Front-page story
- Ukrainians have already had two successful revolutions this century. But for Moscow and Hong Kong, the struggle for democracy will be much harder.
Georgiy Gongadze
- Oleksiy Pukach is supposed to be serving a life sentence for the killing of journalist Georgiy Gongadze in 2000. But he could be going free soon. The Kyiv Post has done an interview with the inmate.
Corruption in amber-mining
- Everyone involved in illegal amber mining will be punished. At least that’s what Zelensky promised when he visited Zhytomyr Oblast, a region extremely rich in amber deposits.
Arrests start for Rotterdam +
- One of the most notorious alleged corruption schemes in modern Ukraine “Rotterdam+” has cost Ukrainians $750 million. Now, arrests start — six suspects were charged with abuse of office.
Ukraine’s economy grows
- Ukraine’s economy is growing fast, veeeery fast. Gross domestic product grew 4.6 percent in the second quarter. Experts link this to a good harvest and business optimism after the landslide electoral victory of President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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