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The SBU Security Service of Ukraine is awaiting facts from leader of the National Corps Party, Member of Parliament Andriy Biletsky about alleged preparations by the SBU for the physical elimination o
Mar. 11, 2019
Supporters of the far-right National Corps party tried to break through to Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko during his speech in Cherkasy, a city of 280,000 people located 200 kilometers southeast
Mar. 10, 2019
The New York Times Book Review listed the book of selected poems by Serhiy Zhadan “What We Live for, What We Die for” as one of the featured books. Read more here.
Mar. 9, 2019
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth annual ranking by the leading Ukrainian news magazine, Novoye Vremya, of the 100 most successful women in Ukraine. The winners are chosen by its editorial staff. Th
Mar. 8, 2019
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