Новости за 24.02.2020

Appellate court upholds reinstatement of ex-tax chief on trial for corruption Roman Nasirov has been on trial since 2017, making him the highest-ranking Ukrainian official to be indicted while in office.  Naftogaz agrees to Ukrnafta’s debt to Ukrainian taxpayers The two companies have announced a pending Hr 30 billion ($1.2 billion) legal settlement for tax debt accumulated under […]

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Vadym Prystaiko has called on the United Nations Human Rights Council to intensify efforts toward the release of Ukrainian nationals illegally held by the Russian occupation authorities in Crimea and Donbas. Read more here. SUPPORT THE KYIV POST Independent Ukraine needs independent journalism Subscribe Donate

Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is fighting a court decision to have him brought in by force for questioning by the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI). Poroshenko’s lawyers and his party said this latest development illustrates what the West calls “selective justice” in Ukraine. Read more here. SUPPORT THE KYIV POST Independent Ukraine needs independent […]

FIFA has turned to an American financial advisory firm to jump-start its efforts to secure the $1 billion it will require to successfully launch its inaugural 24-team Club World Cup next year. Read more here.

When Ukraine Health Minister Zoriana Skaletska felt her messages about the coronavirus epidemic were not cutting through, she decided to join nearly 100 people in a quarantine facility to stop panic from spreading among the general public. Read more here.   SUPPORT THE KYIV POST Independent Ukraine needs independent journalism Subscribe Donate

None of coronavirus disease cases has been registered in Ukraine, Deputy Health Minister of Ukraine Viktor Liashko reported. “As of today none of coronavirus infection cases has been registered today, none of positive samples of coronavirus presence in Ukraine has been revealed,” he said at a briefing in Kyiv on Monday. Liasko also said that […]

The international Joint Investigation Team (JIT) has found an eyewitness to the missile launched at the Malaysian Boeing flight MH17 flying over the Donbas in July 2014. Read more here.

Dotted within the sparsely populated forests and tundra of northern Quebec is an existing technology that could hold the key to slashing greenhouse-gas emissions created by powering the dense cities and suburbs between Boston and New York, at the lowest possible price. All that’s needed is a handful of new transmission lines, according to researchers […]

A major offensive by Russian-controlled forces on Ukrainian positions on the night of Feb. 18 raises questions, whether Moscow really strives for peace in Donbas as much as it claims in the international arena. But why did the Kremlin need a new escalation in Donbas on the same day that Russia convened the UN Security […]

Truth-telling journalist or reckless criminal: A British judge was given two conflicting portraits of Julian Assange as the WikiLeaks founder’s long-awaited extradition hearing began Monday in a London court. Read more here. SUPPORT THE KYIV POST Independent Ukraine needs independent journalism Subscribe Donate

Some 51.5% of Ukrainian citizens trust President Volodymyr Zelensky, whereas 41% do not trust him, according to a study entitled “Citizens’ Assessment of Government Activity, Level of Trust in Social Institutions and Politicians, Electoral Orientations of Citizens (February 2020)”, which was conducted by the sociological service of the Razumkov Center. Read more here. SUPPORT THE […]

Growth of capital investments in Ukraine dropped to 15.5% through 2019, official statistics reported by Interfax-Ukraine show. Since 2017, capital investment increases have slowed by 7%. The growth was 16.4% in 2018 and stood at 22.1% the year before, according to the State Statistics Service.  Lifting the ban on farmland sales in Ukraine won’t help […]

Some 251 towns and villages in Ukraine’s seven regions have reported power cuts after the safety system was activated amid the bad weather, namely precipitation and strong winds. Read more here.

State-owned gas utility Naftogaz and Ukrnafta, the country’s leading oil and gas producer, have announced a pending Hr 30 billion ($1.2 billion) legal settlement, the cost of which may be borne by Ukraine’s taxpayers. While Naftogaz owns 50% plus one share of Ukrnafta, enterprises connected to the beleaguered oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky control more than 42% […]

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has banned activities of 33 websites that provided illegal access to gambling in banned online casinos and bookmakers. “Within the framework of the criminal proceedings, which was initiated, cybersecurity experts and investigators of the SBU checked a number of Internet resources that provided access to banned gambling business according […]

Ukraine’s Ministry of Veterans Affairs, Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons has said Ukrainians released in the prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia-occupation forces in Donetsk and Luhansk regions on December 29, 2019 will begin to receive Hr 100,000 in material assistance starting from next week. “Tomorrow, at a meeting of relevant public organizations, […]

Ten people were injured on Feb. 24 after a car plowed into a carnival parade in the western German town of Volkmarsen, police said, adding that the driver had been arrested. Read more here. SUPPORT THE KYIV POST Independent Ukraine needs independent journalism Subscribe Donate

Deputy Health Minister Viktor Liashko says the observation period for Ukrainian and foreign citizens evacuated from China’s Wuhan will be 14 days. Read more here.

Kyiv has again proven to be an enticing destination for international tech companies. Giants like Viber, Google and the Amazon-owned firm Ring – to name a few – have already put down roots in Ukraine’s capital, and now one more big player is joining them. U.S. social platform Reddit, which positions itself as “the front […]

Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Read more here. SUPPORT THE KYIV POST Independent Ukraine needs independent journalism Subscribe Donate

Fears of a coronavirus pandemic grew on Feb. 24 after sharp rises in new cases reported in Iran, Italy and South Korea but China relaxed restrictions on movements in several places including Beijing as its rates of new infections eased. Read more here. SUPPORT THE KYIV POST Independent Ukraine needs independent journalism Subscribe Donate

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Dmytro Razumkov will pay an official visit to Latvia and Estonia on Feb. 24-26. According to the website of the Verkhovna Rada, during an official visit to Latvia on Monday-Tuesday, he will meet with the President, Prime Minister and Speaker of the Saeima. Razumkov also plans to visit […]

A rally against Russia’s occupation of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea was held on Beyazıt Square in the city of Istanbul, Turkey, on Feb. 23. Read more here. SUPPORT THE KYIV POST Independent Ukraine needs independent journalism Subscribe Donate

As accusations swirled Feb. 23 about Russia’s efforts to interfere with the 2020 election, U.S President Trump’s national security adviser and former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. could not agree on what Moscow is, or is not, doing. Read more here. SUPPORT THE KYIV POST Independent Ukraine needs independent journalism Subscribe Donate

When President Vladimir Putin threw open the gates for Russians to propose changes to the country’s constitution, the rewrite frenzy was on — particularly among nationalists, social conservatives, chauvinists and militants, who all dream of a Russia even more strident and militaristic. Read more here. Subscribe to Kyiv Post Ukraine Digest Subscribe Please, fill in […]