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Jun 19, 2026, 6:22 PM

‘Have You Said Thank You Once?’ Comes for Israel

Precisely one year ago, I launched my TOI blog, and I’d like to thank the platform for the opportunity. A lot of my pieces have been warmly received and read widely. I only wish that more Ukrainians, Jewish or...

Jun 15, 2026, 6:13 PM

Ukraine, Russia, Europe: War of Attrition or Return of Reality?

The uncomfortable question that will not be discussed at the G7 Summit in Evian: Hormuz is much closer to Paris than maps suggest, and Moscow lies almost within Europe’s own backyard. The signals are multiplying, suggesting that something has changed. They...

Alexander Lutsenko

Jun 14, 2026, 10:39 AM

Ukraine Drops Russian, Adds Hebrew and Yiddish to Language Protection

Ukraine Removed Russian from European Protection — but Added Hebrew and Yiddish: What Law No. 4699-IX Means. Image created using AI

Ukraine Removed Russian from European Protection — but Added Hebrew and Yiddish: What Law No. 4699-IX Means On June 12, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed Law No. 4699-IX, a document that changes how Ukraine applies the European Charter for...

Jun 5, 2026, 6:01 PM

Ukraine: Return of the Dead in the story board’s war

All nations choose their heroes. Few have the privilege of choosing heroes without shadows. Ukraine Is No Exception As the war against Russia continues and Kyiv advances its rapprochement with the European Union, Ukrainian authorities have launched a series of memory-related...

Alexander Lutsenko

Jun 4, 2026, 10:55 PM

‘For Assistance in the Defense of Kyiv’: Israel’s Ambassador Receives Award

On June 4, 2026, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko met with Israel’s Ambassador to Ukraine, Michael Brodsky, who is completing his diplomatic mission in the country, and presented him with the city’s badge of honor “For Assistance in the Defense...

Jun 2, 2026, 6:34 AM

In Moldova, new textbook praises fascist dictator

Today marks 80 years since the execution of Romanian fascist leader Ion Antonescu for war crimes – including his responsibility for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Jews during the Holocaust. Yet in Moldova, which was under Romanian control...

Alexander Lutsenko

Jun 1, 2026, 4:33 AM

Why Ukraine Proposes a Joint Historical Commission With Israel

Why Ukraine Proposes a Joint Historical Commission With Israel. The image was created using AI.

The immediate reason for this essay is the dispute that erupted after Ukraine reburied Colonel Andriy Melnyk, one of the historical leaders of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists. The ceremony in Ukraine drew criticism from Israel’s Ministry of Foreign...

May 30, 2026, 10:13 AM

Gender-Rich and Gender-Poor Languages

There is more than one road to Dublin. Different societies can move in different linguistic directions and still converge on the same human values. Image © Ivan Bassov, 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Poetess and Avtorka Languages evolve. But they do not always evolve in the same direction — even when societies claim to pursue the same values. Consider English. Once upon a time, feminine professional forms were common: poetess authoress doctoress actress Today, many...

Alexander Lutsenko

May 28, 2026, 11:57 PM

Ukraine, Israel, and the Conflict of Two Traumas: When Memory Becomes a Weapon

Ukraine, Israel, and the Conflict of Two Traumas: When Memory Becomes a Weapon. The image was created using AI.

This is not just a dispute about Andriy Melnyk. It is not only about Yad Vashem. And it is not only about the Ukrainian website Myrotvorets placing Dani Dayan, the chairman of Yad Vashem, into its database after Yad Vashem and...

Alexander Lutsenko

May 27, 2026, 3:52 PM

Ukraine Israel and the right to remember: Andriy Melnyk’s story needs no slogans

Ukraine did not wake up one morning and decide to stage a provocation against Israel. It did something much deeper, older, and more painful: it began returning its dead home. On May 25, 2026, Andriy Melnyk and his wife, Sofia Fedak-Melnyk,...

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