The next battlefield will be at a beauty pageant. Miss Ukraine Viktoria Apanasenko, who will be representing the war-torn country at the Miss Universe pageant in New Orleans on Jan. 14, unveiled her look for the contest’s National Costume competition: a stunning multilayered motif with ornate, oversize blue and yellow wings. The Warrior of Light … Read more
Make love, not war. A Russian woman who advertised her search for love on a gigantic billboard is being wooed by a wealthy Ukrainian tycoon after her ad went viral. An image of Maria Molonova, 26, appeared on a billboard in her home city of Ulan-Ude several weeks ago, accompanied by a quote claiming that … Read more
A British romantic is rushing back to the Ukrainian refugee he courted and cast aside — just months after chucking his longtime partner. “I think we can make this work. She’s a really attractive woman and always has interesting stuff to talk about,” Tony Garnett, 30, told the Daily Mail about his refugee sweetie. “I … Read more
In late September, Rachael Ray told me about her next trip trip to Ukraine, the latest of several visits she’s made to the war-torn country since it was invaded by Russia last February. On Thursday, Dec. 15, “The Rachael Ray Show” (2 p.m./Ch. 7) will devote its entire hour to Ray’s Thanksgiving-week visit to Ukraine … Read more
Thinking of traveling abroad next year? You might want to steer clear of Afghanistan, Mali, Syria, Iraq and Ukraine, which rank among the world’s most dangerous destinations for business and pleasure travelers. That’s according to this year’s “Travel Risk Map,” compiled by global security and medical specialists from the risk assessment firm International SOS. The index takes into … Read more
The United States has given him $17.6 billion dollars in aid so far. Great Britain has delivered him 120 armored vehicles and anti-ship missile systems. And Germany has sent him $1.16 billion to support the effort. But none of these paltry stocking stuffers approaches the generosity or sheer enormity of what actor Sean Penn has … Read more
A British author revealed he jokingly assembled a very cheap and useful nuclear war survival kit with several key items. Taras Young — who wrote the books “Nuclear War in the UK” and “Apocalypse Ready” — said he created the kit as tensions between Russia and the rest of the world continued to mount, the … Read more
Many documentary filmmakers and reporters dream of getting White House access to take a fly-on-the-wall look at the inner workings of an administration. Emmy Award-winning filmmaker John Maggio and New York Times reporter David Sanger must have thought they hit a jackpot when they got approval to film “Year One: A Political Odyssey,” an HBO … Read more
Actress Jessica Chastain “understood how sad it would be” but knew she “had to go.” The Oscar-winning actress, 45, detailed her surreal trip to Ukraine — alongside meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky — during an interview with Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday night. Chastain traveled to Kyiv in August and witnessed the first-hand destruction of the war … Read more
Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has canceled concerts planned in Poland amid outrage over his stance on Russia’s war against Ukraine, Polish media reported Saturday. An official with the Tauron Arena in Krakow, where Waters was scheduled to perform two concerts in April, said they would no longer take place. “Roger Waters’ manager decided to … Read more