Ukraine
Ukraine’s Deposit Guarantee Fund has extended the period of the liquidation of National Bank for Development (VBR) belonging to Oleksandr Yanukovych, the son of the ousted Ukrainian president Viktor Y
Nov. 28, 2016
Petro Poroshenko Bloc faction lawmakers Mustafa Nayyem, Svitlana Zalishchuk, and Sergii Leshchenko have been excluded from the list of the new Democratic Alliance political party’s upper leadership. I
Nov. 20, 2016
Officials at the Security Service of Ukraine rescued ex-FSB officer and blogger Ilya Bogdanov from captivity as he was allegedly in the process of being moved to Russia, SBU Chief Vasyl Hrytsak said a
Nov. 19, 2016
Some half of the population of Ukraine support the idea of a ban on Communist ideology and over 40 percent support the dismantling of monuments to Lenin, according to a study conducted by the Ukrainia
Nov. 18, 2016
More than 300 Meskhetian Turks from the Turkish-speaking minority in eastern Ukraine arrived in Turkey’s eastern Erzincan province on Nov. 18. The group also known as Ahiska Turks have fled their home
Nov. 18, 2016
The Defense Reform Advisory Board is comprised of four military experts drawn from NATO member states. Andriy Zagorodnyuk, the head reform at Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence, told the Kyiv Post that the
Nov. 17, 2016
Mikheil Saakashvili, the governor of Odesa Oblast and ex-president of Georgia, submitted his resignation on Nov. 7. Saakashvili, who became governor in May 2015, attributed his resignation to what he
Nov. 7, 2016
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved Russian citizenship for American actor Steven Seagal. Read more here
Nov. 6, 2016
As the deadline for Ukrainian officials to file online asset declarations nears, around 50,000 top public officials, including civil servants, politicians and judges, have already submitted informatio
Oct. 30, 2016
Russia is indignant about the new emblem of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence of the Defense Ministry. Read more here
Oct. 30, 2016
Halloween, one of the most popular holidays in the United States, celebrated on the night of Oct. 31, has been gaining popularity among Ukrainians. The local partygoers like its carnival element and g
Oct. 29, 2016
Whether out of honesty or arrogance, Ihor Kolomoisky has revealed the corrupt ways of Ukraine’s oligarchy, in which a tiny elite thrive at the nation’s expense. “His entire business…is based on a conf
Oct. 28, 2016
Documents from a hacked email account reportedly belonging to Vladislav Surkov, an aide of Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin, are similar to instructions seized by the Ukrainian Security Ser
Oct. 25, 2016
An aide to the deputy of the Polish Sejm attempted to smuggle across the border checkpoint Krakivets 2,430 packs of cigarettes with Ukrainian excise stamps and 11.8 kg of raw amber, according to the S
Oct. 25, 2016
“Are you tired of loans? Does it feel like your life is over? Come to us,” touts one of the countless advertisements for surrogate mothers posted on social networks and job search websites in Ukraine.
Oct. 22, 2016
Ukraine’s richest man has lost more than half of his net worth since the EuroMaidan Revolution nearly three years ago, but he’s been able to straddle extreme political divides: keeping his influence i
Oct. 20, 2016
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The June 19 defense pact signed between Russia and North Korea included a promise to provide military assistance to one another – within days Pyongyang said it was sending troops to Ukraine.
Jun. 26