John Bolton believed President Trump’s actions toward Ukraine, which eventually led to his impeachment and acquittal, were being guided by “Ukraine fantasy conspiracy theories” largely pushed on him by Rudy […]
Month: June 2020
Lenin in Kyiv, Colston in Bristol
Watching the toppling of Bristol’s Edward Colston monument, I was struck by echoes of the fate of another dubious statue: Kyiv’s Lenin monument. The Bolshevik leader was pulled down in […]
The transit of Russian gas through Ukraine may cease due to Tymoshenko
The transit of Russian gas to Europe through Ukraine may cease due to the activity of Yulia Tymoshenko, liga.net reports. Recently, several dozens of MPs, including Yuriy Boyko, Yulia Tymoshenko […]
Kyiv named the best for start-up ecosystem in emerging Europe
Kyiv is named the best start-up ecosystem in emerging Europe in a report conducted by Startup Blink, a start-up research center. Of 1,000 cities across the globe, Kyiv was named […]
Moody’s takes rating actions on six Ukrainian Banks
Moody’s upgraded the ratings and assessments of six Ukrainian banks (as applicable: Privatbank, Savings Bank of Ukraine, Ukreximbank, Raiffeisen Bank Aval, Pivdennyi Bank, JSCB, Sberbank PJSC). Moody’s also revised the […]
US: Russian passportization in Donbas blocks Minsk agreements
Russia’s illegal issuance of passports in the uncontrolled territories of Donbas is an attempt to legitimize the so-called “DPR” and “LPR”, and this policy hinders a peaceful settlement and blocks […]
Commerzbank fined for money laundering failings
The UK’s financial regulator has fined Commerzbank £38m for money-laundering failures, including an “out-of-control” system for checking clients, The Guardian reports. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said the German business […]
Far-right French MP that is close to Kremlin joined European Endowment for Democracy
Thierry Mariani, a French MEP from the far-right National Union party, has joined the board of directors of the European Endowment for Democracy (EED). The organization calls its mission to […]
Ukraine’s Top Court rules in favor of government in PrivatBank case
Ukraine’s Supreme Court has reversed a lower-court decision in favor of the government in a landmark case related to state-owned PrivatBank. The top court’s ruling on June 15 means the […]
Congressional Republicans offer to designate Russia “State sponsor of terrorism”
As part of a new policy of containment, the United States should declare Russia a state sponsor of terrorism over its support for various militant groups and terror organizations around […]
Ukraine received $2.1 bn from IMF
Ukraine has received the $2.1 billion from last week’s IMF stabilization deal, boosting national reserves to $28.7 billion, ubn.news reports. Yakiv Smoliy, governor of the National Bank of Ukraine tweeted […]
Moody’s upgrades Ukraine’s ratings; stable outlook
Moody’s Investors Service, (“Moody’s”) has upgraded the Government of Ukraine’s long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings to B3 from Caa1. The outlook on the ratings is stable. The main driver of the decision […]
Canada will resume training of Ukrainian soldiers
Military instructors of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are returning to Ukraine to train soldiers after Canada was forced to reduce the number of Operation UNIFIER personnel in Ukraine due to […]
Danone whitewashes Kremlin terrorists
The French company Danone, which has an office in Ukraine, shot a new commercial with the scandalous Russian actor Mikhail Porechenkov, who took part in the fighting in Donbas and […]
