- The Netherlands and Australia have officially accused Russia of being responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over the Russian-occupied part of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region in 2014.
- NATO has called on Russia to accept responsibility for shooting down MH17, and to fully cooperate with all the efforts to bring the perpetrators to justice.
- At least 20 masked football hooligans attacked a group of British fans in the Rooster restaurant late on May 24 in central Kyiv, only a few hundred meters from the Olimpisky Stadium at which Liverpool and Real Madrid will meet in the Champions League final today.
- Fans of English club Liverpool and Spain’s Real Madrid have flocked to Kyiv ahead of the Champions League final. The Kyiv Post asked them what they thought of the Ukrainian capital so far.
- Lots of goals expected in clash between Real Madrid and Liverpool in tonight’s Champions League final.
- The long-awaited double-track Beskyd tunnel in Ukraine’s Carpathian Mountains has opened, integrating the country’s infrastructure with the pan-European transport network Corridor V, stretching from Venice to Slovenia, Hungary, and now Lviv.
- A Swiss investment company has bought shares in international GlobalLogic, one of the three most profitable Ukrainian tech firms, and one the biggest employers in Ukraine’s tech sector.
- Those who didn’t manage to get tickets for the Champions League final but still came to enjoy the soccer festival atmosphere in the host city will be able to watch the game on big screens in bars, cinemas and fan zones. Check out the Kyiv Post’s guide to where to watch.
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