Ukraine gets political cold shoulder in 2021

It was not a good year in the lead-up to Russia's Feb. 24, 2022, full-scale invasion.

This is Kyiv Post chief editor Brian Bonner’s rundown of the June 4, 2021, edition, which can be found here in PDF format:

5 big events for Ukraine's future ahead this summer:

* June 11-13 - G7 meeting in UK

* June 14 - NATO summit in Brussels.

* June 16 - Biden-Putin meeting in Geneva.

* Aug. 23 - Crimean Platform to recover stolen peninsula.

* Aug. 24 - 30th Independence Day.

Also:

* Ukraine and Belarus moving to trade war as ties disintegrate

* Major anti-corruption conference June 7-8 in Kyiv

* George Woloshyn column: Ukraine is on its own

* Visiting US senators want to block Nord Stream 2

* 'The Gray Lady Winked' takes on the failings of the New York Times.

* Zelensky's de-oligarchization drive doesn't pass muster with critics

* Lifestyle: New vyshyvanka, new restaurants, Eastern Asian food.