hardcopy media about Lesia Ukrainka, it having been the 150th...
Celebrating Shevchenko’s immortal legacy in Canada
Marco Levytsky, Editorial Writer.
Every year, around March 9 (the date of his birth in 1814) and March 10 (the date of his death in...
Digging Ukraine!
Because of the constraints imposed by the COVID epidemic, I have been watching far more television than usual, and have used the opportunity to...
We welcome Zelenskyy’s moves against Medvedchuk and PrivatBank
Marco Levytsky, Editorial Writer.
With his personal popularity and that of his Servant of the People Party sinking to new lows, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has...
A bit of history
I took an unexpected little stroll into history this past week while browsing the digital archives of the Oshawa library on the Internet. I...
Time to get serious with Belarus sanctions
Marco Levytsky, Editorial Writer.
Six months after fraudulent elections, thing just get worse
Over six months have passed since the August 9 Belarus Presidential Elections, which...
An American tragedy
This past week, America underwent a trial by fire and came out wanting. I am speaking of course of Trump’s impeachment trial in the...
Canada should accept Ukraine’s offer to jointly investigate downing of UIA Flight 752
Marco Levytsky, Editorial Writer.
On February 9, CBC News reported that it had obtained a recording of a man sources have identified as Iran’s foreign...
Generational change
A number of events in recent months have caused me to indulge in a little more introspection about the future and the past than...
Russian Imperialist Movement deserves terrorist designation
Marco Levytsky, Editorial Writer.
When, on February 3, the Government of Canada placed 13 new groups on the Criminal Code list of terrorist entities, most...
Re-engineering democracy
For the past several centuries, people throughout this shrinking planet of ours have been indulging in democracy as the means by which human affairs...
