The latest news from Ukraine:
Poroshenko’s administration allegedly paid media, bloggers to sway public opinion. New documents obtained by the Kyiv Post suggest that during ex-President Petro Poroshenko’s 2014-2019 term in office, his allies regularly paid media outlets for favorable coverage and directed smear campaigns against his critics on social networks.
Ukrainian oligarch Firtash paid $1 million to Giuliani associate. Lev Parnas, an associate of U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, received $1 million from Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash, who is fighting extradition from Austria to the U.S.
After lifting parliamentary immunity, lawmakers make it harder to prosecute them. The Ukrainian parliament adopted a law that experts and critics believe will effectively make it more difficult to prosecute lawmakers. The law received 291 votes.
Ukraine’s scouting organization Plast receives state support. 316 lawmakers backed the law on state recognition of the Plast National Scout Organization. From now on, local executive and self-government bodies will provide financial support to the largest scouting organization in Ukraine, while central executive authorities will focus on Plast organizations outside the country.
Swiss-based firm launches hotel brand in Zhytomyr. The Switzerland-based DBI Hotels & Resorts, which operates hotels like Ramada Encore and Hotel Number 21 in Kyiv, has started renovating a central hotel in Zhytomyr, aiming to turn it into a multifunctional space by 2021.
Normandy Format peace talks in Paris. What did Ukraine get from it? (VIDEO). The Ukrainian and Russian presidents, Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin, have faced each other for the first time.
