Business news
- As economic growth falls across Europe, Ukraine may be embarking on an upswing. Ukraine’s pace is 4.6 percent, and it is unexpectedly quick.
- Ukrainian farmers have exported 5.6 million tonnes of grain over the last month. It is 41 percent more than in the same period last year.
War in the Donbas
- As troops pull out, a Ukrainian frontline village fears for its future.
- Meanwhile, Ukraine promises to strengthen the social protection of internally displaced persons, namely financial assistance.
Sports news
- Soccer team Dynamo Kyiv has hired a new coach. It’s 56-year-old Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko, who used to be the club’s coach in 2002–2004.
Diplomacy
- Ambassador of the Netherlands to Ukraine Edward Hoeks ends his diplomatic mission in Ukraine.
- Newly-appointed French Ambassador to Ukraine arrives in Kyiv soon.
Politics
- A donor with deep ties to Ukraine loaned Joe Biden’s younger brother half-a-million dollars at the same time the then-vice president oversaw U.S. policy toward the country, Politico reports.