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Pulitzer Center Grantee Simon Ostrovsky Discussed Peace Talks Between Ukraine and Russia on 'Newsday'

December 13, 2019 | BBC Newsday
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Simon Ostrovsky
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky attends a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Image by Sergei Chuzavkov. Ukraine, 2019.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky attends a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Image by Sergei Chuzavkov. Ukraine, 2019.

Click here to listen to Simon Ostrovsky on BBC Newsday.

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