Kyiv Post News

Got kids? Kyiv offers them lots of weekend activities Things to do with kids this weekend
Mar 2 at 14:36 | Elena Pashkovskaya
All In The Family With his popularity sinking at home and in Western capitals, President Viktor Yanukovych appears to be digging in to keep his hold on power. While he doesn’t stand for re-election until 2015, his ruling Party of Regions faces a key test in the Oct. 28 parliamentary election. The president has installed key allies to head virtually all of the nation’s most powerful financial and law enforcement agencies. The president denies doing so, but many have the impression that loyalty rather than qualifications is the determining factor in these appointments -- and this is worrisome to many people.
Mar 2 at 00:00 | Svitlana Tuchynska
Call to keep hotel prices down Euro 2012 organizer UEFA has called on hotel owners in Ukraine not to raise prices excessively for the tournament.
Mar 1 at 23:58 | Kyiv Post
Soccer oligarchs clash in court in Switzerland The Court for Arbitration in Sport in Lausanne began hearing the appeal of two leading Ukrainian football teams on Feb. 28 against points deductions and other sanctions imposed by its domestic football federation over an allegedly fixed game four years ago.
Mar 1 at 23:56 | Associated Press
Shovkovsky: Confidence critical Veteran Ukraine goalkeeper Oleksandr Shovkovsky said this week that Ukraine has to concentrate on its own game if it hopes to progress from a tough group at Euro 2012, which includes powerhouses England and France.
Mar 1 at 23:55 | Kyiv Post
WHO: Fans should get jabs The World Health Organization has recommended that fans travelling to Euro 2012 should check their vaccinations are up to date, particularly for measles and rubella, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
Mar 1 at 23:53 | Kyiv Post
Miners, Lenin and Brazilians in industrial capital of the nation Editor’s Note: The Kyiv Post’s weekly Euro 2012 page looks forward to the soccer tournament that Ukraine will co-host with Poland from June 8 to July 1. We will cover information for fans, visitors and people who live in Ukraine, including travel tips, interviews, coverage of the teams competing and information on preparations for the championship.
Mar 1 at 23:50 | Denis Rafalsky
Road maps to be printed Soccer fans who want to drive around Ukraine will be able to use specially printed “Road Books” produced by the Doroga.ua web portal along with Segodnya newspaper and Expert magazine
Mar 1 at 23:50 | Kyiv Post
Canada will move embassy later this year The Canadian Embassy in Kyiv will move some time this year into a newly renovated office building on a side street near the capital’s Independence Square, or Maidan Nezalezhnosti.
Mar 1 at 23:41 | Mark Rachkevych
Holidays of love help retailers rake in cash For card makers, Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14) and Women’s Day (March 8 – men, forget at your peril!) are big holidays indeed.
Mar 1 at 23:38 | Svitlana Tuchynska
Yuriy Lutsenko, former top cop,  given four-year prison sentence A sense of predictability hung in the air as the courtroom filled with dozens of journalists, Western diplomats and opposition politicians eager to hear the verdict against former Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko on Feb. 27.
Mar 1 at 23:37 | Yuriy Onyshkiv
World Traveler: A Greek island for romantics SANTORINI, GREECE – On the island of Santorini you will find more churches than houses, more donkeys than people, and more wine than water – or so they say.
Mar 1 at 23:29 | Iuliia Panchuk
Bogus plot If there are two law enforcement agencies beyond the reach of politicians or society, they are the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia. Both are successor agencies to the Soviet-era KGB, whose agents operated as state-sanctioned criminals and murderers for part of its existence.
Mar 1 at 23:21 | Kyiv Post
Then & Now: Sophiyivska Square changes, snow remains Editor’s Note: The Kyiv Post feature “Then & Now” takes a look at how places in the city have changed over time. To be an advertising partner of this special coverage, contact an advertising representative at advertising@kyivpost.com or call 591-7788.
Mar 1 at 23:19 | Oksana Faryna
Losing friends "Ukraine exasperation" has replaced "Ukraine fatigue" in the world.
Mar 1 at 23:16 | Kyiv Post