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Investigation: Huge quantities of Chinese cigarettes smuggled into Ukraine

Editor’s Note: This investigation is a part of the “China Tobacco Goes Global” investigative project by the Kyiv Post, Organized Crime and Corruption …
Anna Myroniuk

World Bank loans Ukraine $350 million for pandemic response

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced the agreement of a $350 million loan package with the World Bank on June 25. “The money will be spent on …
Max Hunder

The Moscow Times: Russian vaccine skeptics rush to buy fake Covid jab certificates

Watching as Russia’s drive to vaccinate its citizens against coronavirus stumbled earlier this year, Sergei had a hunch that authorities would …
The Moscow Times

Reuters: Russia warns UK and US not to tempt fate in Black Sea

Russia warned Britain and the United States on Friday against “tempting fate” by sending warships to the Black Sea, and said it would defend its …
Reuters

EU prolongs economic sanctions against Russia

The European Union has decided to prolong the economic sanctions against Russia, European Council President Charles Michel said on June 25. “We have …
Interfax-Ukraine

Al Jazeera: Russia launches Mediterranean drills amid rift with UK

The Russian military has launched sweeping manoeuvres in the Mediterranean Sea featuring warplanes capable of carrying hypersonic missiles, a show of …
Al Jazeera

Zaporizhia receives 35 million euro loan from IFC to transform the city

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is dedicating a 35 million euro loan to support Zaporizhia’s efforts to make the city more sustainable by …
Asami Terajima

Wall Street Journal: In Russia, some of the world’s biggest polluters are going green

In Russia, climate change has been little more than an afterthought for many big companies, some of which are among the world’s biggest …
Wall Street Journal

Reuters: Ukraine tightens border control over Delta variant

Ukraine on Friday obliged visitors from countries affected by the COVID-19 Delta variant take a mandatory antigen test, the health ministry said. Read …
Reuters

Ukrinform: Occupiers fire banned mortars on Ukrainian positions near Hranitne

Today, Russian-occupation forces have violated the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine already four times. Read more here.
UkrInform

Reuters: Italy wanted EU-Russia summit, backs dialogue with Moscow

Italy backed a Franco-German proposal to hold a summit with Russia, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Friday, adding it was important to …
Reuters

Cabinet obliges persons arriving from India, UK, Russia, Portugal to Ukraine to do test

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has taken a number of measures to counter the Delta strain coronavirus, in particular, foreigners and stateless …
Interfax-Ukraine

Halya Coynash: Russia’s charges against tortured Ukrainian journalist different from his TV ‘confession’

Russia’s trial of Ukrainian freelance journalist Vladislav Yesypenko is due to begin on 6 July 2021 at the Russian-controlled Simferopol District …
Halya Coynash

Reuters: Russia sees COVID surge linked to Delta variant and slow vaccine drive

Russia is facing a surge in COVID-19 cases that authorities blame on the highly infectious Delta variant and slow progress in vaccinating people, with …
Reuters

Report: Ukraine ranks among world’s 50 best countries for startups

Foreign businesses and investors call Ukraine an inspiring country: Despite years of economic difficulties, it still manages “to create technology …
Daryna Antoniuk

What to do in Kyiv on June 25-27

Editor’s Note: The latest lockdown in Kyiv ended on April 30, and events have resumed under restrictions, including mask-on policies. To let us know …
Daria Shulzhenko

Deutsche Welle: Merkel hopeful of swift economic recovery at EU summit

European leaders gathered in Brussels on June 25 at the EU leaders’ summit and dedicated a large part of the second day of discussions to the economic …
Deutsche Welle

Ukrinform: US calls on Russia to afford OSCE SMM access to Crimea

The United States calls on Russia to afford the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission full freedom of movement throughout Ukraine, including Crimea. Read …
UkrInform
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