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Kyiv Post celebrates 24th birthday with a new design in print!

Oleh Hladkovsky, former top defense official implicated in a multi-million graft scandal, was arrested in Kyiv after he tried to leave the country. He is suspected of abuse of office.

PrivatBank case hearing at a Kyiv court was delayed again disrupted by false bomb threat and protests 

Whistleblower protection law was passed at second reading in the parliament.

A law bringing Ukrainian military regulations up to NATO standards was passed in the parliament

U.S. ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland testified before the House committees in the impeachment probe into U.S. President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. Read his opening statement.

Complete timeline of Trump’s Ukraine scandal, explained from Ukraine

What to see in Kyiv in 1 day. Video

Kyiv Post Vox Populi: How should Ukraine respond to state corruption?

Kyiv Post writer Oleg Sukhov: Ukraine’s reformer and anti-reformer of the week

Kyiv Post editor Matthew Kupfer: Ukraine’s friend and foe of the week

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