New Estonian startup hub opens for business in Kyiv
Estonian startup flagship Lift99 has opened a new hub in Kyiv that hopes to capitalize on the growing buzz around the Ukrainian startup scene, writes...
Financial Times: Kyiv and Lviv enter global top-10 for cost-effectiveness
Ukrainian cities Kyiv and Lviv have made it into the inaugural Smart Locations of the Future ranking produced by Financial Times division fDi Intelligence. Both Ukrainian destinations...
Ukraine’s military expenditure grew to $4.8 billion in 2018
Ukraine's military expenditure grew by 21% to $4.8 billion in 2018. Total world military expenditure rose to $1.8 trillion in 2018, representing an increase of...
Russia violates religious freedom in occupied areas of Ukraine
The United States criticized the Kremlin’s persecution of religious minorities both in the territory of the Russian Federation and in the occupied areas of Donbas...
Ukraine’s envoy to UN: What’s next? USSR revival?
Volodymyr Yelchenko, Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, drew parallels between Vladimir putin’s desire to issue passports to Ukrainians with a novel by George...
Venture capitalists invested over $300 mln in Ukrainian IT companies last year
Over the past year, the venture capital investments in Ukrainian IT companies have totaled $336.9 million. An average amount received exceeded one million dollars, writes...
putin says Russia may offer fast-tracked passports to all Ukrainians, not only to those living in Donbas
Russian President Vladimir putin has said that Russia may start granting Russian citizenship, under a simplified procedure, to all Ukrainians, not only to those living...
The EBRD wants to double its investment in Ukraine
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) plans in 2019 to increase the volume of investment in the Ukrainian economy to $1 billion, head...
Ukraine preparing new anti-Russian sanctions due to putin’s decree on issuing passports in Donbas
Ukraine is preparing a new package of sanctions against Russia because of the decision of President Vladimir putin to simplify the procedure for issuing Russian...
