UkraineWorld Group
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UkraineWorld group is a network of Ukrainian organizations and initiatives dealing with communication with foreign audiences, including Hromadske, StopFake, Ukraine Crisis Media Centre, Internews Ukraine, Ukraine Today, International Renaissance Foundation, Institute for World Policy, Euromaidan Press, and others. Find out more at their site
23 Yanukovych’s taxmen arrested in anti-corruption raid. What you need to know
On 24 May 2017, [the day of Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko’s annual report in the Ukrainian Parliament –…
What has Ukraine done to get a visa waiver from the EU?
Ukraine was one of the three Eastern Partnership countries which the EU has conducted so-called “Visa Liberalisation Dialogues”…
Five things to know about the Eurovision song contest in Kyiv
A much-anticipated Eurovision-2017 will take place in Ukraine’s capital in a month, from 8 till 13 May. An…
Balakliya ammunition depot explosion: what we know so far
Follow the developments in our liveblog: Ammunition depot on fire, 20000 evacuated. 84 attacks, 1 KIA, 1 WIA #DonbasReports…
Murder of Denis Voronenkov: what we know now
He was one of key witness in Yanukovych case. In October 2016 Voronenkov and his family fled to…
Ukraine’s judiciary reform: 5 things to know | #UAreforms
Reform of judiciary has been one of the most demanded changes since Ukraine’s very independence in 1991. It…
Escalation in Avdiivka, Eastern Ukraine: key facts and sources
A serious escalation started on 29 January in Avdiivka, a town on Ukrainian government-controlled territory in the Eastern…
Russian involvement in Ukraine’s Donbas “republics”: 10 things you should know
Despite Russian denials of their direct involvement into the secessionist “Donetsk People’s Republic” (“DNR”) and “Luhansk People’s Republic”…
Why Pinchuk’s plan would be a disaster for Ukraine and the West
Late 2016 and early 2017 saw the emergence of a what looks like a new information campaign aimed…
Ukraine’s fight against corruption, explained
1. Ukrainians still perceive corruption as one of the country’s biggest problems. 2016 Global Corruption Barometer survey from…
Ukraine’s visa-free saga with the EU. Seven things you should know
There is one major point in Ukraine’s European integration—and that is definitely an upcoming visa-free regime for short-stay…
10 things you should know about interrogation of Yanukovych in Rostov
Recently, Ukraine’s former president Viktor Yanukovych was interrogated in Rostov. Here are ten things to know about the interrogation:…