The BBC reports that the Bishop of Coventry, the Right Reverend Dr Christopher Cocksworth, said he wanted Coventry’s twinning with Volgograd in Russia to continue despite the Russian invasion of Ukraine that he hoped to use it to tell their “Russian … Continue reading →
Anna Dezyk and Iryna Terlecky are organising this fundraiser in aid of Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain (AUGB). Millions of people in Ukraine are facing an imminent humanitarian crisis. They are in urgent need of medical supplies and relief … Continue reading →
As Ukraine’s neighbouring countries welcome hundreds of thousands of refugees and other European Union prepare to accept them, the British government, still burning with the isolationism of Brexit, has failed to take any action to open its frontiers to them. … Continue reading →
Coventry Association for International Friendship was founded in 1962 as the Coventry Committee for International Understanding with a mission to promote international friendship and understanding and to create closer ties between the citizens of Coventry and the people of its … Continue reading →
As this newsletter is being published, ITV News reports that a Ukrainian official has said that peace talks with Russia began on 27 February. Russian President Vladimir Putin previously offered talks in Belarus, but Ukraine’s president rejected this since he … Continue reading →
Coventry Observer reports that on 23 February Coventry City Council agreed to remove the Russian Federation flag from the Council House after a request by the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain (AUGB). that Dr Mario Kosmirak, Chair of the … Continue reading →
The following statement, entitled “Coventry City Council statement on the developing situation in Ukraine” was first published on the council website on 24 February. “We are deeply disturbed at the events in Ukraine overnight and offer our deepest sympathy to … Continue reading →
We give below a brief outline of the history behind Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. In addition, you can hear a panel of guests talking about the deep history of the origins of the Slavic nations and the myth-making around … Continue reading →
There are growing fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. How likely is full-scale war? What is President Putin’s strategy? And what is the likely end-game? The BBC podcast “Why Putin has his sights on Ukraine” explores these issues. Listen … Continue reading →