Politics

Ukrainians protest near the Parliament against land reform
Ukrainians protest near the Parliament against land reform
Nov 13, 2019

Putin set conditions on the Normandy Four summit
The Kremlin announced their conditions for the Normandy Four summit. Russian representative to the OSCE Aleksandr Lukashevich said that Russia would participate in the Normandy Four meeting if Ukraine fulfills several conditions. “The implementation of these instructions opens a way…
Oct 7, 2019

In no case should Steinmeier formula be signed. But Ukraine did it
Ex-representative of Ukraine in the working subgroup on political issues of the TCG in Minsk Roman Bezsmertny has published the text of the sensational “Steinmeier formula,” which is being prepared on behalf of the Trilateral Group for the heads of…
Oct 1, 2019

Government approved Action Plan on legalization of gambling business and amber production
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the Government’s Action Plan and a number of bills, in particular on the legalization of gambling business and regulation of amber-mining activities. Thus, the Government approved a package of bills “to regulate amber-mining…
Sep 30, 2019

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Danylyuk writes a letter of resignation
Why Danylyuk resigned and what’s next: main surmises. Oleksandr Danylyuk was one of the first to join Zelensky’s team, one of the first to get a high position in the government office and one of the first to resign. The…
Sep 28, 2019

State Bureau of Investigation summoned Poroshenko for questioning
State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine summoned Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine’s 5th President, for questioning on July 25 for the second time. On July 17, the State Bureau of Investigation summoned Poroshenko for questioning for the first time. Petro Poroshenko was summoned…
Jul 24, 2019

Activists call on responsibility for war crimes liable
Activists call on the Ukrainian Parliament to pass the law to hold those responsible for war crimes liable. On June 6 the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine’s Parliament) passed in the first reading the draft law no.9438 “On amending some legal acts…
Jun 5, 2019

Ukraine’s Parliament refuses to include the presidential bill on impeachment in its session agenda
Only 110 MPs voted for decision to include the presidential bill on impeachment in its session agenda, while at least 226 votes were needed. The Verkhovna Rada refused to include a presidential bill on impeachment in its session agenda. It…
Jun 4, 2019

Volodymyr Zelensky’s Inaugural Address: full text
Today Volodymyr Zelensky has officially become president of Ukraine. During the inauguration ceremony, he took an oath to the people of Ukraine, after which he addressed the deputies. EMPR publishes the full text of his speech. Dear Ukrainians! After my…
May 20, 2019

Ukraine judges complain about Poroshenko’s pressure
The panel of judges, which upheld the claim of the oligarch Igor Kolomoisky and overrode the decision to nationalize Privatbank, complained to the High Council of Justice, the Prosecutor General’s Office and the State Bureau of Investigations about the pressure…
Apr 27, 2019

Poroshenko vs Putin – a new round of election campaign hits the streets of Ukraine
One week after the first election round the voters’ attention got caught by billboards and campaign brochures seeing the actual President and one of the two candidates in the second ballot Petro Poroshenko juxtaposed against the President of the Russian…
Apr 11, 2019

Russia is going to “correct” the results of Ukrainian presidential election
Russian special services are going to use malware in order to “correct” the results of Ukrainian presidential election. According to the IR group, Russian special services are currently preparing a series of cyber attacks aimed at destabilizing the social and…
Mar 22, 2019



