Ukraine sanctions former president Poroshenko and prominent oligarchs
Members of Parliament from the European Solidarity party blocked legislative proceedings in protest of sanctions against their leader Petro Poroshenko.
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Ukraine’s diplomat resigns after “escape scandal” of her billionaire husband
Emine Dzhaparova resigned from the position of Ukraine's representative to international organizations in Vienna, denying all allegations against her billionaire husband accused of escaping potential charges of financial fraud by illegally crossing the border with a lost passport of another person.
The Great Escape: How Ukraine’s ninth-richest man slipped out of the country amid fraud allegations
Ukraine’s ninth-wealthiest man Hennadiy Boholiubov flees the country on a train using another man's passport. Although he has legal reasons to leave Ukraine due to his age, he allegedly escapes charges of embezzlement and fraud of billions of dollars.
The Moscow Times: Russian oligarch purchases Airbus jet from EU through shadow schemes
Zarah Iliev, co-founder of "Kyivska Ploshcha," allegedly owns a new Airbus A320neo business jet that arrived in Russia despite international sanctions.
Ukraine freezes assets of three Russian oligarchs worth $464 mn
The Security Service of Ukraine seized billions in assets belonging to Fridman, Aven and Kosogov, part of Putin's inner circle of financiers.
Court orders arrest of US-sanctioned oligarch Kolomoyskyi with bail option
Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi District Court orders detention of prominent oligarch Ihor Kolomoyskyi for an initial period of 60 days,…
Ukrainian billionaire seeks compensation from Russia in arbitration for losses incurred
Billionaire Rinat Akhmetov, who is the founder and beneficiary of the holding company SCM, has announced that he…
Ukraine might get first funds from confiscated Russian money
A US court ruled that prosecutors may confiscate $5.4 million belonging to sanctioned Russian businessman Konstantin Malofeyev. These…
When will non-oligarchic political parties flourish in Ukraine?
Ukraine’s current political and economic landscape formed under chaotic conditions after the collapse of the Soviet Union, when…
Zelenskyy’s new anti-oligarch law: populism or the real thing?
On 23 September, the Ukrainian parliament passed law №5599 on de-oligarchization. It sets criteria for determining who oligarchs…
Corruption and oligarchs still endanger Ukraine, European Court of Auditors report says
Grand corruption and state capture are still widely spread in Ukraine, and EU support and measures have not…
Bill on oligarchs, UN report on Ukraine, Zelenskyy’s speech at UNGA | Week in review
In this week in review, Kyiv not Kiev delves into Ukraine’s new bill, which is supposed to make…
