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Poland and Canada were the first countries to recognize Ukraine's independence, both on 2 December 1991. [12] [13] [14] On the same day (2 December) it was reported during the late-evening airing of the television news program Vesti that the President of the Russian SFSR, Boris Yeltsin, had recognized Ukraine's independence. [15]
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Some experts claim that the 1991 Ukrainian independence referendum was the most immediate event that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union. According to Brian D. Taylor, in the aftermath of the failed 1991 Soviet coup attempt , most of the Soviet republics adopted declarations of independence, the most important of which was that of Ukraine.
Some posed for pictures in front of the country's blue-and-yellow flag and an “I Love Ukraine” sign that had been placed near a makeshift memorial to fallen soldiers. Ukraine declared independence from the former Soviet Union on Aug. 24, 1991. Russia launched a full-scale invasion on the country on Feb. 24, 2022.
Photo by Alain Nogues/Sygma/Sygma via Getty ImagesIn its twisted road to independence, one that began over a century ago with many failed attempts, the Ukrainian referendum that took place on Dec ...
Ukraine's Independence Day celebrates its 1991 declaration of separation from the Soviet Union. “Six months ago, Russia declared war against us,” Zelensky continued. “On Feb. 24, the entire ...
The Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine was marked on a 1991 USSR postage stamp. The Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Декларація про державний суверенітет України, romanized: Deklaratsiia pro derzhavnyi suvernitet Ukrainy [dekɫɐˈrat͡sʲijɐ prɔ derˈʒau̯nei̯ sʊʋerenʲiˈtɛt ʊkrɐˈjine]) was adopted on July 16 ...
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hailed his nation's spirit and defiance in holding out against Russian forces in a rallying speech on Thursday marking Ukraine's Independence Day. The anniversary was ...