Сonspiracy theories are playing an increasingly influential role in politics
In an era dominated by “fake news” and disinformation, conspiracy theories are coming to play an increasingly influential role in modern politics. During the recent impeachment hearings...
Ukraine’s passenger plane was shot by a MANPAD?
russia has launched a campaign to discredit the United States over the Ukrainian plane crash flying from Tehran to Kyiv. The plane disappeared from radar...
Ukraine announces plans to boost the share of low-cost carriers in the Ukrainian air travel sector
With more Ukrainians flying than ever before and visa-free EU travel fueling a boom in the country’s aviation industry, Infrastructure Minister Vladyslav Krykliy has announced...
Snapchat acquires Ukrainian startup for $166M
Snapchat has acquired Ukrainian startup AI Factory for $166 million, reports AIN.UA. AI Factory startup was founded in 2018 and operated in stealth mode by entrepreneur Viktor...
Ukraine to supply Turkish armed forces with 500 engines for military drones
Zaporizhia’s Ivchenko-Progress design bureau has won a $600 million contract to supply the Turkish armed forces with 500 engines through the 2020s, reports Defense Express. The...
EssilorLuxottica gets green light to acquire Ukraine’s largest eyewear network
Ukraine’s Antimonopoly Committee has given the green light to the acquisition of Ukraine’s largest eyewear network Luxoptica by EU spectacles industry giant EssilorLuxottica, UkraineInvest reports....
Ukraine increased its grain exports 34% y-o-y
During the first half of the grain marketing year, Ukraine increased its grain exports 34% y-o-y, to 31.1 million tons, reports the Economy, Trade, and Agriculture...
Prozorro has produced savings of UAH 100 billion for the state
Since its launch in August 2016, Ukraine’s electronic government procurement platform Prozorro has produced savings of UAH 100 billion for the state. In geographical terms, the biggest...
Liar Liar. Leonid Bershidsky keeps writing about Ukraine in his opinion pieces for Bloomberg
To many Americans, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is merely a character in the U.S. impeachment drama, an awkward English speaker from a remote, corrupt country...