A papal spokesman said today that Pope Francis did not know what the St. George ribbon was when it was placed on him by a Russian politician earlier this week because the ribbon is unknown outside of the former Soviet Union.
A large protest in central Prague over the visit by the pro-Putin biker group Night Wolves:
More than 100 Russian citizens have been barred from entering Ukraine since the beginning of May:
A court in Sumy has stopped the decommunization process of renaming the streets of the city based on a complaint filed by an opposition politician.
President Poroshenko has kept Hennadiy Moskal as head of the Zarkapattia region:
State Fiscal Service Director Roman Nasirov said today that more than 100 million hryvnia (nearly $4 million) has been collected from customs fees and will be used to rebuild roads.
A report on the Crimean hotels offering half price to people who come during the May holidays:
Some spectacular photos showing how Ukraine's Motherland Monument in Kyiv was adorned with poppies to mark the end of World War II anniversary: