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See a related story here. Fighting corruption in Ukraine is a dirty job, but it’s got to be done. “For 27 years, this country had been going deeper and deeper into a swamp,” Andriy Bohdan, President
Nov. 1, 2019
Britain is known for its strong rule of law. Yet London is also a global hotspot for money laundering, tax evasion and other financial crimes. Experts say that a no-questions-asked approach to opening
Nov. 1, 2019
Bohdan Yaremenko, the head of the Committee on Foreign Relations in the Verkhovna Rada and a lawmaker in President Zelensky’s Servant of the People Party, got busted on Oct. 30. Journalists published
Oct. 31, 2019
At least one thing in Ukraine shows enviable stability from year to year – the list of the wealthiest Ukrainians. According to the latest ranking of the 100 richest Ukrainians, published by popular we
Oct. 31, 2019
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Vadym Prystaiko says disengagement of forces and weapons in the Donbas settlement of Zolote is starting today. Oct 29. Read more here.
Oct. 29, 2019
It started as an argument. On Oct. 26, President Volodymyr Zelensky locked horns with war veterans in the front-line town of Zolote in Luhansk Oblast. The president was pushing a mutual disengagement
Oct. 28, 2019
Oleksandr Hranovsky, an ex-member of the Ukrainian parliament and formerly one of the closest allies of ex-President Petro Poroshenko, received an immigration visa that provides him with Israeli citiz
Oct. 26, 2019
Ukraine on the night of Sunday, Oct. 27, switches to “winter time,” moving the clock one hour back, according to the press service of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Agriculture. Pursuant to Cabine
Oct. 26, 2019
A Russian soldier on Oct. 25 shot dead at least eight of his fellow soldiers at a military base in the far east of the country, according to the Defense Ministry. Read more here.
Oct. 25, 2019
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) released the country’s highest banknote yet on Oct. 25 – the sky blue Hr 1,000 bill, which is currently worth about $40. “This banknote is now a valid payment method
Oct. 25, 2019
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA, Kyiv) reduces its flight program due to the need to optimize the company’s costs and return to the breakeven level. The press service of UIA said, in particular, t
Oct. 25, 2019
There appear to be few signs that the Kremlin and Russia’s security agencies are ready to adopt a more relaxed approach to opposition groups and dissent, say analysts, notwithstanding that anti-govern
Oct. 22, 2019
The Hungarian low cost airline Wizz Air Holdings Plc launches flights from Zaporizhia to Gdansk, Wroclaw, Krakow (all from Poland), Vienna (Austria), and Vilnius (Lithuania). This was announced by Hum
Oct. 22, 2019
In a TV skit that may have political and economic repercussions, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s former comedy group Studio Kvartal 95 mocked the Sept. 17 arson of the house of Valeria Gontareva, the f
Oct. 21, 2019
Three Ukrainian lawmakers appear to have joined the cast of Ukrainian officials aiding U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign to dig up dirt against his political opponent using Ukraine. While the U.S
Oct. 18, 2019
It’s hard to imagine a Ukrainian that doesn’t know who Zakhar Berkut is. A central character in the novel of the same name by one of Ukraine’s best writers, Ivan Franko, Berkut is a legendary symbol o
Oct. 18, 2019