Politics

Justice denied: the case of Lviv Berkut commander Rostyslav Patseliak
The commander of the Lviv Berkut, Rostyslav Patseliak, under whose command Ukrainians were killed on the Maidan on February 18, is free once again. Bail of one million was posted by someone notable individual from occupied Donetsk. I’m left wondering,…
Aug 17, 2024

Belarus threatened to close the Ukrainian embassy in Minsk
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus threatened to close the Ukrainian embassy. After self-proclaimed president lukashenko’s statements about an alleged border violation by Ukrainian drones, the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Ukraine’s Chargé d’Affaires Olha Tymush. This was…
Aug 10, 2024

Ukraine is preparing to halt the transit of Russian gas starting from 2025
Ukraine is preparing to stop the transit of Russian gas starting from 2025, when the current contract between Ukraine and Russia expires, according to Sergey Makogon, former head of the Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine. It is expected that…
Aug 9, 2024

The government continues to complicate life for Ukrainians abroad
Ukraine’s Ambassador to Estonia, Maksym Kononenko, believes that Tallinn should not issue residence permits to Ukrainian men, even if they have an expired passport. According to “European Pravda,” he stated this in a comment to ERR. However, Estonia’s Ministry of…
Aug 3, 2024

Turkey ratifies free trade agreement with Ukraine
Turkey ratified the free trade agreement with Ukraine. It was originally signed on February 3, 2022, and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan approved the agreement and its appendices on August 1. Under the agreement, Istanbul will abolish import duties for 93.4%…
Aug 2, 2024

Sanctions against Lukoil do not threaten Slovakia’s energy security. Their lifting will not be up for discussion
Sanctions against Lukoil do not threaten Slovakia’s energy security. Their lifting will not be up for discussion, – the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal. The Prime Minister said he had a series of talks with Slovak Prime Minister Robert…
Jul 31, 2024

The Presidential Office decided to tame one of the oldest information agencies of Ukraine UKRINFORM and appointed “their boy” as director
The Ukrainian Presidential Office decided to tame one of the oldest information agencies of Ukraine UKRINFORM and put “their boy” there as director. Oleksiy Matsuka scandal continues: investigating the ‘blacklists’ controversy. Remember the loud story in May 2024 about the…
Jul 25, 2024

To join the EU Ukraine must resolve the Volyn tragedy first
To join the EU Ukraine must resolve the Volyn tragedy first. This was stated by the Minister of National Defense of Poland, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz. He did not specify what he meant by “resolving.” The Polish minister emphasized that his country…
Jul 24, 2024

Valerii Zaluzhnyi made his first speech in London as the Ambassador to the United Kingdom
Valerii Zaluzhnyi made his first speech in London as the ambassador to the United Kingdom, urging the West to prepare for defense. Key points from Zaluzhnyi’s speech at the Royal United Services Institute in London: Ukraine Front Lines
Jul 23, 2024

Tax hikes threaten economy
Do you remember that the economy is the foundation of our defense capability? Well, soon there will be nothing left of the Ukrainian economy. It’s no secret that developed and successful countries, when making decisions, study various scenarios of their…
Jul 22, 2024

Ukraine has stopped the transit of Russian oil to Hungary. Official Budapest, along with Moscow, still hopes for a “legal resolution”
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó criticized Ukraine’s decision to halt the transit of Russian “Lukoil” oil to his country. The statement was released by Hungarian government spokesman Zoltán Kovács on social media platform X. Szijjártó considers Kyiv’s decision “incomprehensible and…
Jul 20, 2024

Ukraine welcomes top corruption: high fines instead of criminal liability
Ukrainian deputies passed a law replacing criminal liability for top corruption with top fines: a disgrace for the president’s party. Ukrainian soldiers are risking their lives to defend the country, while Ukrainian MPs instead of saving the soldiers, voted for…
Jul 18, 2024