Here’s how this week started:
Zelensky will finally meet Trump. Ukraine’s President will visit Washington on Sept. 23.
While Trump faces scrutiny over Ukraine. Three House Committees launch a wide-ranging investigation into Trump-Giuliani Ukraine scheme. Here is what we think.
Good news. Reformer Vitaly Kasko, who resigned from his deputy prosecutor general position in 2016, becomes second-in-command at the prosecutor’s office. Also, here is our 2016 interview with him, where he talks about corruption in the office.
Former political prisoner Pavlo Hryb gave a short interview, talking about the lead-up to the exchange.
The 24 sailors are finally free, here is what we know about them.
Ukraine will share tax data with the United States, after Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers ratified the implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.
Meanwhile in Russia. Local elections took place, with mixed results for the opposition and numerous instances of fraud by the government.
Opinions:
Alexander Khrebet: tells us that giving up Volodymyr Tsemakh was worth it.
Samantha Vinograd on what Trump still doesn’t get about Putin
Leonid Bershidsky tells us that the Kremlin won – and proved it can’t win fair
Halya Coynash says no ‘normalization’ while Russia holds at least 87 Tatars under arrest and asks how can Russia deny responsibility for MH17?
