Ukreximbank chairman released on bail, may be replaced
Oleksandr Hrytsenko, the chairman of the major state-owned bank, was released after being arrested by the SBU on charges of embezzlement, money laundering and creating a criminal organization. the Ministry of Finance announced plans to select a new chairperson in an open process.
Impeachment testimony day three: Vindman, Williams, Volker, Morrison
Read our coverage from the third day of hearings in the U.S. impeachment inquiry, with transcripts of the testimonies the witnesses gave during closed-door hearings last month.
Senior military commander killed in Donbas
Colonel Yevgen Korostelyov and two other offices struck a landmine while inspecting his brigade’s area of engagement in central Donetsk Oblast on Nov. 12. Korostelyov died from his injuries in a Kharkiv hospital early on Nov. 19.
The World Bank improves its forecast for Ukraine
The bank improved its forecast for Ukraine’s 2019 economic growth to 3.6% from the previously projected 3.4%, noting that it considers Ukraine’s banking reforms a success while warning that backtracking could destabilize the nation’s banking sector.
The New York Times says ‘Kyiv not Kiev’
Joining the Washington Post, the BBC and others, the American media outlet will switch from the Russian transliteration of the city’s name to the Ukrainian spelling.
Other news you need to know
Reuters: Ukraine wants timeline for return of territories from Russia at December summit
Washington Post: Scondland’s testimony – the contradictions and discrepancies
Politico: White House national security aides criticize Trump’s Ukraine call
UNIAN: UAV launched from Russia drops grenade on Ukraine positions in Donbas
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