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Theo Walcott’s worried brother announced on May 17 he would stay away from England’s games in Ukraine because “some things aren’t worth risking”. Ashley Walcott and father Don will now support Theo from home instead amid fears Nazi thugs could target black fans. And Ashley blasted football bosses for staging Euro 2012 in an East European country notorious for its extremist soccer yobs. Read more here. Yesterday at 07:55 |
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Ukraine ranked higher than any other Eastern European country in the Nation Higher Education Systems rating developed by Universitas 21, the international research network of 24 universities and colleges. Ukraine occupied the 25th position out of 48 evaluated countries. Czech Republic, Poland, Slovenia, Russia and Slovakia placed at positions 26, 27, 28, 32, and 35, respectively The head of the research, Professor Ross Williams, the University of Melbourne said: "Ukraine does so well because the UNESCO data shows it as having a very high ratio of government expenditure to GDP ratio, ranking equal 4th overall. This ratio jumps around a lot for Ukraine from year to year which we will investigate more in the update." Read more here. Yesterday at 08:24 |
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Sporting boycotts are back in fashion. Azerbaijan hosts the Eurovision Song Contest on 26 May, with Armenia predictably absent. Russia is beset by Circassian activists claiming that the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics are desecrating their ancestral homeland. But Ukraine is on the receiving end of the bitterest current campaign, in the run-up to the European Championship football finals beginning on 8 June. Yesterday at 19:40 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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The Foreign Office has reiterated its advice to any black or Asian supporters going to Ukraine for this summer's European Championship that they face the possibility of being racially abused. On May 16 Arsenal English stricker Theo Walcott's family said they would not be travelling to Ukraine, where England will play their three group games, because of worries over racism. The Independent has been contacted by England fans who have cancelled trips to the finals for fear of receiving abuse, although the Ukrainian authorities insist it will not be a problem for any supporters. The Foreign Office website, last updated at the end of April, advises: "Travellers of Asian or Afro-Caribbean descent should take extra care." Read more here. Yesterday at 09:38 |
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The Foreign Office has once again warned black and Asian fans to be extra vigilant as they could be targeted by racist thugs at this summer's European Championships. With just three weeks to go until the event kicks off in Poland and Ukraine, fears continue to grow that England fans will be targeted, especially those of an ethnic minority. The Foreign Office website, advises: 'Travellers of Asian or Afro-Caribbean descent should take extra care.' Read more here. Yesterday at 12:10 |
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The daughter of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko's has told US politicians she is 'very afraid' for her mother's life in detention. Speaking on May 17 via live video link from Kyiv to a House of Representatives hearing in Washington, Yevgenia Tymoshenko warned that Ukraine's rulers will do 'anything possible' to manipulate results of the country's upcoming October election. Read more here. Yesterday at 11:12 |
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The daughter of Ukraine's detained former prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, has told US politicians she still fears for her mother's life. Yesterday at 17:44 |
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The expression “political football” is usually used as a metaphor for the competitive way politicians tackle certain issues, attempting to use the issue to score points off each other rather than address the matter for its own sake. However, in the case of Yulia Tymoshenko, the former Prime Minister of Ukraine and now an opposition politician convicted for abuse of office, the term is taking on a gruesome literal meaning. Read more here. Yesterday at 12:24 |