I’ve crossed this border many times before. Always, it’s a few hours wait. Long queues of cars and lorries and busses passing in both directions, all stopped for inspection. This time, it is virtually empty. Passports checked and stamped, we are on our way. No more than a 15-minute wait…
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Though today was a day of victories for many citizens of the ardently pro-Western city of L’viv, it’s clear things still haven’t completely returned to normal.
Activists still man check points on roads leading into the city and the streets are patrolled by baby-faced…
While it may seem easy to spot the non-natives prowling about the Rynek, whether due to their complexion or clothing or half-stuttered attempts at Slavic syllables, one of the largest international groups in the city is also the least conspicuous – the Ukrainians…
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