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In national news:

  • Ex-president Petro Poroshenko rebranded his political party ahead of the parliamentary election, lost some allies, but retained his patriotic strategy
  • Kristina Kvien will temporarily head US Embassy in Ukraine after the departure of Marie Yovanovitch.
  • Schools around Ukraine held traditional Last Bell ceremonies. In Kyiv, graduate students celebrated the end of the school year enjoying a splash in the fountains on Maidan. Check these happy faces
  • President Volodymyr Zelenskiy fired Petro Tsygykal, head of the State Border Guard service.
  • This week’s cover story takes readers back in time to Odesa on May 2, 2014, when 48 people were killed in violent clashes between EuroMaidan and pro-Russian activists. Five years later, there are still few answers.
  • NATO-Ukraine: Where does the relationship stand after 25 years of talks?
  • Mikheil Saakashvili is back in Ukraine. He said he doesn’t want a state job but is ready to help Zelenskiy
  • Election Watch: Parliamentary race starts with a scramble to find and field electable candidate slate

In business news:

  • How do Ukrainian businesses fight gender inequality in the workplace?
  • Where does Ukraine stand in waste reduction and recycling?
  • CEOs of Ukrzaliznytsia, Kyiv Boryspil International Airport, Ukrenergo, and Oschadbank joined the CEO Debates organized by the Kyiv Post. They talked about the ups and downs of managing state companies.

In Lifestyle news:

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