What we’re watching
- Friday, Sept. 10 at 3 p.m.: Kyiv Post webinar in partnership with DTEK/GOLAW: “Does the state run energy companies smartly?” Guests: Edward Chow, Valentyn Gvozdiy, Andriy Boytsun. Livestream on Kyiv Post website, Facebook events page & Twitter. Archived on Kyiv Post YouTube channel
- Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 4 p.m.: Kyiv Post webinar in partnership with NATO: “NATO & Ukraine: The Way Forward?” Guests: Kurt Volker, Glen Grant, Olena Halushka and Mariana Bezuhla. Introduction by Vineta Kleine, director of the NATO Information and Documentation Center in Ukraine. Livestream on Kyiv Post website, Facebook events page & Twitter. Archived on Kyiv Post YouTube channel.
- Ukrinform: Shmyhal to visit Poland on Sept 9
- Interfax-Ukraine to host Sept. 9 press conference ‘Arrest of Viktor Medvedchuk’
Top news
- Parliament passes law to legalize cryptocurrency in Ukraine
- Anti-corruption court head complains about pressure by lawmaker
- US appoints veteran diplomat to oversee Ukraine policy
- 3 members of Naftogaz’s supervisory board resign
- Around 29,000 Jewish pilgrims celebrate Rosh Hashana in Uman
- Agence France-Presse: Venice films expose horrific Russia-Ukraine war, man’s brutality
- Ukraine to become America’s major ally within NATO, not beyond it – foreign minister
Kremlin watch
- RFE/RL: YouTube blocks Russian candidate’s call for release of ‘political prisoners’
- Associated Press: Russian police detain journalists rallying for media freedom
Business News
- 26.7 = $
- U.S. Senior Advisor for Energy Security Hochstein to discuss Nord Stream 2 in Kyiv this week – official
- Dragon Capital downgrades Ukraine’s GDP growth forecast for 2021 to 3.5%
- American Chamber urges Rada, PM to discuss any legislative changes significant for investors with business
- American University Kyiv signs lease agreement for River Station building
- Last meeting of Naftogaz Supervisory Board in its current composition to take place on Sept 20 – Supervisory Board’s chair
- 7 ambassadors, Swiss diplomats discuss preparations for Ukraine Reform Conference 2022
- Government to submit draft budget for 2022 to parliament on Sept 15 – Shmyhal
- Roman Mashovets, Kristina Kvien sum up first results of visit of president of Ukraine to the United States
- COVID-19 in Ukraine: 3,663 new cases, 61 new deaths, 161,169 new vaccinations
- New York Times: High natural gas prices strain Europeans, weighing on recovery
- Members of Naftogaz supervisory board name reason for resignation
Business Advertising Wire
- Host your event in the Kyiv Post studio!
- Kyiv Investment Forum
- A new stage in the development business of LOGOS Corporation
- Nestle acts on climate change
- Doing business in Ukraine: 30 years of independence
- DEPS – 30 years of success!
- Royalties to non-resident: risks and opportunities
- Sanctions аs аn instrument оf the Ukrainian government
- KP Brand Studio & DTEK: 17 Sustainable Development Goals — Justice
- KP Brand Studio & DTEK: 17 Sustainable Development Goals — Climate Action
- Shell to open its one of the largest sites in Ukraine in Bila Tserkva
Opinions
- Paul Roderick Gregory: Ukraine finds cold comfort in White House
- EUvsDisinfo: Exploiting the crisis in Afghanistan
- Diane Francis: Texas Taliban
- Steve Horrell: Zapad-21 – the Bear at Sea
- Vladimir Socor: US-Ukraine strategic partnership (Part 1)
- David Ignatius: Biden needs to turn the page from a painful August
From the archives: State grabs companies’ dollars
To prop up hryvnia, Ukraine requires the sale of 75% of hard currency by companies. President Leonid Kuchma lobbies for Silk Road. Odesa police break up an international convention of crime bosses. Contest over independence monument descends into folly. A 12-step program for Ukraine’s five million alcoholics. Small traders face customs duties.
Read the Sept. 11, 1998 edition
