Ukraine’s new education law unleashes international storm over minority language status
On 5 September 2017, Ukraine's Parliament passed a new education law called to advance the much-needed education reform.…
Another “terrorist”? Russian FSB kidnaps, tortures Crimean Tatar to obtain false “confession”
Early morning September 13, unknown people in masks and FSB attire broke into the house where local merchant Renat…
EU Delegation, civic society insist Ukraine show the door to dishonest Supreme Court candidates
As the selection process to Ukraine's top judicial institution, the Supreme Court, enters its final phase, the EU…
Russian FSB accuses Ukrainian teen it abducted of “terrorism”
Russia's FSB has confirmed that the Ukrainian teenager Pavlo Hryb, who went missing in Belarus on 24 August…
Ukrainian Berkut police suspected of Euromaidan massacre now in Russia’s service?
On 20 February 2014, 48 participants of Ukraine's pro-western Euromaidan protests were shot by the Berkut riot police. Shortly after,…
Scandal as Dutch companies help build bridge to occupied Crimea, violating sanctions
The Dutch government will investigate the legality of the participation of two local companies in the construction of…
Russian pranksters “interrogate” Ukrainian missile plant director, find no North Korean trace
As the story that started from the NYT article about Ukraine allegedly supplying missile engines to North Korea…
“Unprofessional slander.” Ukrainian rocket experts slam NYT accusations of North Korean leak
On 14 August 2017, the New York Times published an article by Pulitzer winning journalists William Broad and…
Siemens’ Crimea sanctions break – a case of criminal negligence | #SiemensGate
Four gas turbines produced by German technogiant Siemens have been delivered to occupied Crimea in breach of EU…
New Eurovision rules to prevent Russia-style political provocations
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the organizer of the Eurovision international song contest, is going to change the…
Barge bringing watermelons to Kyiv harbinger of resurrected river travel in Ukraine
The Dnipro was an established water artery from the medieval times of Kyivan Rus, when, as the legend…
Russia’s Technopromexport finally admits turbines in occupied Crimea are from Siemens
Technopromexport, the company which purchased four gas turbines from Siemens, has finally admitted that it has delivered those…
Poroshenko strips “old buddy” Saakashvili of citizenship; Ukraine returning to selective justice
On 26 July 2017, Mikheil Saakashvili, former President of Georgia and current political opponent of Ukrainian President Poroshenko,…
How Siemens chose to ignore the obvious. An investigation into the Crimean sanctions break
Summary The international scandal which started when Siemens gas turbines were spotted in occupied Crimea on 29 June…