The
Foundation for Effective Governance, one of Rinat Akhmetov’s two flagship
charities, has closed.
Jan. 16, 2014
Opposition leader and former Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko remains hospitalized in intensive care on Jan. 11, a day after riot police officers severely beat him when he tried to intervene as police
Jan. 12, 2014
Some 150 activists representing pro-European protest rallies all over Ukraine came to Kharkiv on Jan. 11 for the first forum of EuroMaidans in an attempt to unite efforts around the nation to unite in
Jan. 11, 2014
Guilty verdicts in a criminal case denounced as a sham triggered a night of violent conflicts on Jan. 10 between Berkut riot police officers and demonstrators, injuring at least a dozen protesters.
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Jan. 11, 2014
Civic organizations and public movements have started to abandon the Maidan Civic Council, an organization formed in December by a coalition of nongovernmental organizations to support the anti-govern
Jan. 10, 2014
Commenting on the statement of Russian Christian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill that the EuroMaidan demonstrations are a threat to the spiritual unity of Ukrainians and Russians, the Patriarch of Ky
Jan. 8, 2014
According to its data, in annual terms (compared to the same month in 2012) consumer prices rose by 0.5%.
Jan. 8, 2014
A Kharkiv Euromaidan activist, Oleksandr Chyzhov, was detained by the
militia on Saturday, Jan. 4, on immoral conduct charges. He is accused of
distributing pornographic materials through the Vkontakt
Jan. 5, 2014
MP of Regions Party Vadym Kolesnichenko believes that xenophobic moods
are expanding at Euromaidan and neo-Nazi ideas are being introduced,
especially in the context of the torch march marking the 103
Jan. 3, 2014
Some 200,000 Ukrainians danced and sang their way into the New Year during a mass rally on Kyiv’s Independence Square, marking a celebratory start to 2014.
Jan. 1, 2014
Unlike a half dozen Ukrainian officials whose houses have been picketed in the recent days by pro-European protesters, Rinat Akhmetov, the nation’s richest billionaire, wasn’t afraid to show up and t
Dec. 31, 2013
Ukrainians are divided into almost two equal camps in their attitude to
Kyiv Euromaidan: 50 percent of Ukrainians don’t support Euromaidan, while 45 percent
have the opposite position, according to th
Dec. 30, 2013
A group of men viciously attacked and beat prominent Ukrainian journalist and civic activist Tetyana Chornovol outside Kyiv about 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 25. Later in the day, police say they identified thr
Dec. 25, 2013
A civic activist and organizer of anti-government protests in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv was attacked late on Dec. 24, reportedly because of his role in leading demonstrations there, which
Dec. 25, 2013
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s U-turn in foreign policy priorities, in which he picked Russia over the European Union, fueled popular anger that triggered the ongoing, civil uprising known as
Dec. 23, 2013
Editor’s Note: The Kyiv Post is providing continuous coverage of the protests in Kyiv and other cities following the government’s decision on Nov. 21 to stop European Union integration by rejecting an
Dec. 18, 2013
Russia gave Ukraine a steep discount on gas, and promised to buy $15 billion worth of the nation’s bonds in a deal struck during President Viktor Yanukovych’s trip to Moscow on Dec. 17. The deal is ex
Dec. 17, 2013
Editor’s Note: The Kyiv Post is providing continuous coverage of the protests in Kyiv and other cities following the government’s decision on Nov. 21 to stop European Union integration by rejecting an
Dec. 17, 2013
For the fourth consecutive Sunday tens of thousands of protesters descended on central Kyiv to express dissatisfaction with their government. In all of the ups and downs of EuroMaidan, it’s hard to te
Dec. 15, 2013
Participants in the pro-EU rally on Kyiv’s Independence Square, or Maidan Nezalezhnosti, say they demand Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych not sign an agreement on Ukraine’s accession to the Cust
Dec. 15, 2013