United World Colleges (UWC) is an international network of schools and educational programmes with the shared aim of "making education a force to unite people,nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future." The organization was founded on the principles of German educator Kurt Hahn in 1962 to promote intercultural understanding.
The Munich Security Conference is an annual conference on international security policy that has been held in Munich,Bavaria,Germany since 1963. Formerly named the Munich Conference on Security Policy,the motto is:Peace through Dialogue. It is the world's largest gathering of its kind.
Shlomo Dov Pinchas Lazar,better known as Berel Lazar,is an Orthodox,Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic rabbi. He began his service in Russia in 1990. Known for his friendship with Vladimir Putin,since 2000,he has been a Chief Rabbi of Russia,and chairman of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia and Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS. In September 2005 Lazar became a member of the Public Chamber of Russia. Because of his connections to Russian President Vladimir Putin he is sometimes called "Putin's rabbi."
The Order of Friendship is a state decoration of the Russian Federation established by Boris Yeltsin by presidential decree 442 of 2 March 1994 to reward Russian and foreign nationals whose work,deeds and efforts have been aimed at the betterment of relations with the Russian Federation and its people. The design of order was created by Alexander Zhuk. Its statute was later amended by presidential decree 19 of 6 January 1999,presidential decree 1999 of 7 September 2010,presidential decree 1631 of 16 December 2011,and presidential decree 308 of 16 March 2012. The Order of Friendship is the direct successor of the Soviet Order of Friendship of Peoples and like the latter,its insignia was similarly designed by Alexander Zhuk.
The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) is an intergovernmental organization currently comprising 19 Member Countries of the world's leading natural gas producers:Algeria,Bolivia,Egypt,Equatorial Guinea,Iran,Libya,Nigeria,Qatar,Russia,Trinidad and Tobago,and Venezuela are members and Angola,Azerbaijan,Iraq,Mozambique,Malaysia,Norway,Peru and the United Arab Emirates are observers. GECF members together control over 71% of the world's natural proven gas reserves,44% of its marketed production,53% of the pipeline,and 57% of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports across the globe. It is headquartered in Doha,Qatar.
Russia–Turkey relations are the bilateral relations between Russia and Turkey and their antecedent states. Relations between the two are rather cyclical. From the late 16th until the early 20th centuries,relations between the Ottoman and Russian empires were normally adverse and hostile and the two powers were engaged in numerous Russo-Turkish wars,including one of the longest wars in modern history. Russia attempted to extend its influence in the Balkans and gain control of the Bosphorus at the expense of the weakening Ottoman Empire. As a result,the diplomatic history between the two powers was extremely bitter and acrimonious up to World War I. However,in the early 1920s,as a result of the Bolshevik Russian government's assistance to Turkish revolutionaries during the Turkish War of Independence,the governments' relations warmed. Relations again turned sour at the end of WWII as the Soviet government laid territorial claims and demanded other concessions from Turkey. Turkey joined NATO in 1952 and placed itself within the Western alliance against the Warsaw Pact during the Cold War,when relations between the two countries were at their lowest level. Relations began to improve the following year,when the Soviet Union renounced its territorial claims after the death of Stalin.
Canada–Russia relations are the bilateral relations between Canada and Russia,the world's two largest countries in terms of area. Due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine,relations became very tense after Canada imposed sanctions against Russia. Russia placed Canada on a list of "unfriendly countries",along with Taiwan,South Korea,Japan,Singapore,the United States,European Union members,NATO members,Australia,New Zealand,Switzerland,Micronesia and Ukraine.
South African-Ukrainian relations refers to the current and historical relations between South Africa and Ukraine. South Africa established an embassy in Kyiv in October 1992 while Ukraine established an embassy in Pretoria in 1995.
Ukrainian World Congress is a non-profit organization,nonpartisan association,international coordination assembly of all Ukrainian public organizations in diaspora. Originally founded in 1967 as the World Congress of Free Ukrainians,the organization was renamed in 1993 to its current name.
Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor is a Russian businessman.
Brazil and Ukraine are strategic partners and cooperate in trade,space technology,education,energy,healthcare,and defense. Brazil recognized Ukraine's independence on December 26,1991,and bilateral relations were established on February 11,1992. The development of a joint space industry had strengthened the bilateral ties between the two countries. Ukraine considers Brazil its key trade partner in Latin America and has been a vocal supporter of the Brazilian bid for a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council.
The Ukrainian Canadian Congress is a nonprofit umbrella organization of Ukrainian-Canadian political,cultural,and religious organizations founded in 1940.
The Ukrainian Canadian Students’Union,commonly known by its Ukrainian acronym,SUSK,in all three languages,is a national student organization composed of Ukrainian Students Organizations (USOs) at post-secondary institutions across Canada.
Andrii Bohdanovych Deshchytsia is a Ukrainian diplomat and politician.
International reactions to the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation have largely been condemnatory of Russia's actions,supportive of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity,and supportive of finding a quick end to the crisis. The United States and the European Union responded by enacting sanctions against Russia for its role in the crisis,and urged Russia to withdraw. Russia has accused the United States and the EU of funding and directing the revolution and retaliated to the sanctions by imposing its own.
Eugene Czolij is a Canadian lawyer of Ukrainian descent who was the elected president of the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) from 2008 to 2018,the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) from 1998 to 2004,and the Ukraine-2050 non-governmental organization.
Erast R. Huculak,was a Canadian businessman,public figure and philanthropist of Ukrainian descent. President of Medical Pharmacies Group. He was the founder of the Canadian Children of Chornobyl Foundation and head of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress in Oshawa. In 1993 he served as an adviser to the Prime Minister of Ukraine. From 2004 to 2013 he was the Honorary Consul of Ukraine in Canada.
There have been several rounds of peace talks to halt Russia's 2022 invasion in Ukraine and end the Russo-Ukrainian War in an armistice. The first meeting was held four days after the start of the invasion,on 28 February 2022,in Belarus. It concluded without result,with delegations from both sides returning to their capitals for consultations. A second and third round of talks took place on 3 and 7 March 2022,on the Belarus–Ukraine border,in an undisclosed location in the Gomel region of Belarus. A fourth and fifth round of talks were respectively held on 10 and 14 March in Antalya,Turkey.
The response of the United States to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine that began in 2022 has been in favor of Ukraine. President Biden condemned the invasion,providing military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine,and sanctioning Russia and Belarus,the countries heavily involved in invading Ukraine.
Dmytro Cipywnyk or sometimes spelled Tsipyvnyk,was a Canadian physician and academic of Ukrainian descent who was elected as the president of the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) from 1993 to 1998,and Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) from 1986 to 1991.
