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In London and Kyiv, PrivatBank is striking back. A pair of court rulings this week in two separate jurisdictions allowed state-owned PrivatBank to rally against its former owner, oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky.

Free Svydovets. The construction of a ski resort by Kolomoisky’s firm threatens pristine Carpathian wilderness, and locals are fighting back

Head prosecutor of Crimea Gyunduz Mamedov was appointed as Deputy Prosecutor General. Mamedov was present at two meetings in January of former Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko with U.S. President Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani who was seeking dirt on Joe Biden and his son.

Three Ukrainian lawmakers doing Trump’s dirty work

Trump impeachment probe witnesses tell how Ukraine policy was hijacked by Giuliani

Complete timeline of Trump’s Ukraine scandalexplained from Ukraine

Italian low-cost airline Ernest Airlines opens a representative office in Kyiv

Businesses spend more on corporate social responsibility projects

Tobacco industry kills 85,000 smokers a year in Ukraine

Want to volunteer? Here’s where you can do good in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities

Rising Hawk is a new Ukrainian blockbuster based on a historical novel by one of Ukraine’s greatest writers Ivan Franko and originally filmed in English

Accessible Cinema Initiative helps visually and hearing-impaired people enjoy movies

Brian Bonner: Kyiv Post enters its 25th year with gratitude and greater ambitions

Kyiv Post editorial: Wanted: Oligarch justice

Kyiv Post editorial: Trump betrayals

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