Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on Jan. 15, 2017 and was updated on Nov. 13, 2020. U. S. President Barack Obama delegated the front-man role for American policy in Ukraine to his vi
Nov. 13, 2020
Ukrainians go to the polls this weekend in local elections that offer an opportunity to take the political pulse of the nation.
Oct. 21, 2020
When Russia-backed militants took over cities and towns in eastern Ukraine in spring 2014, some saw it as an opportunity. Some mayors and other local officials endorsed the occupation. They appeared b
Oct. 15, 2020
Notorious Ukrainian oligarchs and politicians appear at the center of yet another international money laundering scandal, this time worth $2 trillion. The FinCEN Files leak reveals that they were amon
Sep. 25, 2020
A cross-border investigation, FinCEN Files, conducted by over 400 journalists from all over the world, revealed how banks and regulators allowed $2 trillion in dirty money — including some from Ukrain
Sep. 21, 2020
Editor’s Note: Ex-member of the Ukrainian parliament Sergii Leshchenko interviews ex-member of the Russian parliament Ilya Ponomarev for the Kyiv Post. Ponomarev fled Russia in 2014, after being the o
Sep. 9, 2020
Novoshakhtinsky Oil Refinery in Russia, controlled by the family of Viktor Medvedchuk, sells its products to the U.S. corporation ExxonMobil. Medvedchuk is the head of the Opposition Platform – For Li
Sep. 3, 2020
United States Intelligence has accused Ukrainian lawmaker Andrii Derkach of acting in the interests of Russia and attempting to interfere in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Since 2019, Derkach ha
Aug. 8, 2020
Since 2014, Ukrainian observers have agreed: The country is moving West, for good. Russia’s occupation of Crimea and Donbas and the aging Ukrainian pro-Russian electorate gave the impression that West
Jul. 24, 2020
Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov demanded that Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky renew public apologies to him over a 2014 joke, Kadyrov wrote on his Telegram channel on the evening of July 18. Bac
Jul. 19, 2020
As part of a new policy of containment, the United States should declare Russia a state sponsor of terrorism over its support for various militant groups and terror organizations around the world, Rep
Jun. 12, 2020
Ukraine has prolonged its ban on Russian websites VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, Mail.ru and Yandex. In the past, all of them were hugely popular in the country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sign
May. 16, 2020
When President Volodymyr Zelensky offered former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili the job of deputy prime minister for reforms on April 22, it was bound to make headlines. Saakashvili is a color
Apr. 30, 2020
A massive scandal broke in President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office on the afternoon of March 29. A lawmaker leaked videos online that appeared to implicate Denys Yermak, the brother of Zelensky’s Chief
Mar. 30, 2020
Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s close friend, was appointed head of presidential office on Feb. 11. He previously served as Zelensky’s top aide, successfully leading the president’s comm
Feb. 11, 2020
In late January, Russian President Vladimir Putin reshuffled the country’s government. While Cabinet changes in autocracies are usually unimportant, one appointment is set to influence Russia’s policy
Jan. 30, 2020
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rarely talks about his Jewish heritage. But as the world commemorated the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, Zelensky shar
Jan. 24, 2020
Editor’s Note: The following is an edited transcript of an interview conducted on Dec. 26 with acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William B. Taylor by Brian Bonner of the Kyiv Post, Ivan Verstyuk of No
Dec. 26, 2019
After more than three years of President Viktor Yanukovych’s march towards dictatorship, Ukrainians finally had enough. Yanukovych’s misrule included rampant corruption, persecution of his political e
Dec. 20, 2019
While the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany, and France were negotiating ways to end Russia’s war against Ukraine in Paris on Dec. 9, this war claimed the lives of another three Ukrainian soldiers.
Dec. 10, 2019