Ukraine moves to restore anti-money-laundering safeguard that it quietly weakened, alarming EU and IMF
The IMF said the previous version pulled Ukraine out of global anti-money-laundering standards.
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After years of disputes, Hungary finds common ground with Ukraine—on honoring Soviet deportations from Zakarpattia
A Rada resolution honors thousands who died in a Soviet deportation campaign targeting Hungarian- and German-speaking Zakarpattia residents.
Former Ukrainian president has made offer to Zelenskyy amid Russia’s new type of war on Kyiv
Petro Poroshenko has tabled a five-point plan for how the capital survives permanent air raid alerts.
Ukraine wants its office inside EU Parliament, mirroring bloc’s representation already open in Kyiv
Parliamentary diplomacy amounts to one aim: keeping legislatures across Europe and the G7 mobilized behind Ukraine as the war and the accession process both grind on.
Ukraine’s government reshuffle followed the letter of the Constitution. But did it follow its spirit?
The official paper trail shows who decided first.
“Cardboard” protests against Zelenskyy’s firing of Fedorov erupt across Ukraine
The rallies were timed to the parliament session set to seal a wider government reshuffle.
Ukrainian new state award’s second criterion contributes to security of all Europe
271 MPs backed a new state award for services to Ukraine's EU accession, a day before the EU is due to open Ukraine's sixth negotiating cluster.
Ukraine’s premier listed a record year to the parliament that dismissed her
No one in Kyiv has said why. Her own farewell leaves out the name that would explain it.
Ukraine’s Prime Minister confirms she is stepping down as a Cabinet shake-up begins
The presidential announcement promises a person with real weight behind every priority — from US ties to the coming winter.
Ukraine moves to ratify €90 billion EU loan, accepting a wartime tax overhaul to unlock it
Parliament could approve the deal within hours, releasing the first payment after months of delay.
Important step during war: Zelenskyy meets his 2019 election opponent Poroshenko face-to-face for first time in years
The shift follows Kyrylo Budanov's January appointment to head the President's Office.
After refusing Ukraine’s ceasefire, Russia is now signaling strikes on Presidential Office, Parliament, and embassies in Kyiv on 9 May
Meanwhile, EU refuses to pull diplomats from Kyiv.
Ukraine and Morocco open first direct road-transport, as trade turnover hits $280 million
"Business is ready, but the system was blocking the route for a long time," explains Deputy Minister Serhii Derkach from the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development.
Ukraine MPs vote themselves untracked monthly cash inside an IMF-mandated tax bill
$4,555 per MP per month, no reporting, no liability—signed into law on 15 April.
Ukraine runs out of war funding in June—blocked from outside, inside, and below
Hungary is blocking billions from outside. Parliament from inside. And the government tried to fire the anti-corruption official the EU requires to stay.
Why Ukraine’s Cabinet drafted a resolution to fire its anti-corruption chief—and why it never came to a vote?
Secret audit draft, smear campaigns, and blame-shifting: the pressure on Ukraine’s anti-corruption bureau has changed tactics—and is harder to protest.
Ukraine charges ruling-party MP with treason — and the case has two separate tracks
One case targets a 2024 post on the 72nd Brigade allegedly enabling rapid Russian redeployment. Another, court-opened, concerns Bezuhla’s 2021 disclosure of operatives during Wagnergate hearings.
Only 10% of Ukrainians want wartime elections—so why does anyone else?
Only 10% of Ukrainians want elections before a ceasefire. The law agrees with them.
Not another Minsk, not another Budapest: NATO chief promises Ukraine different kind of security guarantees
The Budapest Memorandum from the 1990s promised Ukraine security in exchange for giving up nuclear weapons; the Minsk accords promised ceasefires with Russia in 2014 and 2015—both failed spectacularly.
Ukrainian Spiderweb operation architect’s removal heads to parliament without support, but 226 votes are also unlikely
Maliuk's removal will likely face uphill battle in parliament.