Today, the Dutch government decided to bring Russia before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) for its role in the downing of Flight MH17. By submitting an inter-State application, […]
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Grand jury in Cleveland investigates money laundering by Ihor Kolomoisky
A US federal grand jury in Cleveland is investigating massive money laundering of PrivatBank deposits into US real estate by Ihor Kolomoisky, BuzzFeed News reports. Kolomoisky and his partners reportedly […]
Umanpyvo enters Belarus market
Umanpyvo (Uman beer) LLC (Uman, Cherkasy region), the local producer of beer and soft drinks, will begin exporting its products to Belarus, and the first batch of 21.5 tonnes of […]
75% of residents of Donetsk region now consider Russia to be a party to the conflict
The number of Ukrainian citizens in government-controlled areas in Donbas who consider Russia to be a party to the conflict has grown in just over a year, so Ukraine should […]
Experts expect 5.9% drop in Ukraine’s real GDP in 2020
Real GDP may drop by 5.9% this year, Ukraine’s Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting has said in a survey. “We expect substantial damage to the economy from domestic […]
Five Ukrainian pharmaceutical companies are ready to produce medicines for COVID-19
Five Ukrainian pharmaceutical companies are ready to produce medicines that have been proved to be effective in combating the symptoms of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Head of the parliamentary committee for […]
Standard Chartered fined for violating sanctions against Russia
U.K. authorities have fined Standard Chartered PLC for violating sanctions imposed on Russia following its annexation of the Crimea in 2014, the WSJ reports. The British bank must pay $25.41 million for […]
“Hybrid war” is being waged against the key management in PrivatBank – CEO
PrivatBank Chief Petr Krumphanzl says there is a “hybrid war” being waged against the bank’s key management, in comments to the FT. Krumphanzl says he faces six “spurious” criminal investigations […]
Police raid homes of Ukrainian Cyber Alliance hacktivists
On February 25, using the search warrant issued by a court in the city of Odesa, Ukrainian police conducted searches of the homes of several leaders of the Ukrainian Cyber Alliance […]
Reddit opens an office in Kyiv
The U.S. social platform Reddit, which poses itself as a “front page of the internet”, is exploring the world’s “brain basket” and tapping the pool of Ukrainian local tech professionals. Reddit […]
Ukraine quadrupled grain exports
Ukraine quadrupled grain exports in the last decade, according to Mykola Pugachev deputy director of the National Scientific Center’s Institute of Agrarian Economics. In 2019, 56.7 million tons of grain […]
Russia’s ‘inspections’ cost $45 million to shippers
Russia has detained 2,249 ships since Kerch Strait naval clash of November 2018, Andriy Klimenko, editor in chief of the BlackSeaNews portal. With each detention for ‘inspections’ lasting an average of […]
SkyUp Airlines has become 7th fastest growing airline in Europe
Ukrainian charter and low-cost airline SkyUp Airlines has become Europe’s 7th fastest growing airline, according to a recent Anker Report. The airline added 93 new routes to its schedule in 2018-2019, ranking […]
Israel capitulates to Putin’s WWII revisionism
At the end of this month, days apart, two international ceremonies will be held to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation from the Nazis: the first at Yad Vashem in […]
