Yalta, News, Pictures & buzz

Detective on ‘I-5 Strangler’ case says he believes Kibbe responsible for other murders  Yahoo News

Putin's War: Money, Ideology, Troll Farms and TV Stations – Byline Times  Byline Times

Russia refuses to face up to its imperial past  The Times

Andres Tarand: Estonians have not completely shaken off the occupation yet  ERR News

When Poland's Unrepentant Stalinists Defended Their Regime  Jacobin magazine

Best friends forever  Meduza

Russian Authorities Redouble Pressure to Preserve Crimeans' Loyalty - Jamestown  The Jamestown Foundation

Michael Bociurkiw: Is Ukraine still serious about anti-corruption reforms? | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice  Kyiv Post

PECHERSKY DISTRICT COURT ALLOWS KOLOMOISKY TO DEMAND RESULTS OF INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION BY KROLL FROM SBU AND NABU  Ukraine open for business

Crimean reservoir almost empty following water blockade from Ukraine, threatening humanitarian crisis on disputed peninsula  RT

Global Voice Stories  Institute for War and Peace Reporting

Ukraine President Zelenskyy emphasizes unity, touts infrastructure projects in new year address  The Ukrainian Weekly

UK Ambassador to Ukraine Dismisses Reports About Softening Sanctions Against Russia  UrduPoint News

U.S. accuses Ukrainians of using misappropriated funds for Ohio real estate  Reuters

Joe Biden Discovers Russia  The Dispatch

Water shortage in occupied Crimea: Yalta "authorities" to pump surface water  UNIAN

Łódź couple go on epic 5500 km journey to uncover forgotten memories and long-lost borders  The First News

Conflict in Donbas must be resolved with respect of territorial integrity, Ukraine's independence - Blair  Interfax Ukraine

Yalta restricts water to just six hours a day as Ukraine’s supply blockade takes its toll on Crimea  RT

1920: The 'Black Baron' And The White Exodus From Crimea  Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

W%!~ingt^Post: @Aark72 @Lotfi_Hamid Nope this ^e is in Yalta, Ukraine

I am trying to schedule a vacation to Yalta Ukraine for Summer 2014. I was thinking of traveling there because my great-grandparents are from Ukraine and I really want to go to Ukraine, and I read that Yalta has a very nice climate and the Black Sea. I do not speak any Ukrainian, but I understand and can speak some Russian (Some as in not much yet, only took 2 years in school, and other than that I have taught myself how to understand websites and use Yandex and so on so forth), I am sure there are a good number of people I will run into that will be able to speak English to me, but I don't know if Yalta is a common place for a tourist from the US to vacation to. It looks so beautiful, and I have never left the US (aside from a short and cold trip to Niagara Falls, Canada). How much money should I expect to spend? Is there other common tourist cities in Ukraine with the Baltic Sea? Any information will be extremely appreciated. My family's name is Kozak/Kozub dear alex, actually we are not jewish :) my grandparents and great grandparents were christian. The fact that you think you know so much from a surname is hilariousl. If you have nothing kind or nice to say, politely f+++ off. Dont tell me what religion we are, and obviously you seem to have something against jewish people. now take your *** somewhere else Also I am part italian and Irish and I do not look Jewish. Im Catholic.

Isn't Ukraine in Europe? I was told it was there to avoid the war that was going on in Europe... but Ukraine is in Europe?

I'll be going to Yalta (Ukraine) soon for volunteer work and would like to know which language to learn? I know I can talk English, but I would like to gain some basic conversation skills on their language. The most logical would be Ukrainish, but according to Wikipedia Russian is more widely spoken in the south part of Ukraine (Yalta). Any suggestion?

I've always had an interest for Ukraine, and my interest just exploded when I got to know this great ukrainian guy at work who told me about his hometown and stuff. I really wanna go see how it's like. Unfortunately, I don't know how to speak much ukrainian or russian. Do people in general understand english, and is it easy to get around with english? How is the hotel standard? How are the people? And last but NOT least, any recommendations of where to go? :-) I'm so excited!