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Don’t let the good vibes from Ukraine reform conference fade

  • The third Ukraine Reform Conference held in Toronto July 2-4 was a confirmation of Ukraine’s forward momentum despite fighting Russia’s war. Some 40 countries
Opinion | BY OKSANA BASHUK HEPBURN | July 19, 2019
Ukraine President Vladimir Zelenskiy and Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland met on the margins of the Ukraine Reform Conference in Toronto. At the conference, the minister added $45-million to strengthen trade, governance, police, and youth exchanges with Ukraine. Photograph courtesy of Global Affairs Canada

Don’t let the good vibes from Ukraine reform conference fade

Opinion | BY OKSANA BASHUK HEPBURN | July 19, 2019
  • The third Ukraine Reform Conference held in Toronto July 2-4 was a confirmation of Ukraine’s forward momentum despite fighting Russia’s war. Some 40 countries

Don’t let the good vibes from Ukraine reform conference fade

Opinion | BY OKSANA BASHUK HEPBURN | July 19, 2019
  • The third Ukraine Reform Conference held in Toronto July 2-4 was a confirmation of Ukraine’s forward momentum despite fighting Russia’s war. Some 40 countries
Ukraine President Vladimir Zelenskiy and Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland met on the margins of the Ukraine Reform Conference in Toronto. At the conference, the minister added $45-million to strengthen trade, governance, police, and youth exchanges with Ukraine. Photograph courtesy of Global Affairs Canada

Russia fixes sights on Europe, as U.S. loses credibility as leader of free world

  • U.S. President Donald Trump has befuddled the world since coming to power, but the last few weeks have been ghastly.   Insults have rained
Opinion | BY OKSANA BASHUK HEPBURN | August 3, 2018
United States President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin July 16 during their meeting in Helsinki, Finland. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Russia fixes sights on Europe, as U.S. loses credibility as leader of free world

Opinion | BY OKSANA BASHUK HEPBURN | August 3, 2018
  • U.S. President Donald Trump has befuddled the world since coming to power, but the last few weeks have been ghastly.   Insults have rained

Russia fixes sights on Europe, as U.S. loses credibility as leader of free world

Opinion | BY OKSANA BASHUK HEPBURN | August 3, 2018
  • U.S. President Donald Trump has befuddled the world since coming to power, but the last few weeks have been ghastly.   Insults have rained
United States President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin July 16 during their meeting in Helsinki, Finland. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Trudeau must seek change in Russia policy at NATO summit

  • At the NATO leaders’ summit this week, Canada must offer strong support for the alliance. At the same time, it should take a more
Opinion | BY OKSANA BASHUK HEPBURN, MYROSLAVA OLEKSIUK, ROMAN JAKUBOW | July 10, 2018
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in Ottawa last month, are in Europe this week along with Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan as Mr. Trudeau is set to attend a NATO leaders' summit in Brussels. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau must seek change in Russia policy at NATO summit

Opinion | BY OKSANA BASHUK HEPBURN, MYROSLAVA OLEKSIUK, ROMAN JAKUBOW | July 10, 2018
  • At the NATO leaders’ summit this week, Canada must offer strong support for the alliance. At the same time, it should take a more

Trudeau must seek change in Russia policy at NATO summit

Opinion | BY OKSANA BASHUK HEPBURN, MYROSLAVA OLEKSIUK, ROMAN JAKUBOW | July 10, 2018
  • At the NATO leaders’ summit this week, Canada must offer strong support for the alliance. At the same time, it should take a more
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in Ottawa last month, are in Europe this week along with Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan as Mr. Trudeau is set to attend a NATO leaders' summit in Brussels. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Russia rightly on G7 foreign ministers’ agenda this weekend in Toronto

  • Patience with Russia for many Western states is running out. This mood may have repercussions at the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting being held on
Opinion | BY OKSANA BASHUK HEPBURN | April 20, 2018
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland is set to host G7 foreign ministers in Toronto on April 22 and 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Russia rightly on G7 foreign ministers’ agenda this weekend in Toronto

Opinion | BY OKSANA BASHUK HEPBURN | April 20, 2018
  • Patience with Russia for many Western states is running out. This mood may have repercussions at the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting being held on

Russia rightly on G7 foreign ministers’ agenda this weekend in Toronto

Opinion | BY OKSANA BASHUK HEPBURN | April 20, 2018
  • Patience with Russia for many Western states is running out. This mood may have repercussions at the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting being held on
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland is set to host G7 foreign ministers in Toronto on April 22 and 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Propose NATO membership for Ukraine if Russia won’t withdraw

  • If only it were not so. If only more United States citizens had confidence in their president; if only the Russian foreign minister did
Opinion | BY OKSANA BASHUK HEPBURN | May 24, 2017
A Canadian military training instructor demonstrates a magazine loading technique to Ukrainian soldiers during Operation Unifier in Starychi, Ukraine in February. Photograph courtesy of the Department of National Defence

Propose NATO membership for Ukraine if Russia won’t withdraw

Opinion | BY OKSANA BASHUK HEPBURN | May 24, 2017
  • If only it were not so. If only more United States citizens had confidence in their president; if only the Russian foreign minister did

