Pompeo, Zelensky play down impeachment at briefing in Kyiv
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky exchanged predictable reassurances of friendship on Jan. 31 amid the ongoing impeachment trial of U.S President Donald J. Trump.
Video: Highlights of Pompeo’s visit to Kyiv
Zelensky and the Secretary of State discussed Ukraine’s progress on reforms, infrastructure development and trade relations.
Photo Gallery: Mike Pompeo’s visit to Ukraine
Images from Pompeo’s meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky and visit to St. Michael’s cathedral.
The American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine’s message to Pompeo
American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine president Andy Hunder was among those who met with the Secretary of State in Kyiv.
Ukraine outlines climate strategy in line with EU regulations
This week’s cover story profiles Ukraine’s new green transition strategy, modeled after the European Commission’s Green Deal designed to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050
Ukrainian court cases often enter realm of the absurd
In Ukraine, a country that ranks 77th in the World Justice Project’s rule of law index, fake lawsuits, sham plea bargains and corrupt case redistribution are par for the course.
EU to strengthen border security in 2021
Starting on Jan. 1, 2021, every Ukrainian will need to obtain authorization to travel in the EU despite the visa-free travel regime.
From the archives
As U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Kyiv in an effort to soothe relations amid the American impeachment inquiry, look back on the last time an American Secretary of State visited Ukraine – Hillary Clinton’s official visit in July 2010.
The Kyiv Post covered that trip in our July 2, 2010 edition, writing that the visit came as “both America and Ukraine try to patch up relations with Russia” and “amid questions about whether President Viktor Yanukovych really wants Ukraine to stay on a democratic course.”
Read the full issue, including Op Eds by former Ukrainian ambassador Steven Pifer and Anthony Salvia, a former advisor to Ronald Reagan and director of RFE/RL’s Moscow Bureau on page 15.
