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The Verkhovna Rada has appointed Iryna Venedyktova, a former lawmaker from President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Servant of the People party, as prosecutor general. On March 17, 269 lawmakers voted in suppor
Mar. 17, 2020
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted a law on amending certain legislative acts aimed at preventing the onset and spread of the coronavirus disease COVID-19. Read more here.
Mar. 17, 2020
The Ukrainian government has toughened measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, shutting down all public transportation starting March 18 and most public spaces starting March 17. The limitations are
Mar. 17, 2020
Lithuania will halt the traffic of international passenger trains due to a quarantine, which will be declared in Lithuania, the Lithuanian railways Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai said. “All the routes of inte
Mar. 16, 2020
The National Bank of Ukraine this week continued to cut the policy rate while trying to buffer the hryvnia from coronavirus panic. NBU governor Yakiv Smolii said that the interest rate cut, from 11% t
Mar. 13, 2020
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Ukraine’s capital has once again turned into a dystopia in the music video of a famous band. This time, Kyiv was featured in the British rock band Coldplay’s cinematic video for their single “Trouble
Mar. 13, 2020
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story. It is being updated with more information. A Ukrainian woman, 71, died of COVID-19 on March 13, Ukraine’s health ministry reported. This is the first death f
Mar. 13, 2020
Uber has launched Uber Shuttle routes from Vyshneve and Bucha to Kyiv, the company’s press service has reported. The routes from Vyshneve to Zhytomyrska metro station and vice versa, as well as from B
Mar. 13, 2020
Iran agreed to return the flight recorders from the Ukraine International Airline (IUA) plane, which was downed near Tehran on January 8, to Ukraine. “Iran confirms it has agreed to transfer the PS752
Mar. 12, 2020
The National Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Netherlands wants to get the testimony of one of the suspects in downing MH17 – Lieutenant Colonel of the Russia’s military intelligence service Oleg Pul
Mar. 10, 2020
In Ukraine, change isn’t always good, but it often is lightning fast. On March 4, Denys Shmygal became Ukraine’s new prime minister and the leader of a largely new Cabinet of Ministers. In total, 291
Mar. 6, 2020
It wasn’t a secret that President Volodymyr Zelensky had been dissatisfied with the Ukrainian government for some time. He disapproved of the high salaries of ministers, was unhappy with the performan
Mar. 6, 2020
The global toy manufacturer Mattel, best known for Barbie products, has launched a doll inspired by Ukrainian sabre fencer Olga Kharlan as part of their “Role Models” series. The series features dolls
Mar. 5, 2020
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story. It’s being updated with more information about the new ministers. On March 4, the Ukrainian government underwent a major reshuffle. Oleksiy Honcharuk left th
Mar. 4, 2020
A Ukrainian who recently returned home after a vacation in Italy is infected with the novel coronavirus, Deputy Health Minister Viktor Lyashko said at a briefing on March 3. It is the first confirmed
Mar. 3, 2020
New York – The S&P 500 fell for the seventh straight day on Feb. 28 and the benchmark index suffered its biggest weekly drop since the 2008 global financial crisis on growing fears the fast-spread
Feb. 29, 2020
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Ukrainian forces repelled a major Russian offensive in Kursk, destroying a battalion, 28 armored vehicles, and inflicting over 200 casualties on Russia.
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