What we’re watching
- Wednesday, May 19 at 10:15 a.m. Kyiv time: Reaching Ukraine´s energy and climate target. Register here.
- Wednesday, May 19 at 1 p.m. Chatham House: The evolution of journalism and media literacy in Ukraine. Register here.
- Eurovision 2021 song contest: May 18, 20 & 22; watch Ukraine’s Go_A entry, which will perform “Shum.” Listen to every song.
- Host your event in the Kyiv Post studio
Top news
- Isolated by war, Donbas villages now ravaged by COVID-19
- Ukrainians in Israel, Gaza share their accounts of reignited war
- Fugitive judge Chaus claims he was not kidnapped
- Gromova launches sleek fashionable backpacks for dogs
- Sea Breeze 2021: Ukraine, 29 NATO Allies to conduct joint exercise
Kremlin tracker
- Mirror: Russia is ‘constantly tracking’ British patrol ship as it heads to Ukraine
- Ukrinform: Sovereign Ukraine makes it impossible for Russia to return to superpower status – Czaputowicz
- Ukrinform: Russia poses threat to Europe due to military build-up near Ukraine’s border – Blinken
Coronavirus
- Zelensky gets COVID-19 update
- Red & green zone countries
- COVID-19 vaccine tracker – Financial Times: Bloomberg:
- Sign-up for vaccinations in Ukraine
Business
Reuters: SOCAR, Rosneft tie-up on fuel supplies to Ukraine, other countries
UNIAN: Women’s pensions on average 30% lower than men’s
Reuters: TASS reports watchdog allows Nord Stream 2 construction to begin in German waters
UNIAN: Ukrposhta to acquire bank
Interfax: The government may reappoint Naftogaz supervisory board for a year
Interfax: Ukrzaliznytsia to need 2-3 years for unbundling – board’s acting headOdesa Wine Week: May 18-23
Ukrinform: 25% of Ukrainians use Diia app
New York Times: Pipeline hack points to growing cybersecurity risk for energy system
Warsaw Business Journal: Number of Ukrainians considering emigration increases
Financial Times: Citizenship can be bought — but at what price?
Reuters: Ukraine grain export prices rise
Reuters: Ukraine grain production stated at 73.6 million tons
UNIAN: Zelensky says Ukrainian government to go paperless on Aug. 24
Zelensky: Ukraine takes the first step towards e-democracy – Diia portal launches e-petitions
Riverfront Times: Top 6 best real Ukraine dating sites
Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, UNDP launch new electronic service for IDPs
Kyiv’s Igor Sikorsky airport to be closed in 2023 for major works
Memorandum of understanding among Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine signed
Business Wire
Host your event in the Kyiv Post studio!
Open Letter to Prime Minister from Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine
TIU Canada: Canada versus the oligarchs
CRI Group: Time to liquidate Cyprus or other offshore companies?
GOLAW: Key features of bankruptcy in Ukraine
Kyiv International School: Design Thinking
Winner becomes a distributor of MG in Ukraine
Opinions
Wall Street Journal: A dangerous pick at justice
Leonid Bershidsky: Putin takes the ice for a game that’s over
Jeffrey Stephaniuk: Ukrainian veteran’s book now in English
Bohdan Ben: Liberal nationalism is the cure Ukraine needs
Edward Lucas: Geopolitics of ransomware
Halya Coynash: Ukrainian could face prison for Victory flag
Halya Coynash: Journalist sentenced for not denouncing social media user
Osnat Lubrani: Take the vaccine
From the archives: Rain Dance
The leaders of Ukraine and Russia meet on May 17-18 in Kyiv as Moscow tries to accelerate the economic and political integration. The most memorable part of the visit is when, during a fierce storm, a wreath was blown onto Yanukovych’s head. The Kyiv Post moves to 22B Prorizna St. from 120 Saksahanskoho St.
