The so-called Freedom March demanding decriminalization of small quantities of marijuana possession and calling for medical use of cannabis will be held in Kyiv on Oct. 28. Freedom March press coordin
Oct. 12, 2017
Ukraine’s SBU security service has assembled evidence of the involvement of Russian private military company Wagner in hostilities in eastern Ukraine and will give it to prosecutors, the agency’s head
Oct. 7, 2017
With Russia’s war in the Donbas already in its fourth year, Ukraine has already carried out major improvements to its military, hollowed out by defense cuts and neglect under fugitive ex-Ukrainian Pre
Oct. 5, 2017
See also: Activists say SBU is top human rights violator See also: SBU officials boast extravagant wealth, but refuse to declare it Since Russia launched its war against Ukraine in 2014, the Security
Sep. 29, 2017
Ukraine is a big part of the European continent, but still mostly terra incognita to the Western entertainment industry. Good luck finding a mainstream movie set in Ukraine — Autobots never fight Mega
Sep. 29, 2017
The foreign affairs ministers of Bulgaria, Hungary, Greece and Romania have written to the Ukrainian foreign minister expressing their concern over the new law regarding education, Bulgaria’s BGNES ne
Sep. 14, 2017
LVIV, Ukraine — President Petro Poroshenko on Sept. 11 accused ex-Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, his one-time ally and now political foe, of committing a crime when he and his supporters brok
Sep. 11, 2017
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) could arrange a long-term loan for ArcelorMittal Group in the amount of up to 350 million euro to finance capital investments in ArcelorMitt
Sep. 5, 2017
URZUF, Ukraine — Ukraine’s best — and most controversial — fighters haven’t seen full-blown combat for more than two years. But the men of the Azov Regiment, part of the National Guard, say they’ve st
Sep. 1, 2017
Without permission from Ukraine, Russia on Aug. 29 successfully erected the first 6,000 ton railroad arched section of the Crimean Bridge under construction. When completed by 2019, the 19-kilometer,
Aug. 31, 2017
Ukraine’s armed forces have brought a domestically produced, next generation anti-tank guided missile system, the Corsar, into service, the state-run defense industry concern UkrOboronProm reported on
Aug. 30, 2017
Editors’ note: Writer Oleg Sukhov was previously an employee of the Moscow Times. Independent Russian media have long been under attack from the Kremlin, and are struggling to survive financially. The
Aug. 25, 2017
When Taras Gren, a Ukrainian Army colonel, was ousting Russian-backed separatists from Popasna, an eastern city 740 kilometers away from Kyiv back in 2014, he had been expecting the locals to be grate
Aug. 18, 2017
People
Although the bulk of Ukraine’s exports are industrial and agricultural commodities, some of the other goods made in the country have seen an extraordinary rise in popularity abroad in recent years. At
Aug. 18, 2017
Few people around the world trust Russian President Vladimir Putin to do the right thing when it comes to international affairs, according to a new Pew Research Center report examining survey data fro
Aug. 17, 2017
Ukrainian entrepreneur Mykhailo Voloshyn has for sure achieved more during his vacation this summer than he could have planned – he saved a fellow tourist from a shark. Voloshyn, 50, helped a tourist
Aug. 10, 2017
Ukraine is soon to have 150 new ATMs for both buying and selling cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, with around 30 of the machines in place by the end of August, according to the head of t
Aug. 8, 2017
Former President of Georgia and ex-governor of Ukraine’s Odesa region Mikheil Saakashvili has said he entered Poland without any obstacles, using his Ukrainian passport. “I think this passport, which
Aug. 7, 2017
The Kyiv-based Crimean Department of the Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine opened a criminal investigation against all three participants of the German electronic band Scooter for illegal border crossing
Aug. 6, 2017
Germany must change its policy towards Russia and freeze the issue of Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea for an indefinite term, giving Russian President Vladimir Putin an opportunity to change his
Aug. 5, 2017