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‘I’m different from Poroshenko’: Highlights from Zelensky’s press conference

On May 20, President Volodymyr Zelensky gave a press conference to summarize the results of his first year in office. Here are some of the …
Iryna Yavorska

Latest updates on parliamentary vote count (LIVE)

Here, we’re keeping track of the vote count in the July 21 parliamentary election. For the live updates from Election Day, see this story. Ukraine …
Kyiv Post

Natalia A. Feduschak: The view from Jerusalem on Ukraine’s Jewish president

JERUSALEM — I am drinking a latte at a café overlooking Jerusalem’s Old City, eavesdropping on two animated conversations occurring concurrently in …
Natalia A. Feduschak

Zelenskiy files his asset and income declaration for 2018

Ukraine’s newly elected President Volodymyr Zelenskiy filed his online declaration on May 20, revealing his earnings for 2018. The total amount of …
Denys Krasnikov

Inauguration of Volodymyr Zelenskiy in photos

Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a showman and a political newcomer, was sworn in as the sixth president of Ukraine on May 20. The ceremony started in the …
Volodymyr Petrov
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Kostyantyn Chernichkin
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Oleg Petrasiuk

President Zelenskiy’s inauguration speech (COMPLETE ENGLISH TRANSLATION)

Editor’s Note: This is the address to the nation that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy gave in parliament at the ceremony of his inauguration as the …
Denys Krasnikov

Volodymyr Zelenskiy sworn in, announces dissolution of parliament

Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a showman and a political newcomer, was sworn in as the sixth president of Ukraine on May 20. The ceremony started in the …
Kyiv Post

Parliament sets date for Zelenskiy’s inauguration

Volodymyr Zelenskiy will be inaugurated president of Ukraine on May 20. The parliament voted on May 16 to schedule Zelenskiy’s inauguration. The …
Kyiv Post

Vitaly Portnikov on Zelenskiy: ‘It’s like an Orient Express without a driver’

LONDON – Dozens of people gathered at the Ukrainian Institute in London on May 13 to hear prominent Ukrainian journalist, writer, and commentator …
Anna Myroniuk

Zelenskiy meets MPs, requests May 19 inauguration

President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy met with members of Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, on May 4 to discuss his presidential …
Denys Krasnikov

Kyiv Post invites Ukrainians living abroad to answer questions ahead of Zelenskiy’s inauguration

Editor’s Note: As Ukraine gets set to inaugurate its sixth president by June 2, the Kyiv Post is asking Ukrainians who live abroad to send in their …
Brian Bonner

Zelenskiy prepares for inauguration, wants to move president’s office from Bankova Street

Ukraine’s president-elect, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has returned from a short vacation in Turkey and is now preparing to be sworn into office by the end …
Bermet Talant

On long weekend, Zelenskiy goes to Turkey, Poroshenko thanks voters in Lviv

Ukrainians have taken a long weekend in honor of Orthodox Easter (April 28) and Labor Day (May 1). They aren’t the only ones. Outgoing Ukrainian …
Bermet Talant

Kyiv Post Newsy Vlog: Post-election Ukraine

For those too busy to follow Ukrainian news constantly, the Kyiv Post’s Toma Istomina breaks down the most important/most talked-about news of the …
Toma Istomina
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Anna Yakutenko

…Now the work starts

When President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy enters office as Ukraine’s sixth president by June 3, he will have a full in-tray waiting for him. The most …
Kyiv Post

Election is over…

It is done. What used to be unthinkable became reality: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a popular actor and comedian, was elected president of Ukraine. His swift …
Kyiv Post

Poroshenko’s legacy after 5 years: A presidency of historic achievement

It’s too soon to write Petro Poroshenko’s political obituary, as the outgoing Ukrainian president still enjoys enough support in the country for his …
Euan MacDonald

Election Watch: Hectic campaign ends with fair, calm election in Ukraine

Editor’s Note: Election Watch is a regular update on the state of the 2019 races for the presidency and parliament. The country elected a new …
Olga Rudenko
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