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  How Lol&Pop, a brand of natural sweets, entered the Japanese market. Interview with entrepreneur Olena Tokar

  Olena Tokar is a 40-year-old entrepreneur from Kyiv who founded the craft brand of natural sweets Lol&Pop together with her husband, Dmytro, in 2013. The brand’s signature...

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  Ukrainian surgeon Oskar Ambrush operates on cancer patients in France and helps refugees. He explains how the French healthcare system works—key points from the interview

  Oskar Ambrush, a 51-year-old Ukrainian, dreamed of becoming a surgeon since childhood. As a young man, he interned in France and learned the language, but later pursued his...

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  How Ukrainian journalist Iryna Solomko Bonenberger entered politics and became an official in the U.S. — interview

  A native of Brovary, 44-year-old Iryna Solomko Bonenberger is a journalist, documentarian, communications specialist, and mother of two. In 1998, she entered the Institute...

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  “We Exist, We Fight, We Have a Voice.” How Kyiv-based musician Daria Kolomiec tells the U.S. about the war in Ukraine

  Daria Kolomiec is 37. She is a DJ, host, activist and cultural diplomat, the author and producer of  Diary of War . What began as an audio diary of Ukrainians during the war...

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  Olena Borysova oversees dozens of restaurants across Ukraine and Europe, has launched projects for veterans, and is raising five children. How does she do it all? — an interview

  Olena Borysova is a restaurateur, economist, and CEO of GastroFamily, one of Ukraine’s largest restaurant groups. Today, the company runs more than 60 establishments across...

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  How Meest grew from a 'community service' to Canada's multicultural logistics network — an interview

  Meest stands as one of the most prominent logistics companies of Ukrainian origin in North America. Founded in Toronto in 1989 by Rostyslav and Anna Kisil, the company has...

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  Sergei Sviatchenko stands among the world’s most celebrated contemporary Ukrainian artists. Here is the remarkable journey that took him from Kharkiv to Denmark

  A tailored suit, a sharp tie, gleaming polished shoes, and a piercing look behind glasses. The image of 73-year-old Sergei Sviatchenko is just as recognizable as the style...

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  How Ukrainian Serhii Denisov opened the €2 million restaurant MOLFAR in Brussels and dreams of a Michelin star

  Serhii Denisov was born in Batumi but grew up in Donetsk. Now 32, he began working in the industry at 19, quickly rising from waiter to sous chef . When Russia started the...