What we’re watching
- Wednesday, June 9 at 4 p.m. Kyiv time: Ukrainian World Congress hosts a webinar in advance of the June 14 NATO Summit in Brussels. Details here and on the UWC website.
- Thursday, June 10 at 8 a.m. Kyiv time: EU Green Week – 12th European-Ukraine Energy Day. More information here.
- Thursday, June 10 at 3 p.m. Kyiv time: Atlantic Council — 6th annual Central & Eastern Europe Energy Security Conference. Register here.
- Thursday, June 10 at 5 p.m. Kyiv time: US-Ukraine Business Council webinar with Naftogaz CEO Yuriy Vitrenko. More information here.
- Thursday, June 10 at 6 p.m. Kyiv time: Atlantic Council — Power plays in the Black Sea. Register here.
- Wednesday, June 16: Biden meets Putin in Geneva, will discuss Ukraine
- Wednesday, June 16 at 11 a.m. Kyiv time: Engage Conference.
Top news
- First Netflix film shot in Ukraine releases trailer
- EXPLAINER: What is Open Skies Treaty from which Russia withdrew?
- Zelensky promises 1 billion new trees but illegal logging persists
- New tapes reveal how Giuliani asked Yermak to investigate Bidens
- Tapes allege that Medvedchuk lobbied for Poroshenko-linked firm, delayed prisoner exchange
- Venice Commission chief lambasts Ukraine’s judicial reform bills
- Ukraine making progress on defense reforms, official says
- USAID to strengthen fight against corruption in Ukraine
Coronavirus
- COVID-19 vaccine tracker – Financial Times and Bloomberg
- Sign-up for vaccinations in Ukraine
- Red & green zone countries
- COVID-19 in Ukraine: Cabinet eases quarantine restrictions
Ukrainian oligarchs: Rinat Akhmetov (VIDEO)
In April, President Volodymyr Zelensky has ordered the National Security and Defense Council to draw a bill that would limit the powers of Ukrainian oligarchs. For years, Ukrainian oligarchs have used economic might and political influence to bend Ukrainian legislation for personal gain. Now, in the president’s words, Ukrainian oligarchs must eventually turn into law-abiding businessmen. Yet, two years into Zelensky’s presidency, four Ukrainian oligarchs are still holding strong, having little checks on their influence over media, industry and Ukrainian politics.
Business
US switches focus on mitigating Nord Stream 2’s impact on Ukraine
Ukraine to issue new 2021 grain crop forecast in early July
Germany says Ukraine must remain gas transit country after new pipeline
NEFCO implementing 117 projects in Ukraine with estimated value of 180 million euros
Naftogaz head to try to convince US senators to impose sanctions against Nord Stream 2 AG
Business Wire
Host your event in the Kyiv Post studio!
New UK facility to support British-Ukrainian trade, related investment
Effective banking continues to transform through the synergy of offline and digital solutions
Container shipping during the Covid-19 pandemic
Renovating companies like flats: private equity opportunities for Ukraine
ELEKS: Building Ukraine’s world-leading IT company
Promprylad.Renovation: How to join the largest Ukrainian impact investment project
An exciting journey into the future
Carbon-free economy and challenges for the Ukrainian energy sector
25 Years of Being a Place Where We Belong
Law on oligarchs to be limited to 10 years
Shell Ukraine: Our sustainability approach powering progress
GOLAW: Traps and pitfalls for banks selling PNLs in Ukraine
Regional Gas Company: How client interests drive industry transformation
Opinions
Oleksiy Goncharenko: How Russia overpowers Europe in PACE
Halya Coynash: Russia sentences soldier to 8 years for ‘treason’
Grigory Ioffe: What did Protasevich’s interview reveal?Paul Goble: ‘GULAG as a Business Plan’ a hit in Russia
Halya Coynash: Armed terror of the children of Crimean political prisoners
Pavel Baev: Distortions in Russian economic policy exposed at forum
Judy Dempsey: Nord Stream 2 is Germany’s, Europe’s Achilles’ heel
Max Nefyodov: Ukraine’s public procurement progress is under threat
Walter Russell Mead: This isn’t your grandfather’s Turkey
EUvsDisinfo: How pro-Kremlin media spread anti-Ukrainian disinformation in Hungary
Diane Francis: Ukrainians fear betrayal over Putin’s pipeline
Rahim Rahimov: Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova form an Association Trio
From the archives: Let The Games Begin!
Nine years ago, the Euro 2012 football championships kicked off in Ukraine. Relive the moments.
