Posts Tagged: ukraine russia relations
Orthodox Jew in Ukraine Fights With Militias Against Pro-Russian Insurgents
Asher Cherkasskiy lived a modest life in peaceful southern Ukraine, observing Orthodox Jewish custom and putting his three children through religious school. But when war against...
Czech Jewish Community Blasts Putin Invitation to Holocaust Events
The Czech Jewish community has said that inviting Russian President Vladimir Putin to participate in Prague's upcoming Holocaust commemoration events is inappropriate given the "current...
Jewish Ukrainian Mayor Shot, ‘Fighting for His Life’
JNS.org - The Jewish mayor of Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, is in critical condition after being shot in the back by an unidentified gunman...
Give Ukraine a Chance
The Ukraine crisis continues. At this stage, no one can safely predict where the country will be a month from now, let alone a year...
In Referendum, Crimea Voters Overwhelmingly Support Joining Russia
JNS.org - Results of the Crimea referendum held Sunday show that 95.7 percent of the voters in the Ukrainian peninsula support annexation of the area...
Ukrainian Yeshiva Students Receive Draft Notices
Students from several of Kiev's yeshiva schools received draft notices as part of the country's military assemblage in response to Russia's infiltration of the Crimean...
