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What we’re watching

  • Sept. 10 at 10 a.m. Washington/5 p.m. Kyiv time: The U.S.-Ukraine Business Council will host a webinar “Moving Ukraine’s Independence Forward.” Register here and for more information, go here.
  • Sept. 15 at 9 a.m./4 p.m. Kyiv time. The Atlantic Council is hosting “Bankova breakdown? Ukraine’s summer of economic shock.” Register here.
  • Hryvnia: 27.7
Top news
Revolution in Belarus

Coronavirus

Photos: Revolution in Belarus marches on

Supporters of the Belarusian opposition attend a rally to protest the stolen Aug. 9 presidential election in Minsk on Sept. 6, 2020. Tens of thousands of Belarusians staged yet another peaceful march, keeping the pressure on dictator Alexander Lukashenko, who has refused to leave office after he falsified his re-election and turned to Russia for help to stay in power.

Business Update

UNIAN: Passenger flow in Boryspil International Airport drops dramatically since year-start
Bloomberg: Germany may not need another Nord Stream pipeline right now
Denys Shmyhal: Our target is to ensure every Ukrainian entrepreneur can get a loan at a rate of less than 7%
NBU: Ukraine’s International Reserves exceeded $29 billion in August
ProAgro cuts Ukraine 2020/21 grain exports forecast to 53.1 million tons
Ukraine urges EU to stop Nord Stream 2
Ukrainian Journal: Ukraine to cut state’s share in banking sector to 25% from 60%
Reuters: Ukraine to ship wheat to Saudi for the first time in 12 years
Bloomberg: Wheat rivalry heats up as Ukraine starts sales to Saudi Arabia

Opinions

Anders Åslund: Putin poised to buy Belarus
Temur Umarov: In Belarus, China is neither at odds with Russia nor wedded to Lukashenko
Russell A. Berman, Kiron Skinner: The Belarus uprising – a repeat of Ukraine?
Anna Arutunyan: Kremlin is still responsible for Navalny poisoning
Halya Coynash: The contentious choice of Babyn Yar Memorial Complex
Halya Coynash: Kyiv court upholds ex-Yanukovych aide’s attack on journalists

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