Chornobyl Exclusion Zone to be Home to Safe Solar Power
April 26th will be the 31st anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster. For that time, most of the…
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US sanctions on Russia effective, don’t hurt American economy, report finds
A new independent report released on 22 March 2017 shows that US sanctions against Russia’s aggression in Ukraine have…
Three years later, Crimea abandoned by both Ukraine and Russia
Three years after the illegal annexation of Crimea, the topic about the peninsula’s status turned into a political…
Donbas anti-“bloody trade” blockade exposes Ukraine’s energy woes
The blockade participants insist that trade with the occupied territories sponsors the terrorists from the so-called republics which…
Rest assured, Marine Le Pen, sanctions against Russia work
To hear Marine Le Pen talk, sanctions against Russia don’t work, and she stands a decent chance of…
Crimea’s water troubles
The Kalinina farm collective near Pervomaisk, northern Crimea, was busy with seasonal workers loading sacks of cabbages, or…
EU silent as Russia gears up for third gas war against Ukraine
January 2006 and 2009 made headlines thanks to two gas wars between Russia and Ukraine. Now we know…
The Avdiivka coke factory is in trouble, and that’s bad news for Ukraine’s industry
After a period of relative stagnation, the situation in Donbas is experiencing the largest escalation in two years.…
10 young Ukrainian factories that may surprise you
Although complaints about production termination are heard more than the reports about the launch of new frontiers, Ukrainian…
Protectionism won’t stop rise of robots but rather accelerate it, destabilizing the world, Portnikov says
Playing to his base, US President Donald Trump is seeking to impose restrictions on immigration and imports; but…
New car sales in Ukraine up by 41% for 2016
According to UkrAvtoProm association, sales of new cars in Ukraine for 2016 increased by 40.9% to 65,562 units, as…
Ukraine on track to combat fiscal deficit in 2017 Budget
Ukraine’s 2017 budget was adopted on 21 December 2016 by parliament. Despite a late and typically emotional adoption…
Finance Ministry: Ukraine’s economic growth accelerating
According to Deputy Finance Minister Oksana Markarov, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Ukraine in 2016 increased by…
Nationalization of PrivatBank, Ukraine’s largest bank, explained
Do you keep seeing “PrivatBank” in news reports about Ukraine? During the night of 19-20 December, Ukraine’s largest…
Foreign Policy Audit. How to revive Ukrainian-Chinese relations
In the years of Ukraine’s independence, these relations have generally followed an upward trend and reached a peak…
How a Trump victory would affect the economy of Ukraine
If the markets are wrong and Trump wins tomorrow, a “black Wednesday” awaits us. The stock exchange prices will…
Russia’s involvement in Donbas war open secret in Donetsk – France 24
The war in Donbas has been ongoing for 2,5 years. The economy of Donbas is devastated, and despite…
Ukrainian economy resumes growth
Almost unnoticed, economic growth in Ukraine has turned positive and the pace of growth has quickened. This is…
Post-Soviet states built the Soviet-style caricature of capitalism, Ukrainian commentator says
There are many reasons citizens of the post-Soviet states are unhappy with their current situation and look to…
Michel and his Carpathian buffaloes
“Who do you want to see?”- asks an elderly man as he continues digging in his garden. “Michel……
