War in Ukraine
Russian Army Recruiters Use Threats, Violence, Torture to Find New ‘Volunteers’
Independent Russian media and rights activists say there are neither rules nor moral limits when it comes to the Kremlin looking for more men to throw into the war.
Jan. 24, 2026
Ukraine
Ukraine Uncovers Border Guard Bribery Scheme Using Diplomatic Cars to Smuggle Cigarettes to EU
Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies say senior border guards, including a former chief, took €204,000 in bribes to let cigarette smugglers use diplomatic-style cars and passports to cross into the EU.
Jan. 22, 2026
Ukraine
Ukraine Defense Minister Fedorov: Military to Prioritize Russian Mass KIA Casualties, Drones
The former IT business developer and now Europe’s youngest Defense Minister wants his troops to shoot for 50,000 Russian soldiers killed in combat, every month.
Jan. 21, 2026
Ukraine
Anti-Corruption Court Sets $760,000 Bail for Tymoshenko, Imposes Travel Ban in Vote-Bribery Case
Yulia Tymoshenko, leader of the Batkivshchyna parliamentary faction, is accused of bribing lawmakers from other factions to secure votes, a charge she denies.
Jan. 16, 2026
Russia
Surveillance, Harassment and Bribes: Everyday Life for Migrants in Russia
Pressure on the estimated 6.5 million foreign citizens in Russia – mostly labour migrants from Central Asia who work in low-skilled jobs – is ramping up from all sides
Jan. 16, 2026
Corruption
EXPLAINED: What We Know About Tymoshenko’s Corruption Case
Anti-corruption raids, wiretaps, and allegations of vote-buying have thrust Yulia Tymoshenko back into the spotlight. Kyiv Post breaks down what investigators allege and how she responds.
Jan. 15, 2026
Corruption
Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Bureau Raids Yulia Tymoshenko’s Party Offices Amid Bribery Allegations
Investigators claim an unnamed suspect offered bribes to lawmakers from other factions in return for their votes. Ukrainian media reports that the suspect is former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2026
Ukraine
OPINION: Ukraine 2026: The Fight to Allow Light to Prevail Over Darkness
How keeping the light on has become a metaphor.
Jan. 3, 2026
Ukraine
Top 5 High-Profile Corruption Cases in Ukraine in 2025
Kyiv Post has compiled a ranking of the five most high-profile anti-corruption investigations of 2025.
Dec. 30, 2025
Security
Georgia Arrests Former Security Chief on Multi-Million Dollar Bribery Charges
The arrest comes amid what observers describe as an internal reshuffle within the ruling Georgian Dream party.
Dec. 23, 2025
Ukraine
Is Zelensky Shaken by the Resignation of His Closest Associate and Chief Negotiator With the US?
Ukrainian President announced Friday the resignation of his powerful chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, who was also the country’s lead negotiator in talks with the U.S.
Nov. 29, 2025
Zelensky
Zelensky’s Top Aide Yermak Confirms NABU Search at His Home Amid Corruption Probe, Pledges Full Cooperation
NABU and SAPO are conducting searches involving Andriy Yermak, while lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak is urging the public to “defend” the investigators if needed.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2025
Zelensky
‘Everyone Must Work for Ukraine’ – Rumors of Yermak’s Demise Appear to Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
As Zelensky met with his parliamentary majority Thursday, he dispelled rumors that he would sack his right-hand man, Andriy Yermak, immediately in wake of a corruption scandal.
Nov. 21, 2025
US
OPINION: US Aid Money in Ukraine is Safe... So Far
The Energoatom scandal is Ukraine’s elites once again shooting themselves in the foot... or face. No current indications US taxpayer money was involved. And people are getting fired and going to jail.
Nov. 18, 2025
Germany
Germany’s Far-Right AfD Party Accused of Harboring Russian ‘Sleeper Cell’
A lawmaker for the ruling CDU party pointed out that AfD politicians in the Bundestag have asked parliamentary questions about sensitive military and security matters in recent months.
Nov. 6, 2025
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Putin, Trump, and Next
Trump’s soft stance on Putin and hesitation to fully back Ukraine raise questions about his motives and strategy. As he heads toward a Budapest summit with Putin, critics fear appeasement over peace.
Oct. 20, 2025
Ukraine
Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Agencies Report Attempted $3.5M Bribe
The amount, one of the highest known cases to be uncovered, was reportedly offered to close the investigation by a corrupt prosecutor in the Prosecutor General’s Office.
Oct. 9, 2025
Biden
MAGA Tries to Repackage Probe Into Poroshenko’s Ties to Medvedchuk-Putin With Dubious Sources
Recently declassified FBI files released by Senator Chuck Grassley contain accusations about collusion among Poroshenko, Medvedchuk, and Putin, as well as information about Hunter and Joe Biden.
Oct. 8, 2025
Ukraine
Trump’s Spy Chief Declassifies 2015 CIA Report on Biden’s Ukraine Visit
The heavily redacted report, which Ratcliffe alleges that Biden suppressed, claims that Ukrainian government officials “expressed bewilderment and disappointment” after Biden visited Kyiv.
Oct. 7, 2025
Ukraine
Putin’s Child-Snatch Atrocity: US Details Russia’s Global Trafficking Machine in New Report
The US State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons report condemns Moscow for exploiting migrants, North Korean workers, and Syrian recruits to fuel the war while abducting Ukrainian minors.
Sept. 29, 2025