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Three pro-democracy protest leaders in Hong Kong were arrested in the early hours of Aug. 30, a few hours after protesters held citywide screenings of an Oscar-nominated documentary film about Ukraine
Aug. 30, 2019
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and Assistant to the U.S. President for National Security Affairs (NSA) John Bolton during a meeting in Minsk discussed the issue of conflict settlement in ea
Aug. 30, 2019
French President Emmanuel Macron during a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky spoke about his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and recalled the importan
Aug. 30, 2019
The Verkhovna Rada on Aug. 29 appointed Ruslan Riaboshapka the prosecutor general of Ukraine. He replaces Yuriy Lutsenko, who served since May 2016. Lutsenko earned a controversial reputation due to l
Aug. 29, 2019
Ukrainian parliament at its first meeting on Aug. 29 voted for the new prime minister and the Cabinet. The new Cabinet includes 17 ministers, as opposed to 25 ministers that served on the outgoing Cab
Aug. 29, 2019
The Verkhovna Rada on Aug. 29 approved keeping Arsen Avakov, one of Ukraine’s most controversial top officials, as interior minister. Avakov’s appointment was included as part of a “package” vote for
Aug. 29, 2019
Former lawyer Oleksiy Honcharuk is the new prime minister of Ukraine. The parliament voted for his candidacy on Aug. 29. He was supported by 290 out of 424 lawmakers. Volunteer Andriy Zahorodniuk, 44,
Aug. 29, 2019
WASHINGTON — Just days after lobbying for Russia’s reinstatement in the G7, U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly ordered delays in Ukraine receiving $250 million in military aid approved by Cong
Aug. 29, 2019
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton did not meet with executives of the Ukrainian aerospace company Motor Sich amid reports that the U.S. administration opposed the strategically important comp
Aug. 28, 2019
Russia is attempting to gain influence in Africa and earn billions of pounds by selling developing nations nuclear technology that critics say is unsuitable and unlikely to benefit the continent’s poo
Aug. 28, 2019
State-owned enterprise National Nuclear Generating Company Energoatom and JSC Turboatom (Kharkiv) signed the five year (2020-2024) program on modernizing equipment of Ukrainian nuclear power plants (N
Aug. 27, 2019
On August 24, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska took part in festivities on the occasion of the 28th anniversary of independence of Ukraine. Read more here.
Aug. 24, 2019
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has reported that under the decree, which he signed, August 29 proclaimed as Day of Remembrance of the Defenders of Ukraine, who have been killed fighting for c
Aug. 24, 2019
EDMONTON, Canada — In June 1991, Tatyana Vorobyova received a ticket that changed her life. Vorobyova, then a 35-year old Soviet citizen, left Kyiv and departed to Canada to study art management at Gr
Aug. 23, 2019
Editor’s Note: This story is part of a special project by the Kyiv Post, “Dying for Truth,” an online database and series of stories documenting violence against journalists in Ukraine’s 28 years of i
Aug. 16, 2019
The Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC) has ceased to exist, according to a report in the Holos Ukrainy newspaper dated August 14. “On July 29, 2019, an entry was made in the national regis
Aug. 14, 2019