No coronavirus testing in Russia-occupied territories of Ukraine: extent of epidemic unknown
The Donbas situation Starting from 16 March, Ukraine limited passage via its entry-exit checkpoints from the temporarily occupied…
Parliament’s urgent quarantine agenda: MPs appoint new Prosecutor General
The Ukrainian Parliament has appointed Iryna Venediktova, the acting head of the State Bureau of Investigation (DBR), as…
Ukraine’s new fiction reflects warriors of light, Crimean fleet, and Russian occupation
During the last six years, Ukraine’s cinematography has finally started to develop. While one of the reasons for…
Shady agreements legitimizing Russia’s puppet “republics” likely signed in Minsk
It’s March 2020, and updates about the coronavirus fill the newscasts and grab all the attention. Meanwhile, Viktor…
Lustration preventing comeback of Ukraine’s ancien regime challenged after five years
*Lustration – government policy that seeks to cleanse a new regime from corrupt remnants of the past. The…
Parliament dismisses Prosecutor General Riaboshapka for “lack of results,” opponents see political grounds
One day after sacking the Prime Minister and reshuffling the government, the Ukrainian Parliament voted to dismiss the…
Meet Denys Shmyhal, Ukraine’s new prime minister
Denys Smyhal held the position of vice-prime minister and minister for Communities and Territories Development in the government…
Ukrainian public broadcaster risks going off-air due to its inherited Yanukovych-era debts
In the cut-throat environment of oligarch-owned media in Ukraine, the role of the independent Public Broadcaster, headed by…
Ukraine’s judicial reform stumbles with odd Constitutional Court rulings
In 2016, the judicial reform of then-president Petro Poroshenko saw higher courts being liquidated, among them the old…
What we know about the bloodiest days of Euromaidan
The developments of 18-20 February 2014 in central Kyiv when law enforcement officers killed dozens of Euromaidan protesters…
Fears of a pro-Russian turn as Yermak appointed new head of Ukrainian President’s Office
On 11 February 2020, two decrees were published on the Ukrainian president’s site: one regarding Bohdan’s dismissal; the…
Suspected Maidan killers return to Kyiv, say they will prove Russian propaganda “coup” narrative in court
Among the many controversial aspects of the exchange, the release of the Berkut officers was probably the most…
Polls: Zelenskyy approval at 50%, top events of 2019 were his presidency and release of prisoners from Russia
Most important events in 2019 The DI/Razumkov survey and DI expert poll found that 58% of Ukrainians and…
Proposed legislation on media may impede freedom of speech in Ukraine
At the end of 2019, the President’s Office published a decree foreseeing among other things the development of…