Новости за 01.06.2020

Senior officials in Ukraine’s SBU security service have declassified their annual declarations of incomes and properties for the first time under new legislation, and it’s already revealing violations of the law. Among the issues detected by journalists and anti-corruption activists, officials have failed to appropriately declare sources of revenue and their ownership of private companies. […]

Businessman Igor Kolomoisky in a statement addressed to Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova asked that a pre-trial criminal investigation be launched targeting former President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, former NBU Governor Valeria Gontareva, and her deputy Kateryna Rozhkova. He is pressing charges of misappropriation of the assets, money laundering, illegal collection and use of confidential banking […]

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has met with UNICEF Representative in Ukraine Lotta Sylwander to discuss cooperation in the sphere of children’s safety and rights, according to the president’s press service. “We are very grateful to UNICEF for its support and cooperation with Ukraine. Children inspire us to make the world a better place. Some […]

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, Dmytro Razumkov says the protection of rights, life and health of children is among the state’s priorities. Read more here. SUPPORT THE KYIV POST Independent Ukraine needs independent journalism Subscribe Donate

Any push by U.S. President Donald Trump to readmit Russia to the G7 gathering of economically advanced nations would be vetoed by the U.K., Boris Johnson’s official spokesperson said June 1. Read more here. Subscribe to Kyiv Post Ukraine Digest Subscribe Please, fill in the Email field

Elon Musk’s brain-machine interface company inserts electrodes directly into the brain to connect your mind and your technology. But there are a lot less invasive ways to control technology simply with the power of your mind, and none of them involve Star Wars Jedi tricks. Read more here. SUPPORT THE KYIV POST Independent Ukraine needs […]

Copies of the materials on a pre-trial investigation into the murder of journalist Pavlo Sheremet have been made for all suspects and their defense teams, the press service of the Interior Ministry of Ukraine said. “Thirty-eight volumes of the materials on the pre-trial investigation against suspects Andriy Antonenko, Yulia Kuzmenko and Yana Duhar were selected […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expelled an anti-corruption activist from his anti-corruption council and appointed top officials who face graft accusations to the body. Vitaly Shabunin, head of the Anti-Corruption Action Center’s executive board, was removed from the National Council for Anti-Corruption Policy, according to a presidential decree published on June 1. Interior Minister Arsen […]

The COVID-19 pandemic will likely not affect the current visa-free regime between Ukraine and the European Union, a top European Commission official has said. The pandemic does not automatically affect the visa-free regime between Ukraine and the EU, Deputy Director General of the European Commission for European Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations Katarina Mathernova stated in […]

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said June 1 that Russia will not be included in the Group of 7 nations, disagreeing with U.S. President Donald Trump, who said he plans to invite Russia. Read more here. SUPPORT THE KYIV POST Independent Ukraine needs independent journalism Subscribe Donate