- Ukraine is one of the worst countries in Europe in terms of English abilities, coming in at 43rd place out of 88 countries and in 28th place out of 32 European countries in a ranking of English proficiency. Even that is an improvement comparing to Ukraine’s result in 2017.
- Russia on Nov. 1 carried out its threat to sanction Ukrainian individuals and companies, with presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko and President Petro Poroshenko’s son, Oleksiy, among the 322 people targeted. Here’s what we know about the sanctions.
- There is rising violence in Odesa against activists and journalists who speak against illegal construction works and criticize the mayor, Hennady Trukhanov. Kyiv Post went to Odesa and spoke to seven out of 14 activists who were attacked in 2018.
- The Ukrainian presidential election campaign officially kicks off on Dec. 31, but unofficially, it’s well under way: prospective candidates are already touring the regions, speaking at public events, and plastering billboards with their faces and slogans.
- The investment fund Dragon Capital acquired Kyiv’s largest office center, the Horizon Business Park Center, from Ukrsotsbank.
- Ukrainians fall victim to credit fraud when their passport scans get leaked online. Here’s how fraudsters do it.
- Ben Hodges, retired U.S. general, was in charge of the American military in Europe when Russia attacked Ukraine in 2014. Today, he warns Moscow is preparing to regain masterdom over its lost domains in Europe. Here’s our interview with Hodges.
- Transport was the focus of the third annual Kyiv Smart City Forum, held in the Ukrainian capital on Oct. 31, with Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko on hand to present hi-tech solutions to the city’s perennial traffic problems.
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