Ukraine, in conflict with Russian-backed forces in the east of the country and faced with Moscow’s annexation of Crimea, is promoting the official state language. Campaigning for the use of Kyiv, Ukraine wants to escape from the shadow of its Soviet past.

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Euronews journalists from across Europe and the Middle East share their memories of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.

One tour agency reported a 40% rise in bookings since the HBO show began last month.

President Zelensky will meet European Union officials in Brussels for his first foreign visit since his election on April 21.

"We will continue to try and make peace possible in this country," said Germany's foreign affairs minister.

Former president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, was greeted by cheering supporters and music as he returned from exile to Ukraine on Wednesday after the country's newly-elected president Volodymyr Zelensky reinstated his citizenship.

Volodymyr Zelensky was sworn in as President of Ukraine on Monday (May 20) in the country's parliament.

Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has been inaugurated as Ukrainian President. He is previously known for his role in a television show in which a schoolteacher accidentally becomes president of Ukraine. In his speech, Zelensky announced plans to dismiss the parliament.

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Ukraine marked on Friday the 33rd anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, when the 4th unit of the plant exploded in the early hours of April 26, 1986.