Ukrainians in the Okanagan mark three years since the start of the war
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Ukrainians gathered outside Kelowna City Hall on Monday, just as they did three years ago to mark the anniversary of the war in their home country.
Ukrainians gathered outside Kelowna City Hall on Monday, just as they did three years ago.
Maksym Maksvchuk, 17, recalled the day he was in military training when Russia launched a full-scale attack against Ukraine in Feb. 2022.
“We were hiding in a big basement and we heard the rockets come through, maybe next in the next streets over,” said Maksvchuk.
Since then, he, just like the more than 8 million other Ukrainians, have fled their home.
“When you hear that they see their house is no longer there, people lose everything, they completely start their life here. They’re so happy to have their kids,” said Kelowna Stand with Ukraine vice-president, Denys Storozhuk.
Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump met with Russian leaders, shutting out Ukraine.
The meeting came as Trump falsely blamed Ukraine for starting the war.
“Today I heard, ‘Oh we weren’t invited,’ well you’ve been there for three years, you should’ve ended it, you should’ve never started it, you should’ve made a deal,” said Trump.
European leaders were stunned earlier this month when Trump's administration made clear that Europe would need to step up to provide its own security.
Ukrainians gathered outside Kelowna City Hall on Monday, just as they did three years ago to mark the anniversary of the war in their home country.
The United States had tried to pressure the Ukrainians to withdraw their resolution in favor of its proposal, including a last-minute appeal by the U.S. deputy ambassador.
Earlier this month, India slashed tariffs on bourbon whisky to 100 per cent from 150 per cent after Trump's criticized "unfair" levies in the South Asian market.
Pope Francis woke up and was continuing his therapies Monday after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his hospitalization for a complex lung infection, the Vatican said.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed during a news conference in Kyiv Sunday evening that he will meet with Justin Trudeau and other foreign leaders in Ukraine during a summit on Monday.
The Vatican said Francis, who has pneumonia in both lungs and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was still receiving high flows of supplemental oxygen.
Those detained include the suspected assailant, a 37-year-old Algerian man identified by prosecutors as Brahim A, described as an Islamic extremist with a schizophrenic profile.
French President Emmanuel Macron labeled the perpetrator an Islamic extremist, and said the government has “complete determination” to respond to the attack.
French President Emmanuel Macron labeled the perpetrator an Islamic extremist, and said the government has “complete determination” to respond to the attack.
French President Emmanuel Macron labeled the perpetrator an Islamic extremist, and said the government has “complete determination” to respond to the attack.
Germans are electing a new parliament Sunday after a campaign focused on the state of Europe’s biggest economy and calls to curb migration.
Hamas on Saturday released the last six living hostages expected under the first phase of its ceasefire with Israel with a week remaining before the deadline.