Новости за 05.03.2020

Parliament dismisses Riaboshapka as prosecutor general – Read the story here. Ukraine to close schools, cancel public events to prevent coronavirus spread “We will prohibit mass events, conferences, sporting events and temporarily close schools,” the health ministry announced on March 5. Video: Who’s who in Ukraine’s new Cabinet of Ministers Watch our breakdown of the controversial new Cabinet […]

As President Donald Trump prepares to unleash a fusillade against former Vice President Joe Biden over his son’s ties to Ukraine, Biden’s allies on Capitol Hill have some advice for their candidate: Be ready to punch back – hard. Read more here.

Ukraine’s parliament passed a no-confidence vote in Prosecutor General Ruslan Ryaboshapka on March 5, the latest move in a reshuffle that saw the prime minister and most of his cabinet ousted this week. Read more here. Subscribe to Kyiv Post Ukraine Digest Subscribe Please, fill in the Email field

Morgan Stanley has reportedly recommended selling Ukrainian government bonds, Liga.net reports, citing a bank report for corporate subscribers. The multinational investment bank, one of the world’s largest, allegedly fears that the appointment of the new government in Ukraine on March 4 will expand the budget deficit, derail reforms and adversely affect cooperation with the International Monetary […]

The State Agency of Automobile Roads of Ukraine (Ukravtodor) plans to complete the construction of the Dnipro-Reshetylivka highway in 2020, the press service of Ukravtodor has reported, with reference to head of the agency Oleksandr Kubrakov. “Head of Ukravtodor Oleksandr Kubrakov and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky inspected the construction of the H-31 Dnipro-Reshetylivka highway… […]

Almost 40% of Ukrainians believe that women are underrepresented in domestic politics, 30-35% believe that they are underrepresented in law enforcement and science, 26% in the army, 19% in business, which is most often pointed out by female respondents. According to the results of a survey conducted by the sociological group Rating in late February, […]

Boryspil International Airport (Kyiv) in January-February increased passenger traffic by 15.4% compared to January-February 2019, to 1.950 million people. The press service of the enterprise told Interfax-Ukraine that on international flights this indicator amounted to 1.796 million people for the reporting period (an increase of 16.6%), on domestic flights some 154,100 (3.1% more). The number […]

Three Ukrainian soldiers were injured as a result of shelling attacks by illegal armed groups in eastern Ukraine on March 5 after 12:00. “Today, on March 5, as a result of the enemy shelling attacks, one Ukrainian defender was injured and two more members of the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) received military wounds,” the JFO […]

Turkey and Russia say they have agreed to a cease-fire for the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib, as Ankara and Moscow sought to ease tensions over a flare-up in violence in Syria. Read more here.

Ukraine will soon start canceling public events and temporarily closing schools to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, just days after doctors identified the country’s first case of the illness.  “In the near future, we will unfortunately be forced to introduce restrictive anti-epidemic measures,” Viktor Lyashko, the chief state sanitary doctor of Ukraine, […]

Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has responded to Moscow’s intention to hold a conference on Russia-occupied Crimea in Norway. Read more here.

Lower-than-expected inflation and a slowing economy will prompt Ukraine’s central bank to cut its key rate for the sixth time in a row next week from the current level of 11%, a Reuters poll of analysts showed on March 5. Read more here. SUPPORT THE KYIV POST Independent Ukraine needs independent journalism Subscribe Donate

The State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPF) plans to announce tenders for the sale of six big privatization objects in 2020, the first will be Dnipro Hotel in Kyiv and United Mining and Chemical Company, respectively, in April and May this year, SPF Head Dmytro Sennychenko has said. At a conference on state property management […]

Among Kyiv bars, HVLV is the comeback kid. It has shut down twice, but always returned better and stronger. Founded by students in 2015, HVLV — pronounced Khvylovy — is a beloved watering hole. Since its launch, it has transformed from a do-it-yourself, friends-only basement pub to a trendy venue for free-spirited parties — “a […]

Editor’s Note: To see the full list of events, please check the calendar. To let us know about the upcoming shows, exhibitions, concerts, movie screenings, festivals, and parties, please send an e-mail to ls@kyivpost.com. Nechto: Nastia, Orbe, Deniro B2B Dimi Angelis One of Ukraine’s most renowned DJs, Anastasia Topolskaia, better known by her stage name Nastia, is launching […]

The long-awaited war drama Cherkasy, the first feature film about the Ukrainian navy, has hit screens nationwide. Following a wave of movies about the Ukrainian army and paramilitaries in Donbas — such as Cyborgs, Ilovaisk, and Deadly Kittens — the most recent release tells the dramatic story of Ukrainian sailors cornered in their port during […]

Moscow is usually blanketed in snow for four to five months a year. But this year, Russia’s capital had barely any snow cover in the whole of February, described by local meteorologists as a “once in a century” occurrence. Read more here. SUPPORT THE KYIV POST Independent Ukraine needs independent journalism Subscribe Donate

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky personally greeted evacuees from China as they emerged on March 5 from 14-day quarantine, in a move aimed at calming fears over the spread of coronavirus. Read more here.

Ukraine’s Ambassador to the Netherlands Vsevolod Chentsov has signed on behalf of Ukraine the Convention of July 2, 2019, on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters, the Ukrainian Justice Ministry’s press service has reported. Read more here. SUPPORT THE KYIV POST Independent Ukraine needs independent journalism Subscribe Donate

Last week, the Ukraine Crisis Media Center launched an appeal to foreign leaders with a call to refrain from official visits to Moscow for the May 9 military parade. Read more here.

The newly-appointed Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal considers it necessary to revise the state budget for 2020. Read more here.

Two residents of the Chernivtsi region were taken to an infectious disease hospital on March 5 with suspected coronavirus (COVID-19), the regional state administration said in a statement on Facebook. “Two more Bukovina residents were admitted to an infectious disease hospital with suspected COVID-19 today, on March 5. They had been traveling around Italy,” the […]

The armed formations of the Russian Federation continue to grossly violate the Minsk agreements, deploying military hardware in violation of withdrawal lines and outside of designated storage sites, the press center of the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) has reported on Facebook. Read more here. Subscribe to Kyiv Post Ukraine Digest Subscribe Please, fill in the […]

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper accused Russia of violating the Treaty on Open Skies, saying Moscow has been blocking the United States from conducting flights over the Baltic Sea city of Kaliningrad and near Georgia, which are permitted by the agreement. Read more here.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan are set to meet in Moscow as they seek to ease tensions over a flare-up in violence in Syria that threatens to engulf their nations in a direct armed conflict. Read more here. Subscribe to Kyiv Post Ukraine Digest Subscribe Please, fill in the Email field