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Five years since the EuroMaidan Revolution ousted Kremlin-backed President Viktor Yanukovych, the failure of Ukraine’s anti-corruption reforms is becoming plain to see, for Ukrainians and the country’
Mar. 7, 2019
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed a decree on the temporary introduction of a visa-free regime for the citizens of North Macedonia when entering or transiting Ukraine from March 16, 2019, t
Mar. 7, 2019
Her story reads like a run-of-the-mill spy thriller plot, with all ingredients included — hatred, passion, war, strong characters, betrayal, and even love. It is as hard to believe as pulp fiction as
Mar. 4, 2019
A defense corruption scandal in Ukraine claimed its first high-level victim on March 4 as Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko dismissed his longtime friend and business partner Oleh Hladkovskiy from
Mar. 4, 2019
Ukraine comprises 24 regions, known as oblasts, and one autonomous region, Crimea. Can you recognize all 25 parts of Ukraine by their outline and location? Here’s a little tip: Ukraine’s biggest oblas
Mar. 2, 2019
The Constitutional Court of Ukraine ruling on Feb. 26 to strike down Article 368-2 of the Criminal Code, the provision criminalizing illicit enrichment, “greatly weakens the country’s anti-corruption
Mar. 2, 2019
Dmytro Gnap, a presidential candidate, has announced he is ready to pull out from the presidential race in favor of candidate Anatoliy Hrytsenko of the Hromadianska Pozytsia (Civil Position) Party, bu
Mar. 1, 2019
There were raids, searches, arrests, tapped calls, and mutual threats. The presidential campaign has heated up over the last weeks of February when top candidates accused each other of vote buying in
Mar. 1, 2019
Two drivers that have been involved in a horrific car accident, which shook the country over a year ago, have finally received a verdict. Both Olena Zaitseva and Hennadiy Dronov were found guilty and
Feb. 26, 2019
Retired Colonel General Volodymyr Zamana, the former chief of General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces from February 2012 to February 2014, was arrested on Feb. 25 on a charge of high treason, accordin
Feb. 25, 2019
Music
Pop singer Maruv has won Ukraine’s nomination to represent the country in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. There’s just one problem: her Russian concerts put her candidacy at risk. With a provocat
Feb. 24, 2019
Editor’s Note: Election Watch is a regular update on the state of the presidential race in Ukraine. The country will elect its next president on March 31, 2019, with a possible runoff on April 21. The
Feb. 22, 2019
FC Dynamo Kyiv have managed to get to the UEFA Europa League round of 16 after a 1-0 win in the round of 32 leg 2 against Greece’s Olympiacos in Kyiv on February 21. Read more here.
Feb. 22, 2019
National Police of Ukraine Chief Serhiy Knyazev and Director of International Operations at Great Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) Ian Cruxton have signed a cooperation agreement in London. “We’v
Feb. 21, 2019
Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Ukrainian for Independence Square), served as the main stage for all the biggest protest movements in the history of independent Ukraine. It hosted a student-driven Revolution on
Feb. 20, 2019
A recent scandal at the Kyiv National University has spotlighted the pervasive issue of sexual harassment in Ukrainian universities and sparked a debate that academic institutions have to adopt new po
Feb. 19, 2019