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Ukraine to extend visa-free regime with UK after Brexit

President Zelensky will sign a special decree on Jan. 31 extending Ukraine’s visa-free regime for U.K. citizens for one year.

Ukraine to check air passengers arriving from China for coronavirus

Ukraine has begun to take the temperatures of passengers at Boryspil International Airport to prevent the spread of the deadly virus.

State Property Fund head on Ukraine’s investment climate

“This window of opportunity needs to be implemented as quickly as possible,” Dmytro Sennychenko told the Kyiv Post.

Google Street View mysteriously blacks out streets near Zelensky family home

Several streets in the Ukrainian city Kryvyi Rih abruptly go black near where Zelensky’s parents live in a large, high-rise housing complex.

VIDEO: Ukrainian pianist wins Grammy

Nadia Shpachenko took home the Grammy for best classical compendium on January 26.

Photo Gallery: India’s Republic Day celebrated in Kyiv

Several hundred guests attended festivities to celebrate the 71st Republic Day of India at Kyiv’s Ramada Encore Hotel.

SkyUp ranked 7th fastest growing airline in Europe

The low-cost Ukrainian airline is the seventh fastest growing airline in Europe in terms of network growth according to the latest Anker Report.

From the archives

As the U.K. prepares to leave the European Union, Ukraine has extended its visa-free regime for U.K. citizens for one year, with Ukrainian ambassador to the U.K. Natalia Galibarenko saying Ukraine hopes for reciprocity on the issue.

In April 2017, Kyiv Post reported on the European Parliament’s vote to allow visa free travel for Ukrainains – though in the end that decision only applied to countries in the Shengen Area, excluding the U.K. Read our coverage from June 11, 2017 as Ukraine celebrated the first day of visa-free travel to Europe.