Eastern Europe
In 2021 Ukrainian economy was at the crossroads of a few trends. Favorable external demand for commodities coupled with soaring prices led to a considerable increase of goods exports: up 37.5% in Janu
Dec. 29, 2021
In a battle of attrition, it’s the Ukrainian oligarchs that have outlasted a key Canadian investor in a bellwether case for foreign direct investment in Ukraine. Canadian energy giant TIU is throwing
Dec. 28, 2021
The respected U.S. democracy watchdog Freedom House classifies Ukraine at the end of 2021 as only “partly free”. It received a Global Freedom Score of 60%, an Internet Freedom Score of 62% and a Democ
Dec. 28, 2021
Women in many professions will now be required to register in the military. Details were set out in the October 2021 Order of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, which also contains a list of professi
Dec. 27, 2021
Kyiv Post, Ukraine’s oldest English language news source is proud to announce the appointment of Bohdan Nahaylo as Acting Chief Editor effective December 24, 2021. “Bohdan has played a key role in lea
Dec. 24, 2021
On Dec. 21, Naftogaz filed a complaint to the European Commission against the anticompetitive behavior of Gazprom, which is one of the key causes of the current severe energy crisis in Europe. The com
Dec. 23, 2021
A summit of the leaders of the Lublin Triangle – the presidents of Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania – took place on Dec.20, at the Syniohora residence in the village of Huta, Ivano-Frankivsk region, the
Dec. 21, 2021
While Ukraine’s allies and supporters have been rallying to its defense in the face of possible new aggression from Russia, the Kremlin’s strongman Vladimir Putin has once again revealed his true colo
Dec. 13, 2021
OTTAWA – With as many as 175,000 Russian troops reportedly approaching Ukraine’s borders, the head of the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) fears that Russian President Vladimir Putin has “created the en
Dec. 13, 2021
MURMANSK, Russia — Two months after 20-year-old conscript Yegor Voronkin arrived at his post in the Murmansk region settlement of Pechenga, he was rushed to a hospital in the city of Severomorsk. For
Nov. 1, 2021
Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili will be transferred to a prison infirmary if necessary, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Oct. 29. “Saakashvili’s transfer to a city hos
Oct. 29, 2021
MOSCOW — A court-ordered psychiatric examination has concluded that a teenager who attacked a school in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan in May, killing nine people, is mentally ill. Read more here.
Jul. 21, 2021
A Russian court has banned the distribution of adult cartoon “Happy Tree Friends” and several other animated films within the country, the state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported Thursday. Read mor
Jul. 8, 2021
MOSCOW — Larisa Shoigu, the older sister of the Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and a member of parliament’s lower chamber, has died at the age of 68. Read more here.
Jun. 10, 2021
MOSCOW—Russia has morphed into a dystopia; not a day goes by without word that a new victim has been snatched by the authorities. The map of police raids on people’s homes stretches all across the cou
Jun. 6, 2021
The Russian President warned on Thursday that those who attack the country will “have their teeth knocked out.” Vladimir Putin was speaking at a government meeting when he made the strong comment sayi
May. 21, 2021