Propose NATO membership for Ukraine if Russia won’t withdraw

Opinion | BY OKSANA BASHUK HEPBURN | May 24, 2017
  • If only it were not so. If only more United States citizens had confidence in their president; if only the Russian foreign minister did
A Canadian military training instructor demonstrates a magazine loading technique to Ukrainian soldiers during Operation Unifier in Starychi, Ukraine in February. Photograph courtesy of the Department of National Defence

Canada needed to help push Washington to maintain Russian sanctions

  • The muddled messages from the White House concerning Russia and its disregard of international law should gravely concern democratic states. In Ukraine, this is
Opinion | BY OKSANA BASHUK HEPBURN | February 22, 2017
United States Senator John McCain, pictured speaking in Ottawa June 20, 2008, has joined with Democratic and other Republican senators to sponsor a bill to push back against the White House if it eased sanctions on Russia. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Canada needed to help push Washington to maintain Russian sanctions

Opinion | BY OKSANA BASHUK HEPBURN | February 22, 2017
  • The muddled messages from the White House concerning Russia and its disregard of international law should gravely concern democratic states. In Ukraine, this is

Canada needed to help push Washington to maintain Russian sanctions

Opinion | BY OKSANA BASHUK HEPBURN | February 22, 2017
  • The muddled messages from the White House concerning Russia and its disregard of international law should gravely concern democratic states. In Ukraine, this is
United States Senator John McCain, pictured speaking in Ottawa June 20, 2008, has joined with Democratic and other Republican senators to sponsor a bill to push back against the White House if it eased sanctions on Russia. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Canada should do more for Ukraine

  • The recent NATO leaders’ summit displayed a united defence for its members and a favourable nod toward helping Ukraine. Good news. But was it
Opinion | BY OKSANA BASHUK HEPBURN | August 10, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, middle right, speaks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, middle left, alongside their advisers during Mr. Trudeau's visit to Ukraine last month. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti

Canada should do more for Ukraine

Opinion | BY OKSANA BASHUK HEPBURN | August 10, 2016
  • The recent NATO leaders’ summit displayed a united defence for its members and a favourable nod toward helping Ukraine. Good news. But was it

Canada should do more for Ukraine

Opinion | BY OKSANA BASHUK HEPBURN | August 10, 2016
  • The recent NATO leaders’ summit displayed a united defence for its members and a favourable nod toward helping Ukraine. Good news. But was it
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, middle right, speaks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, middle left, alongside their advisers during Mr. Trudeau's visit to Ukraine last month. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti

Nadiya Savchenko is free. Here’s what Canada can do now

  • The release of Ukrainian political prisoner Nadiya Savchenko is remarkable in that President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s autocratic bully, lost to a defiant woman. Canada’s
Opinion | BY OKSANA BASHUK HEPBURN | June 17, 2016
Nadiya Savchenko, a Ukrainian military pilot elected to the country's parliament while she was in a Russian jail, was sentenced to 22 years in jail in March but in May she was released and returned to Ukraine. Photo courtesy of Inter Youtube stream

Nadiya Savchenko is free. Here’s what Canada can do now

Opinion | BY OKSANA BASHUK HEPBURN | June 17, 2016
  • The release of Ukrainian political prisoner Nadiya Savchenko is remarkable in that President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s autocratic bully, lost to a defiant woman. Canada’s

Nadiya Savchenko is free. Here’s what Canada can do now

Opinion | BY OKSANA BASHUK HEPBURN | June 17, 2016
  • The release of Ukrainian political prisoner Nadiya Savchenko is remarkable in that President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s autocratic bully, lost to a defiant woman. Canada’s
Nadiya Savchenko, a Ukrainian military pilot elected to the country's parliament while she was in a Russian jail, was sentenced to 22 years in jail in March but in May she was released and returned to Ukraine. Photo courtesy of Inter Youtube stream

‘Responsible conviction’ should not mean rapprochement with Russia

  • Last month, Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion outlined the main thrust of Canada’s foreign policy. The emphasis is on fighting climate change, United Nations
Opinion | BY OKSANA BASHUK HEPBURN | April 13, 2016
Regrettably, says Oksana Bashuk Hepburn, Canada’s policy of engagement with Vladimir Putin's Russia reads like the peace-at-any-price offer by Neville Chamberlain to Hitler. Russian President's Office photograph

‘Responsible conviction’ should not mean rapprochement with Russia

Opinion | BY OKSANA BASHUK HEPBURN | April 13, 2016
  • Last month, Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion outlined the main thrust of Canada’s foreign policy. The emphasis is on fighting climate change, United Nations

‘Responsible conviction’ should not mean rapprochement with Russia

Opinion | BY OKSANA BASHUK HEPBURN | April 13, 2016
  • Last month, Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion outlined the main thrust of Canada’s foreign policy. The emphasis is on fighting climate change, United Nations
Regrettably, says Oksana Bashuk Hepburn, Canada’s policy of engagement with Vladimir Putin's Russia reads like the peace-at-any-price offer by Neville Chamberlain to Hitler. Russian President's Office photograph
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