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World in Ukraine: France
- Ukraine Loves France. In its 15th print issue of 2019, the Kyiv Post takes a look at the political, business and cultural ties between Ukraine and France in our regular feature “World in Ukraine.”
- Ambassador Isabelle Dumont promotes image of ‘beautiful’ Ukraine. The French ambassador to Ukraine since September 2015, has made cultural diplomacy one of the essential tools of her mission to foster stronger ties between France and Ukraine.
- French citizens find an exciting home in Ukraine. As Ukraine progressively opens to the West and modernizes, its population of resident Westerners is also growing. One segment of these foreign residents are French expats who have chosen to settle in Ukraine.
- Thanks to EuroMaidan Revolution, the French know more about Ukraine. As Ukraine decides who will be its next president, France — one of Ukraine’s strongest supporters on the international stage — is not only keeping a close eye on developments in the country, but is better informed about Ukraine than ever before.
- Many French businesses are opening and expanding in Ukraine. The Ukrainian-French trade relationship is doing well and the arrival of new companies — one of them iconic — ready to contribute to the Ukrainian market’s development is a perfect illustration
- ‘Created by Women’ boosts female entrepreneurship. The country’s first awards contest for women entrepreneurs, which was initiated by the French-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry or CCIFU, announced its winners in Kyiv on March 13.
The latest election news:
- Zelenskiy opens big lead with 71% in poll as Poroshenko tries hard to close gap. Only three weeks separate the first round of the presidential election from the April 21 runoff vote, and most of this window of opportunity has already passed.
- Avakov says suspects in vote buying scheme to be charged before April 21. The National Police are to issue notices of suspicion for suspects in a vote buying scheme before the April 21 run-off in the presidential election, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said on April 11.
- Investigative report: Zelenskiy traveled 14 times to Geneva and Tel-Aviv where oligarch Kolomoisky resides.Yet another investigative report alleged ties between comedian and presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy and oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky.
- Disinformation, ‘black PR’ emerge before April 21 runoff election. If the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election went smoothly, the road to the second is getting bumpy.
- Who are key people on Zelenskiy’s campaign? As the April 21 runoff election approaches, the winner of the first round, comedic actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy, is coming under growing pressure to announce his candidates for five top public positions in his potential administration.
Other top stories:
- With INF treaty eliminated, Ukraine gains chances to restore its missile power. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces, or INF, Treaty is dead.The key Cold War era disarmament agreement, signed by the United States and the Soviet Union in late 1987, was abandoned by both Washington and Moscow early this year. But the demise of the INF Treaty could give new life to Ukraine’s own missile forces
- 20 regional gas companies belonging to oligarch Firtash under investigation. Twenty regional gas network companies – or oblgazes – belonging to oligarch Dmytro Firtash are under investigation by the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU), its chairman Yuriy Terentyev wrote on Facebook on April 11
- Kherson Oblast official suspected of activist murder goes back to work. Vladyslav Manger, head of Kherson Oblast Council, who is a suspect in the murder of local municipal official Kateryna Gandziuk, returned to work in the oblast council on April 12, his spokesperson said.
- Kyiv Post Employment Fair paves way for new careers. At least 800 people and 35 companies participated in the Kyiv Post Employment Fair on April 6 at Toronto-Kyiv business center.
- Ukrainian culture takes center stage at London’s Chatham House. Ukrainian culture got a boost after the EuroMaidan Revolution, the popular uprising that drove President Viktor Yanukovych from power in 2014, including the creation of a Ukrainian Cultural Foundation in Kyiv. Its expert, along with one from British Council Ukraine, came to London to discuss how culture helps Ukrainians to cope with the country’s instability
- City Life: Cherry blossoms, magnolias come into bloom in these Ukrainian cities. The blossoms are out early this spring in western Ukraine and the capital Kyiv. They are among the first flowering trees to bloom, along with magnolias, to be followed by lilac trees and chestnuts.
- Meet Ukraine’s new star rapper, Alyona Alyona. It took Alyona Savranenko, known by her stage name Alyona Alyona, half a year to go from working at a nursery school to being unofficially titled Ukraine’s best rapper.
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