Oct. 5, 2018
Russia has been replaced by Poland as the top destination for Ukrainian migrant workers. But an estimated three million Ukrainians still live and work in Russia and send over a billion dollars in remi
Aug. 23, 2018
As Ukraine gears up for Independence Day and its annual military parade on Aug. 24, it might consider including some economists, business people, lawyers and civil society advocates in the march. Desp
Aug. 23, 2018
In Ukraine, postal-logistic services have a long history. Meest Group is the pioneer of Ukraine’s postal-logistics market. The company made the first major Canadian investment into independent Ukraine
Honest History
Jul. 6, 2018
Editor’s Note: This is the 11th story in the Kyiv Post’s Honest History series, which aims to debunk myths about Ukrainian history often exploited by Kremlin and other propaganda. The series is suppor
Jun. 28, 2018
Rhea Clyman, a Canadian journalist born in Poland, is finally getting more international recognition as the first and one of the few journalists who exposed the Holodomor, Joseph Stalin’s genocidal st
Jun. 15, 2018
With more than 60 percent of Ukrainians telling pollsters they want to see new leaders for their country, former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, in politics for 22 years, has decided to offer them a
Apr. 18, 2018
Editor’s note: This story used to mistakenly refer to GlobalFirepower.com as a “defense think tank.” It was brought to our attention by Bellingcat, who looked into the website after Ukraine’s Presiden
Honest History
Apr. 6, 2018
Editor’s Note: This is the second story in the Kyiv Post’s “Honest History” project, a series of stories and videos that aim to debunk myths about Ukrainian history that are used by propagandists. The
Mar. 30, 2018
ODESA, Ukraine — Adnan Kivan first read the Kyiv Post “a long time ago,” usually on commercial flights that stocked Ukraine’s English-language newspaper. But he took no special interest in it — let al
Mar. 26, 2018
Some people can’t wait to learn how a novel ends, and skip to the last chapter to find out. But that’s not possible with Litnet, an online library, where the books are written and read chapter-by-chap
Mar. 2, 2018
In retaliation for coming up on the losing end of a Stockholm arbitration court ruling that will cost Russia’s state-controlled Gazprom $2.56 billion, the Kremlin indefinitely shut off natural gas sup
Feb. 16, 2018
Anastasia Naumenko will be a mother by the end of February. Naumenko is only 13 years old, and has not even finished the eighth grade. She only found out she was expecting a child six months into her
Jan. 29, 2018
Ukraine has joined the unenviable list of countries that saw a dramatic increase in anti-Semitism in 2017, according to the annual report on anti-Semitism in the world, presented on Jan. 22 by Israel’
Dec. 5, 2017
After a long day of discussions and panels at the 6th Kyiv Post Tiger Conference on Dec. 5, it was time to dim the lights at the Hilton Kyiv and enjoy the Top 30 Under 30 award ceremony for young Ukra
Top 30 Under 30
Dec. 1, 2017
Name: Nataliya Boyko Age: 28 Education: European law: Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Humboldt University of Berlin. Profession: Deputy Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine Did you
Nov. 27, 2017
Ukraine ranks 113th among 137 countries of the world ranked by the World Economic Forum (WEF) experts in terms of levels of organized crime, TV Channel 24 has reported. Ukraine is in a group of countr
Sep. 1, 2017
URZUF, Ukraine — Ukraine’s best — and most controversial — fighters haven’t seen full-blown combat for more than two years. But the men of the Azov Regiment, part of the National Guard, say they’ve st
Aug. 6, 2017
The Kyiv-based Crimean Department of the Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine opened a criminal investigation against all three participants of the German electronic band Scooter for illegal border crossing
Aug. 5, 2017
Germany must change its policy towards Russia and freeze the issue of Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea for an indefinite term, giving Russian President Vladimir Putin an opportunity to change his
May. 12, 2017
Eurovision isn’t all about songs. It’s about business, too. Initially, it was to have cost Ukraine about $24 million to host the show. Instead, Ukraine’s taxpayer-funded national broadcaster is spendi