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Ukraine Expects Approval In Bid to Join European Union
A Ukrainian deputy prime minister overseeing the country’s push to join the European Union says she’s “100%” certain all 27 EU nations will approve making Ukraine a candidate for membership in the bloc.
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UK's Prince Charles Visits Ukrainian Refugees in Romania
Charles, Prince of Wales traveled to Romania’s capital on Wednesday to visit refugees, mostly women and children, that have found safety in the Eastern European country after fleeing Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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First Lady Visits Ukrainian Refugee Children in Romania
First Lady Jill Biden visited Ukrainian refugee students at a Romanian public school on day two of her four-day overseas trip to Romania and Slovakia on Saturday
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American Families Needed to Host Ukrainian Refugees
One woman has made it her mission to help people seek asylum from war-torn Ukraine. In April, immigration lawyer Dana Bucin traveled from her Hartford office to a refugee camp in Tijuana, Mexico. There she spent three days helping 2,000 Ukrainians obtain the proper paperwork to legally cross the border. At the time, she and her colleague were the only…
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American Families Needed to Host Ukrainian Refugees
One woman has made it her mission to help people seek asylum from war-torn Ukraine: immigration lawyer Dana Bucin.
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Trevor Reed Arrives Back in US After Prisoner Exchange With Russia
Russia and the United States carried out a dramatic prisoner exchange on Wednesday, trading a Marine veteran jailed in Moscow for a convicted Russian drug trafficker serving a long prison sentence in America.
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Ukrainian Refugee in CT Hopes New Policy Helps Others Trying to Reach U.S.
It’s been three weeks since Anastasia Kavunenko and her two-year-old daughter Karolina made it all the way from war-torn Ukraine to Connecticut. But there are still tears. Anastasia was able to seek refuge in the U.S. to live with her boyfriend’s parents in Suffield. Starting Monday under President Biden’s Uniting for Ukraine program, 100,000 refugees like Anastasia can stay...
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Ukrainian Refugee in CT Hopes New Policy Will Help Others Trying to Reach U.S.
A woman who escaped the war in Ukraine to come to Connecticut a few weeks ago hopes a new Biden Administration policy will help more Ukrainian refugees make it to the U.S.
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‘The Ukrainian Lady': Downtown Hartford Bar Changes Name Amid Crisis
Hartford’s Russian Lady is changing its name to “The Ukrainian Lady” amid the ongoing international conflict between the two countries. The popular bar and nightclub destination announced the change on Facebook. Many people came out Thursday night to celebrate the name change with music and drink specials. “It is just a name. We don’t support what Russia’s doing and...
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Ukrainian Refugees Arrive in Connecticut
Semem Bobrovskii and his wife left their home in Ukraine, as it was their only option after missiles began landing near their home.
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Ukrainian Refugees Arrive in Connecticut
Ukrainian refugees are now making their way to the U.S. and to Connecticut. The safe landing comes nearly two months since Ukraine was invaded by Russian military forces. Simon Bobrovskii and his wife left their home, as it was their only option after missiles began landing near their home. Bobrovskii is Russian and his wife is Ukrainian and they...
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Ukrainian Refugees Arrive in Connecticut
It was a long journey for three Ukrainian refugees who escaped their home and the terror taking place in Ukraine.
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Middletown Firefighters Hold Ukrainian Firefighter Equipment Drive
The South Fire District in Middletown held the Equipment Drive, collecting fire equipment and medical supplies to send to Ukraine.
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Ohio Man Drives 55 Hours to Reunite With Ukrainian Fiancé at U.S.-Mexico Border
The war in Ukraine has led to some remarkable profiles of humanity – including a love story spanning several continents.
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Medical Supplies Being Collected in Middletown for First Responders in Ukraine
The spirit of community is going international with the Ukrainian Firefighters Equipment Drive in Middletown this weekend. Hosted by Middletown’s South Fire District and co-sponsored by six organizations, the goal is to collect fire equipment and medical supplies in Connecticut to send over to Ukraine to help firefighters fight on the frontline. “I was seeing the buildings in the...
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Medical Supplies Being Collected in Middletown for First Responders in Ukraine
Several businesses and organizations in Middletown are sponsoring a medical equipment drive that supports firefighters in the Ukraine this weekend.
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Owner of Bears Smokehouse Back From Volunteering in Poland
Jamie McDonald got back last week from Poland where he volunteered with World Central Kitchen to feed Ukrainian refugees.
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East Granby Family Helps Loved Ones Get From Ukraine to US
An East Granby family has welcomed loved ones who escaped the war in Ukraine in a long journey through several countries.
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Treasury Bars Russia Payments in Dollars From US Accounts
The Treasury Department will not allow any Russian government debt payments from accounts at U.S. financial institutions to be made in U.S. dollars, an agency official says
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Middletown Donation Event to Support Ukrainian Firefighters
Six businesses and organizations in Middletown are co-sponsoring a Ukrainian Firefighters Equipment Drive that will support multiple fire services in Ukraine, according to a press release. Teaming up with the Lviv Oblast Fire Department in Ukraine, the donation drive will be held this weekend to gather supplies for emergency responders as they serve those in need. “Over these past several…