Ukraine’s current political and economic landscape formed under chaotic conditions after the collapse of the Soviet Union, when Ukraine rapidly transitioned from a planned economy into a free-market. This created a race to the...
On 23 September, the Ukrainian parliament passed law №5599 on de-oligarchization. It sets criteria for determining who oligarchs are and how the state can limit their influence. The presidential team argues that this will limit...
Grand corruption and state capture are still widely spread in Ukraine, and EU support and measures have not yielded the expected results, a report by the European Court of Auditors states. ‘The European External Action Service and...
In this week in review, Kyiv not Kiev delves into Ukraine’s new bill, which is supposed to make “the oligarchic branch of power disappear,” President Zelenskyy’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly, in...
First stereotype: Ukrainians are very poor Some Europeans viewed Ukraine as extremely poor. Many Ukrainian refugees were surprised to learn that. “They perceived us almost like we are cave people who do not know and have not seen...
