2019 Presidential Election
- An all-time record of 44 candidates have been registered to run for president of Ukraine in March 31 election. Four of them are women. The deadline to withdraw from the race is March 7.
- Yulia Tymoshenko is unhappy with the fact that the Central Election Commission registered a lawmaker who shares her last name and patronymic: Tymoshenko Yuriy Volodymyrovych. She blamed her rivals for using an old scam of putting namesakes on the ballot to confuse voters and thus steal voters from her.
- We interviewed a candidate for president Yevgeniy Murayev, one of a few running this year from a pro-Russian camp of the Ukrainian opposition.
- More updates in our weekly Election Watch
National News
- Measles outbreak: Ukraine accounts for 65 percent of newly reported cases in Europe — WHO.
- Pro-animal activists rallied in front of the Ukrainian parliament calling the authorities to ban fur farming.
- What was the pretext for the dismissal of Zurab Alasania, CEO of Ukraine’s only public TV channel: censorship or financial mismanagement?
- Opponents of Ulana Suprun, Acting Health Minister suspended by a court from serving her duties, have accused her of incompetence and dual U.S.-Ukrainian citizenship. Her supporters see the attacks as revenge for her success in fighting corruption and pushing for healthcare reform.
- “Fight for Love” is a new collection of “jewelry for cause” from Ukrainian designers: A portion of all sales profits will go to purchase HIV test kits and encourage more people to get tested.
Business & Technology News
- Despite the rise in passenger numbers, Ukrainian International Airlines (aka MAU) is losing revenues dragged down by lower airfares as a result of growing competition.
- Banker Serhiy Tigipko’s TAS Group is buying 28-store Cosmo pharmacy chain from SigmaBleyzer investment group. TAS already owns a pharmacy chain with 114 branches.
- Naftogaz fired Oleg Prokhorenko, CEO of the state gas producer UkrGazVydobuvannya
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