On 22 April 2026, the Arbitral Tribunal established under Annex VII of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) rendered its award on the merits in the case of Ukraine against the Russian Federation concerning the rights of a coastal state in the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait. The case was initiated by Ukraine on 14 September 2016 in connection with the Russian Federation’s violation of its obligations under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea in the waters adjacent to the coast of Crimea of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait since 2014. In its final award, the Arbitral Tribunal did not establish that the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait are the so-called “Russian lake”, but instead confirmed their status as internal waters of two States – Ukraine and the Russian Federation. Ukraine remains a coastal state in the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait and retains all sovereign rights granted to it by inter...
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Lyudmila Luzan and Anastasia Rybachok are European champions in the 500-meter distance!
Ukrainian canoeists confidently won the final heat, ahead of their closest rivals by more than 1.5 seconds. This is the duo's second gold at Euro 2026 after winning the 200-meter distance.
Usyk
The most important thing is that Russia began from Ukraine: Ukrainian princes, tsars, and their children built Moscow.” — Oleksandr Usyk
Lyudmila Luzan is the European champion in canoeing at a distance of 200 meters!
Luzan beat her closest rival, Italian Olympia Della Giustini, by 1.729 seconds - a huge advantage for such a short distance. Congratulations to Lyudmila on another gold! Beauty!
Usyk explained why he couldn't answer questions about Crimea before
"I lived in propaganda for many years, and it also played with me. I am a person who has communicated most of my life in Russian. But since childhood, I have spoken both Russian and Ukrainian, because I started and finished school in Ukrainian. And when I gave interviews in my country after some competitions, I did it exclusively in Ukrainian. And when there were questions about why I speak Russian and not Ukrainian, I thought: "What's the difference? Well, we understand each other." Today I understand that language is your identity, it is your weapon and it is what makes you who you are. I love to live, to rejoice, to go fishing, to swim, to enjoy life. But if someone prevents me from doing this, then we gather together and reclaim our place under the sun. Ukrainians are by nature good people who want to work, live, have fun and even help if someone needs it. If someone tries to interfere with this incredible life, let them be silent.”
Oleksandr Usyk spoke at the forum
"Ukrainians cannot give up theirs, but we must negotiate with the Russians, because we are people. We have brains, we have the same blood, it is red. "Crimea is Ukrainian. It was taken brazenly, they came simply, took it and squeezed it out. Crimea was, is and will be Ukrainian."
Ukraine national team beat China in the Nations League
🏐 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine national team beat China in the Nations League Raul Lozano's team won their first victory in the current NL draw with the score 17:25, 25:21, 20:25, 22:25.