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KORIUKIVKA, Ukraine — This Chernihiv Oblast town got a rare visit from German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Oct. 6. Unfortunately, the event that brought Steinmeier to Koriukivka, home to 12,50
Oct. 8, 2021
Ukraine has the highest number of politicians named so far in the Pandora Papers, a giant investigation of leaked offshore data. The investigation consists of 11.9 million leaked documents with 2.9 te
Oct. 8, 2021
The Ukrainian parliament appointed first deputy speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk as the new speaker of Verkhovna Rada on Oct. 8. A total of 261 lawmakers voted in favor of Stefanchuk’s appointment, 222 of wh
Oct. 8, 2021
The Verkhovna Rada has supported the appointment of Ruslan Stefanchuk, who previously held the post of First Deputy Speaker, to the post of Chairman of the Parliament. The corresponding decision was s
Oct. 8, 2021
Anka Feldhusen, Germany’s Ukrainian-speaking ambassador in Kyiv who first came to the country in 1994, is well aware of the current disappointment in Ukraine with Germany. The two big reasons are clea
Oct. 8, 2021
Some things never change in Ukrainian politics, where power brokers with offshore wealth hold the reins. The Pandora Papers, the world’s biggest leak of secret international finances, serves as a time
Oct. 7, 2021
Dmytro Razumkov, the speaker of the Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, was dismissed on Oct. 7. The firing followed Razumkov’s clash with President Volodymyr Zelensky and his ruling Servant of
Oct. 7, 2021
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier discussed the energy security of Ukraine and Europe at the meeting. “The launch
Oct. 6, 2021
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Oct. 5 vetoed a bill legalizing cryptocurrency in Ukraine and sent it back to parliament for changes. The bill that passed the Verkhovna Rada in September says that the
Oct. 6, 2021
The occupation of part of Ukraine’s territory by the Russian Federation leads to systemic human rights violations. Almost 14,000 Ukrainians have died over eight years of this occupation in eastern Ukr
Oct. 5, 2021
Police officers from Ukraine, the U.S. and France detained a 25-year-old hacker in Kyiv on Sept. 28 to stop a massive cybercrime that caused more than $150 million in damage worldwide. The suspect all
Oct. 5, 2021
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office has sought to justify his use of offshore companies as protecting him against pro-Russian forces, following leaked revelations in the Pandora Papers. Re
Oct. 5, 2021
It was a storyline that in earlier times would have seemed impossible. For four years, the actor and comedian Volodymyr Zelensky entertained TV audiences in Ukraine with his starring role in the sitco
Oct. 5, 2021
The secret owners of more than 1,500 UK properties bought using offshore firms have been uncovered by a BBC investigation. Ukrainian billionaire Gennadiy Bogolyubov, who is under investigation by the
Oct. 5, 2021
The Pandora Papers’ revelations that President Volodymyr Zelensky concealed assets offshore, like many other top officials, has stoked criticism at home. When Zelensky was campaigning for the presiden
Oct. 4, 2021
Ukraine’s effort to fully and rapidly modernize its military to deter Russia has a multibillion-dollar price tag — way beyond its means. President Volodymyr Zelensky’s administration, however, suggest
Oct. 4, 2021