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Suspect in biggest defense graft case to supply ammunition to Ukroboronprom

A firm owned by a suspect in Ukraine’s biggest defense corruption case will supply ammunition for grenade launchers to state-owned defense company …
Oleg Sukhov

Hold that purchase

Everyone knows that Ukraine is under the influence of a group of oligarchs who are very hard to dislodge. These oligarchs have many smart strategies …
Kyiv Post

VoxUkraine: Reform Index №169. Urban planning, distant identification of TOT residents

The reform index (iMoRe) is +0.6 points of the possible values ​​from -5.0 to +5.0 for the period from Sept. 13 to Sept. 26. The index was +0.2 points …
VoxUkraine

Useless officials

President Volodymyr Zelensky conducted yet another government reshuffle. This time, the Zelensky-controlled parliament fired five ministers on Nov. 3 …
Kyiv Post

Rada speaker signs law on deoligarchization

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk has signed the law on deoligarchization (No. 5599) adopted by the parliament, the corresponding mark …
Interfax-Ukraine

Judicial reform makes progress but may be canceled

Ukraine’s judicial reform is moving forward again after an extended impasse but there’s little to celebrate. The country’s corrupt “judicial mafia,” …
Oleg Sukhov

Odesa kingmaker Galanternik wanted in embezzlement case

Vladimir Galanternik, an influential businessman from Odesa, has been put on a wanted list in an embezzlement case, according to a notice published on …
Oleg Sukhov

Dereliction of duty

If the West is so eager to lend or give Ukraine money, maybe they should just do it — and dispense with the charade that they are conditioning the …
Kyiv Post

Yuri Polakiwsky: The questions that plague Ukraine

The ongoing case of TIU Canada against the notorious oligarch Igor Kolomoisky in the courtrooms of Ukraine is a microcosm of Ukrainian judicial and …
Yuri Polakiwsky

Cabinet approves Strategy for combating torture in criminal justice system

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the Strategy for Combating Torture in the Criminal Justice System and a plan of measures for its …
Interfax-Ukraine

Tetiana Shevchuk: Weekly anti-corruption update in Ukraine

Judicial reform is unblocked: Council of Judges nominates experts to Ethics Council On Oct. 23, the members of the Council of Judges has nominated …
Tetiana Shevchuk

Tycoon Vasyl Khmelnytsky buys iconic Bilshovyk plant for mere $53 million

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include tycoon Vasyl Khmelnytsky’s comment. Ukrainian tycoon and former politician Vasyl Khmelnytsky …
Natalia Datskevych

Kseniia Alekankina: How the authorities reformed Ukraine in the 3rd quarter

In the third quarter, the Reform Index recorded several changes in urban planning and another attempt to create bona fide judicial self-government. In …
Kseniia Alekankina

Olena Makarenko: When will non-oligarchic political parties flourish in Ukraine?

Oligarchs are often regarded as the guardians of corruption within Ukraine’s political system. Over the years, they’ve entrenched themselves in nearly …
Olena Makarenko

Zelensky approves concept of reforming State Service for Special Communication

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has put into effect the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) dated October …
Interfax-Ukraine

UkrInform: US, EU, UK ambassadors call on Ukraine to overcome corrupt influences on judiciary

Ukraine must finally overcome corrupt influences that undermine the rule of law and hold the country back from its Euro-Atlantic path. Read more …
UkrInform

Yuri Panchenko: Ukraine’s anti-oligarch law – too much or too little?

Ukraine’s recently adopted “de-oligarchisation” law has been hailed a ground-breaking measure to curb oligarchs’ influence on the country’s politics …
Yuriy Panchenko

Parliament passes law to strengthen central bank’s independence

The Ukrainian parliament passed a law to strengthen the independence of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on Oct. 19, fulfilling part of Ukraine’s …
Alexander Query
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