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Ukraine leads with 38 politicians using offshores in global leak

Ukraine has the highest number of politicians named so far in the Pandora Papers, a giant investigation of leaked offshore data. The investigation …
Oleg Sukhov

Self-Servant of the People: Zelensky’s offshore schemes

Some things never change in Ukrainian politics, where power brokers with offshore wealth hold the reins. The Pandora Papers, the world’s biggest leak …
Igor Kossov
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Thaisa Semenova
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Oleg Sukhov

Slidstvo.info: ‘Offshore 95’ – Secrets of Zelensky’s business

Editor’s Note: The following video released on Oct. 3, 2021 by Slidstvo.Info, a Ukrainian investigative journalism agency, tells about possible …
Slidstvo.info

Parliament passes law to curtail oligarchs’ influence

The Ukrainian parliament on Sept. 23 supported the second reading of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s “deoligarchization bill” in an attempt to curtail …
Oleksiy Sorokin

George Woloshyn: Counselor, get real!

On Sept. 3, Lanny J. Davis, an attorney representing Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash,  published a PR piece on the internet site “Real Clear …
George Woloshyn

Sergii Leshchenko: Oligarchs cling to power at YES conference

The Yalta European Strategy (YES) conference that took place in Kyiv on Sept. 10–12 has become a parade of forces on the eve of a big battle: the …
Sergii Leshchenko

Sergii Leshchenko: Zelensky’s reelection hinges on deoligarchization

It’s that time again — Ukraine is entering a new political season. In less than 100 days, President Volodymyr Zelensky will reach the midpoint of his …
Sergii Leshchenko

Centrenergo mismanagement and coal shortages threaten Ukraine’s energy security

Ahead of Ukraine’s long, energy-consuming winter, coal reserves in the country’s power plants are dangerously low. As of Sept. 8, reserves in the …
Max Hunder

Lanny J. Davis: I challenge my labeling as ‘foe’ of Ukraine

Editor’s Note: The following is a letter to the editor from Lanny J. Davis, a U.S. attorney for Dmytro Firtash, a Ukrainian oligarch in exile. On …
Lanny Davis

More oligarch toys: Villas and vehicles of the wealthy

Editor’s Note: The first installment of the “Oligarch Toys” series ran in the Kyiv Post on Aug. 13. Read this story here.  If Ukraine is trying to …
Anna Myroniuk

Editorial: Unfortunate delay

Ukraine heavily relies on American and English courts in its battle against billionaire oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky. A country with such a busted …
Kyiv Post

Kolomoisky’s US plant burns down amid settlement negotiations, arson suspected

A neglected steel mill in Warren, Ohio, allegedly owned by oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky, caught fire on Aug. 11.  Now, the Ohio Fire Marshal’s Office …
Oleksiy Sorokin

Oligarch Toys: planes, palaces & other posh possessions

Ukraine’s wealthiest may find their pockets lighter if the president’s de-oligarchization law is passed in September. It would ban political donations …
Anna Myroniuk

Firtash denied titanium mining permit over national security concerns

Oligarch Dmytro Firtash’s company was reportedly denied a titanium mining license in Zhytomyr Oblast for allegedly financing terrorism.  The company, …
Alexander Query

Firtash stripped of titanium sponge plant, promises to fight back

Europe’s only titanium sponge plant is now fully owned by the state after a Zaporizhzhia court stripped fugitive oligarch Dmytro Firtash of his …
Natalia Datskevych

Ukraine’s gas transmission profit plummets as oligarch Firtash doesn’t pay debts

Ukrainian Gas Transmission System Operator (GTSO) saw its profit plummet as a result of a staggering $297 million debt from one of Ukraine’s richest …
Alexander Query

Security Council threatens oligarchs’ energy monopolies with state governance

The National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) is ready to introduce temporary state administration at eight regional energy companies if their …
Alexander Query

Sanctioned oligarch Firtash still using gas market for profit in Ukraine

Dmytro Firtash, one of Ukraine’s most powerful oligarchs, is still using Ukraine’s gas market for profit, despite being under Ukrainian sanctions and …
Alexander Query
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