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OPYTNE, Ukraine — Rodion Lebedev, a stout man in his 40s with glasses, makes his way down a path of cracked asphalt running through dense brushwood. His instincts from living in a war zone make him wa
Jul. 12, 2019
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, has approved the new Electoral Code (bill No. 3112-1) at second reading, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. A total of 230 MPs voted for the document at
Jul. 11, 2019
A bust of Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov in the city of Kharkiv, which was toppled by a group of activists on June 2, has been re-installed. “As I promised – it has been put back today,” Kharkiv Mayor H
Jul. 11, 2019
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that he will cancel the country’s tradition of holding a military parade on Independence Day on August 24. Instead, the money will be spent on bonu
Jul. 9, 2019
The number of Ukrainians who support joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has grown to the highest level since 2014, reaching 53 percent in June, according to a poll published on July
Jul. 9, 2019
Editor’s Note: Our latest Legal Quarterly magazine is out. Get a PDF version online or pick up a copy in Kyiv. In 2017, two anti-corruption activists researched and wrote a report assessing conflicts
Jul. 8, 2019
Editor’s Note: Find the full list of the Servant of the People candidates below. President Volodymyr Zelensky’s party, the Servant of the People, is most likely to have the biggest representation in
Jul. 8, 2019
President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 5 appointed his first governors. Markiyan Malsky was appointed the governor of Lviv Oblast, while Pavlo Kyrylenko was made the governor of Donetsk Oblast. On July
Jul. 6, 2019
The family of the new head of Ukraine’s Donetsk Regional State Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko lives in the Russia-occupied part of the region, and he is not on speaking terms with his brother due to d
Jul. 6, 2019
When Ukrainian hip-hop trio Fo Sho formed half a year ago they had no idea one of their first live performances would be at Ukraine’s most popular music festival. Only five months in the music busines
Jul. 5, 2019
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should hold direct talks with Russia-backed armed forces in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region and stop calling them
Jul. 4, 2019
The National Police Day is marked in Ukraine today, July 4. The holiday was established in line with the president’s decree of April 4, 2018. Following the Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine, there was
Jul. 4, 2019
The Ukrainian LGBTQ community living in the United States will have its own column at the New York City Pride March on June 30. This will be the first time in pride`s 50-year history that the Ukrainia
Jun. 28, 2019
Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Georgia’s capital city Tbilisi since June 20 in protest against Russian interference, the largest demonstrations in over seven years. Read more
Jun. 27, 2019
Ukraine does not need mediators for exchanging and liberating captives in Donbas, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. “I’d like to say once again: never in my life have I talked with Mr. Medv
Jun. 27, 2019
As the dust began to settle at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on June 27, the chamber had started to look decidedly different. The Russian delegation was back, and Ukraine
Jun. 27, 2019