Social networks have been the main source of news over the past month for the vast majority of respondents — 95%. Twice as often respondents used news websites — 44%. Next follow friends and family — 37%, television — 33%, radio — 12%, and print media — 4%.

MEDIA CONSUMPTION AND PUBLIC ACTIVITY OF UKRAINIANS WHO FOUND TEMPORARY SHELTER FROM THE WAR IN POLAND

Last week (January 2–8) will be best remembered for a cascade of good news about the provision of weapons to Ukraine. In particular, Germany decided to transfer to Ukraine an additional battery of the Patriot air defense system. Instead, the United States, Germany, and France announced that they will transfer to Ukraine a little more than 400 units of various types of armored vehicles that can be used for a potential counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the spring of 2023. Comme...

우리는 한국이 글로벌 중추국가로서의 리더십을 발휘하여 2022년 12월 15일 유엔 총회 본회의에서 사상 처음으로 일시 점령된 우크라이나 크름 자치공화국 및 세바스토폴시 인권상황 결의(결의 77/229)에 찬성한 것을 환영합니다. 이제 우리는 귀 정부가 ‘가치 외교’ 옹호를 계속하여 국제사법재판소(ICJ) 제노사이드 범죄의 방지와 처벌에 관한 협약상 제노사이드 주장(우크라이나 대 러시아 연방) 사건의 소송에 참가할 것을 촉구합니다.

We welcome South Korea’s first-ever vote in favor of the resolution on the situation of human rights in the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine at the plenary session of UN General Assembly (resolution 77/229) on 15 December 2022 in display of its leadership as a global pivotal state. Now, we urge the continuation of your government’s espousal of “value diplomacy” by intervening in the case of Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on t...

Mobile apps can spy on you unnoticed. Today, TikTok does it. Tomorrow, any other service could follow, also the governmental one. Users should be aware of the risks they take when using apps on their smartphones.

While the Ukrainian Facebook argues about the outfits of Zelensky and his team during the visit to the United States, the hashtag #ZelenskyWarCriminal was picked up by the trends of the US Twitter. This hashtag is not new, and every day, at least 1 or 2 tweets come up on the feed. Such dynamics is normal in a global context because marginal conspiracy theorists stay on the radar. However, it was after Zelensky's speech in Washington that the hashtag became super popular.

Last week (December 19–25), the gas pump country decided to grow the army, develop a nuclear triad, and build a Union State with Belarus, with a joint military group and an air defense system. At the same time, putin advocated for the rapid end of the war and the protection of people who "feel part of russian culture." He admitted that the forced increase of fighting at the front leads to unjustified losses. Therefore, he said, russia will act more carefully – "chicken is pecking a grain a...