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Ukraine
September 4, 2017

Euromaidan-related graffiti ruined in Kyiv, vandals face backlash from society

On 2 September 2017, so-called “Icons of Revolution”, a cultural object of Euromaidan times, has been destroyed by a local furniture shop. This has been first reported...
Reforms
September 1, 2017

Ukraine’s Changes Keep Hope for Eastern Europe

When you have a habit to travel to the Carpathian mountains in Western Ukraine, a place of breathtaking natural beauty and tragic human history, this year you will...
Russian Aggression
August 29, 2017

US “seriously considers” lethal weapons for Ukraine. Will it happen this time?

Kurt Volker, the newly appointed US Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations additionally confirmed in an interview for Financial Times that the US administration...
Reforms
August 29, 2017

Fifth Fuel: How Ukraine Heads Towards Energy Efficiency

The country is struggling to become energy efficient to save money and environment; one of the least energy efficient in Europe, it has no other choice.
Ukraine
July 31, 2017

Unexpected Industry: Dozens of New Enterprises Signal Ukraine’s Economic Recovery

Ukraine’s industrial sector has had a difficult spell. The production of heavy coal, steel, and machinery, inherited from the Soviet past, have traditionally been...
Ukraine
July 31, 2017

Investigation of Sheremet’s murder one year after: 5 things to know

Pavel Sheremet, a prominent Belarusian-Ukrainian journalist, has been killed a year ago. His life has been taken by a car bomb in the morning of 20 July 2016. Ukrainian...
Russian Aggression
July 20, 2017

MH-17 flight downed 3 years ago. How much do we know now?

On 17 July 2014 — three years ago — Malaysian airlines flight MH-17 was downed over the war-torn Donbas. For many countries this tragedy has been a first serious...
Ukraine
July 12, 2017

Ryanair cancelled its plans to enter Ukrainian market. Is this story over?

Ryanair lowcost airline announced on 10 July it had cancelled its planned entry into Ukrainian market. David O’Brien, Ryanair’s Chief Commercial Officer, said in...
Ukraine
July 10, 2017

Tillerson’s Visit to Kyiv: Key Things to Know

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson paid an official visit to Kyiv on 9 July. A few days before he announced appointment of US Special Representative for Ukrainian...
Reforms
June 29, 2017

Decentralization Stories: Why Local Control is Key to Ukraine’s Recovery

It used to be dark, and children had to jump from stone to stone to get to school. Now, the roads are smooth and brightly lit. Water flows from the mountains by...
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