Black Sea Security Forum 2025 underway in Odesa

Black Sea Security Forum 2025 underway in Odesa

Senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute Michael Rubin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleksandr Mishchenko, British Conservative Party politician Mark Pritchard, senior analyst at the Center for the Study of Modern Turkiye at Carleton University Yevheniia Haber, Turkish politician Bulent Akarcali and senior advisor on European integration at the International Centre for Policy Studies Amanda Paul (L to R) attend the Black Sea Security Forum 2025 in Odesa, Ukraine, on May 31, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

Black Sea Security Forum 2025 underway in Odesa

Black Sea Security Forum 2025 underway in Odesa

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleksandr Mishchenko attends the Black Sea Security Forum 2025 in Odesa, Ukraine, on May 31, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

Andriy Yermak meets with students of Institute of International Relations in Kyiv

Andriy Yermak meets with students of Institute of International Relations in Kyiv

Oleksandr Mishchenko, the Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister, delivers a speech during a discussion on the role of artificial intelligence in bringing the Russian Federation to justice for the war in Ukraine during a meeting with the students of the Institute of International Relations of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv to announce the results of the all-Ukrainian essay contest The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Bringing the Russian Federation to Justice, Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 4, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Andriy Yermak meets with students of Institute of International Relations in Kyiv

Andriy Yermak meets with students of Institute of International Relations in Kyiv

Oleksandr Mishchenko, the Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister, delivers a speech during a discussion on the role of artificial intelligence in bringing the Russian Federation to justice for the war in Ukraine during a meeting with the students of the Institute of International Relations of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv to announce the results of the all-Ukrainian essay contest The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Bringing the Russian Federation to Justice, Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 4, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP F-KGZ VS KSA

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP F-KGZ VS KSA

(240122) -- DOHA, Jan. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Aleksandr Mishchenko (L) of Kyrgyzstan shakes hands with fans after the Group F match between Kyrgyzstan and Saudi Arabia at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

Pre-premiere viewing of Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors ballet in Lviv

Pre-premiere viewing of Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors ballet in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 1, 2023 - Costume designer Nataliia Mishchenko speaks to the press during a briefing dedicated to the premiere of the Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors ballet at the Solomiya Krushelnytska Lviv National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Lviv, western Ukraine. The ballet is based on the 1911 novel by Ukrainian writer Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi inspired by his stay in the Hutsul region. It is the love story of Ivan and Marichka, two Hutsuls from rival families, which ends tragically for both. The ballet staged by Artem Shoshyn features music by Ivan Nebesnyi and the libretto by Vasyl Vovkun.

Pre-premiere viewing of Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors ballet in Lviv

Pre-premiere viewing of Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors ballet in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 1, 2023 - Costume designer Nataliia Mishchenko speaks to the press during a briefing dedicated to the premiere of the Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors ballet at the Solomiya Krushelnytska Lviv National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Lviv, western Ukraine. The ballet is based on the 1911 novel by Ukrainian writer Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi inspired by his stay in the Hutsul region. It is the love story of Ivan and Marichka, two Hutsuls from rival families, which ends tragically for both. The ballet staged by Artem Shoshyn features music by Ivan Nebesnyi and the libretto by Vasyl Vovkun.

First anniversary of liberation of Pechenihy village from Russian invaders

First anniversary of liberation of Pechenihy village from Russian invaders

PECHENIHY, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 - Local resident Vitalii Mishchenko shows his destroyed house on the first anniversary of the liberation of the town from Russian occupiers, Pechenihy urban-type settlement, Kharkiv Region, northeastern Ukraine.

First anniversary of liberation of Pechenihy village from Russian invaders

First anniversary of liberation of Pechenihy village from Russian invaders

PECHENIHY, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 - Local resident Vitalii Mishchenko shows his destroyed house on the first anniversary of the liberation of the town from Russian occupiers, Pechenihy urban-type settlement, Kharkiv Region, northeastern Ukraine.

First anniversary of liberation of Pechenihy village from Russian invaders

First anniversary of liberation of Pechenihy village from Russian invaders

PECHENIHY, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 - The house of local resident Vitalii Mishchenko destroyed in the shelling of Russian troops lies in ruins on the first anniversary of the liberation of the town from Russian occupiers, Pechenihy urban-type settlement, Kharkiv Region, northeastern Ukraine.

First anniversary of liberation of Pechenihy village from Russian invaders

First anniversary of liberation of Pechenihy village from Russian invaders

PECHENIHY, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 - Local resident Vitalii Mishchenko lives in a damaged building near his destroyed house as seen on the first anniversary of the liberation of the town from Russian occupiers, Pechenihy urban-type settlement, Kharkiv Region, northeastern Ukraine

First anniversary of liberation of Pechenihy village from Russian invaders

First anniversary of liberation of Pechenihy village from Russian invaders

PECHENIHY, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 - Local resident Vitalii Mishchenko lives in a damaged building near his destroyed house as seen on the first anniversary of the liberation of the town from Russian occupiers, Pechenihy urban-type settlement, Kharkiv Region, northeastern Ukraine.

First anniversary of liberation of Pechenihy village from Russian invaders

First anniversary of liberation of Pechenihy village from Russian invaders

PECHENIHY, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 - Local resident Vitalii Mishchenko lives in a damaged building near his destroyed house as seen on the first anniversary of the liberation of the town from Russian occupiers, Pechenihy urban-type settlement, Kharkiv Region, northeastern Ukraine.

Football: Japan-Kyrgyz Republic World Cup qualifier

Football: Japan-Kyrgyz Republic World Cup qualifier

Japan's Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (L) and Aleksandr Mishchenko of Kyrgyz Republic vie for the ball during the first half of their final Group F match at Panasonic Stadium in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on June 15, 2021, in the second round of Asian qualifying for the 2022 World Cup football finals in Qatar.