Europe's second largest country, Ukraine is a land of wide, fertile agricultural plains, with large pockets of heavy industry in the east. While Ukraine and Russia share common historical origins ...

Mr. Lhuisset released the photograph a few days later on social media, and it was quickly embraced by Ukrainian media and government officials as an emblem of the country’s spirit of independence.

Ministers and deputy ministers of culture from 20 European Union countries and representatives from the European Commission, UNESCO, and five non-EU countries participated in the Ukraine Culture ...