You're reading: Daily Digest: Top news of Wednesday, July 31

Commemorating murdered activist Gandziuk

  • It’s been a year since the fatal attack on activist Kateryna Gandziuk, and her friends and fellow activists are still calling for justice in her murder.
  • The United States stands here with Ukrainians and hopes for justice for Gandziuk.

Politics

  • Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko flew to New York City to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump’s lawyer.
  • General Prosecutor Yuriy Lutsenko authorizes charges against Ukraine’s top judges accused of obstructing justice.

Business

  • Polish lawmaker Marcin Swiecicki will become Ukraine’s Business Ombudsman. He will replace Lithuanian economist Algirdas Semeta who’s currently holding this job.
  • U.S. dollar in Ukraine costs less than Hr 25 for the first time in 3 years. The hryvnia exchange rate is strengthening because of the growth of non-residents’ investments in hryvnia-denominated government domestic loan bonds.
  • Former U.S. Treasury advisor has been appointed as the head of PrivatBank’s Supervisory Board.

Sports

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