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Rostyslav Khotin

Rostyslav Khotin is a senior editor with RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service. He has previously worked as a correspondent for Reuters in Kyiv, at the BBC World Service in London, and as a correspondent for the "1+1" TV channel and the UNIAN agency in Brussels.

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October 20, 2024
North Korean Troops In Ukraine Would Show Kremlin 'Weakness,' Says U.S. Congressman

The possible deployment of North Korean soldiers to fight with invading Russian forces in Ukraine "demonstrates a certain weakness of Russia," says Gerry Connolly, a U.S. congressman (Democrat-Virginia) and acting president of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
August 30, 2024
Pro-War Policies Put Russia's Orthodox Church Under Increasing Pressure Outside Russia

Long suspected as a tool of Russian soft power, the Russian Orthodox Church has openly embraced the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine. That’s accelerated efforts in a growing number of countries to weaken ties with the Moscow church–or kick it out entirely.
August 18, 2024
Internal Rifts And U.S. Politics In Play As Ukraine Considers Banning Long Russian-Linked Church

Religious freedom, the Russian invasion, and the U.S. election: All three are among the factors in disputes over a bill that would ban a major Ukrainian Orthodox church with long-standing ties to Moscow. Lawmakers in Kyiv may return to the issue next week after a summer recess.
March 15, 2024
The Rebuilding Of Kyiv's Navy, Far From Ukraine

Kyiv is rebuilding its own naval strength after Ukraine's maritime forces were decimated during the Russian invasion. But the ships are being made abroad, and it is unclear whether they will have any role in the current war with Russia.
August 19, 2023
Storied Cossack Leader Mazepa Helps Ukraine Put Its Stamp On A Monastery Long Linked To Moscow

He fought against Russia more than three centuries ago. Now, as Ukraine tries to fight off a Russian invasion, Kyiv is invoking the name of Cossack leader Ivan Mazepa to consolidate control over a historic monastery long linked to the Russian Orthodox Church.
March 04, 2023
The Rumble Over Russian Composer Tchaikovsky At An Elite Ukrainian Conservatory

Students at a prestigious Ukrainian music conservatory have pushed to remove the name of renowned Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky from their academy’s name, saying it “spits” on “the independence of Ukrainian culture.”
August 30, 2022
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Insists EU Drop ‘Illusions’ About Welcoming Russian Tourists

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmyto Kuleba dismissed opposition to an EU-wide visa ban for Russian tourists in an interview with RFE/RL on August 30.
June 29, 2022
Polish, Lithuanian Leaders Call For More Military Help For Ukraine At NATO Summit

Polish and Lithuanian leaders have expressed support for Ukraine and stressed the need for additional military assistance to Kyiv in the face of the ongoing Russian invasion. Andrzej Duda and Gitanas Nauseda talked to RFE/RL on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Madrid on June 29.
May 31, 2018
Shifting Loyalty: Moscow Accused Of Reshaping Annexed Crimea's Demographics

A Crimean Tatar leader raised eyebrows recently by asserting that Moscow had imported up to 1 million Russians into Crimea since it annexed the Ukrainian region in 2014. It's impossible to know what the exact figure is, other analysts say, but it is clear Moscow is intentionally reshaping the disputed region's demographics.
April 02, 2018
U.S. Senator: New Antitank Weapons For Ukraine Will Help Bring Peace

A top U.S. senator says advanced U.S. antitank weapons will allow Ukraine to better defend itself against Russian aggression as the conflict there enters its fifth year.
April 30, 2016
'Too Many Troops Willing To Fire'

With so many opposing troops massed in close proximity along the line of separation, you can expect more civilians to be caught in the line of fire in eastern Ukraine. RFE/RL spoke to International Crisis Group adviser Paul Quinn-Judge about the scale of the problem.
May 27, 2015
Afghanistan To Ukraine: 'The Enemies Of Our Enemies Are Our Friends'

It took Afghan mujahedin nearly 10 years, and foreign weapons, to repel its Soviet invasion. A quarter-century later, Rostyslav Khotyn of RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service traveled to Afghanistan to see what that war could tell him about the current conflict in his own country.

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