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The Security Service of Ukraine on Feb. 5 searched the premises of television channel 1+1 as part of an investigation into a leak of an audio recording of Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk’s conversati
Feb. 6, 2020
See related stories here. Feb. 25, 2014, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov disbands the Berkut riot police unit. It included almost 4,000 officers. April 4, 2014, Avakov says in an interview with the Fif
Feb. 6, 2020
The deadline is fast approaching: Ukraine has only 11 months to complete a long list of NATO-oriented defense reforms. The point man for the task is Andriy Zagorodnyuk, the most unusual defense minist
Feb. 6, 2020
The European Union supports the goals of the land reform in Ukraine, however it should bring benefits first of all to small farms, Head of EU Delegation to Ukraine Matti Maasikas has said. He said at
Feb. 6, 2020
WASHINGTON/KYIV – Journalists and free speech advocates say proposed laws to regulate Ukraine’s media pose a threat to free expression and independent reporting in the eastern European country. Read m
Feb. 6, 2020
The Japanese tech firm Rakuten, which owns the popular messaging app Viber, plans to open a second research and development center in Ukraine, Ukraine’s Digital Transformation Ministry announced late
Feb. 5, 2020
American actor Keanu Reeves made a surprise appearance in a Ukrainian textbook. A 10th grade history textbook used the famous 1932 photo “Lunch Atop a Skyscraper” to illustrate a chapter on the U.S. i
Feb. 5, 2020
The Verkhovna Rada has appointed Denys Shmyhal as the minister for development of communities and territories of Ukraine, with 278 lawmakers voting in favor of the decision. “He is an excellent manage
Feb. 4, 2020
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story stated that President Volodymyr Zelensky’s rating stood at 51.6%. After it was published, the pollster corrected its data, changing it to 49%. Less tha
Feb. 3, 2020
A mysterious new club in Kyiv doesn’t promote its parties to the general public, posts no sign outside its building and doesn’t even have a name. Yet its dance floor on a recent Saturday night was pac
Jan. 30, 2020
In late January, Russian President Vladimir Putin reshuffled the country’s government. While Cabinet changes in autocracies are usually unimportant, one appointment is set to influence Russia’s policy
Jan. 30, 2020
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to add additional information. Google Maps is one of the world’s most popular online mapping systems — a powerful tool used for navigation and research purpo
Jan. 28, 2020
Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine’s richest man, paid a whopping 200 million euros for Villa Les Cedres, a 190-year-old mansion in the French Riviera town of Saint-Jean Cap-Ferrat. The purchase was first report
Jan. 27, 2020
Tanu Muiño, a Ukrainian music video director of Cuban origin, directed a new music video for Rosalia, a Spanish singer-songwriter known for her interpretations of flamenco music. The video for Rosalia
Jan. 26, 2020
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rarely talks about his Jewish heritage. But as the world commemorated the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, Zelensky shar
Jan. 24, 2020
A kaleidoscope of traditions, culture and vibrant geographies, India speaks for itself as a soul-stirring journey. From its dusty snow trenches, frolic coasts, gripping natural greens to the mystic ra
Jan. 24, 2020