Kyiv Post Exclusives involving Russia’s war against Ukraine:
- Vice Admiral Andriy Tarasov, the chief of the Ukrainian naval staff, says Ukraine is ready for another attack by Russia at sea.
- Ukraine is spending a fifth Christmas and New Year’s bracing for possible new attacks from Russia, which has stepped up its military deployments near Ukraine’s border and ratcheted up the rhetoric. But limited martial law expired on Dec. 26 with everything fairly quiet on the war front.
- Two key British lawmakers, Michael Fallon, a former defense secretary, and John Whittingdale, chair of the U.K.-Ukraine All-Party Parliamentary Group, talk to the Kyiv Post after their visits to the Azov Sea port cities of Mariupol and Berdyansk. See the video here and read the story here. They also talk about how U.K. and NATO support for Ukraine can be improved.
- Russia’s war against Ukraine has claimed the lives of at least 2,936 Ukrainian soldiers. Here are the names, faces, and stories of some of the latest casualties.
- A letter-writing campaign has been launched to support Ukrainian political prisoners held by Russian during the winter holidays.
- President Petro Poroshenko has given official veteran’s status to independence fighters from the World War II era, including those who fought with the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, known as UPA.
- Russia has put more sanctions on Ukrainian individuals and businesses. And, in another act of hostility, Russia has completed a security fence to separate Kremlin-occupied Crimea from the Ukrainian mainland. As if that is not enough, Russia has threatened to bypass Ukraine’s gas pipeline entirely after Nord Stream 2 is built with German backing. The move could cost Ukraine $3 billion yearly.
Other Kyiv Post Exclusives:
- Controversial candidates have been cleared to be judges on the anti-corruption court being formed, raising questions about the effectiveness of the new institution expected to start hearing cases in 2019.
- Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko is accused of having loose lips and making disclosures that are damaging the Kateryna Gandziuk murder investigation.
- A sign of the times: Tesla Supercharger stations will appear in Ukraine in 2019, giving a boost to electric cars.
- Some beautiful photos here of Christmas celebrations in Kyiv.
- The United Kingdom is promising a stronger crackdown on dirty money emanating from Russia and Ukraine.
Our latest Legal Quarterly magazine is available online for free. Download the “Legal Quarterly: Interesting Lawyers (Part 3)” or read the stories from this issue:
We profile seven lawyers in our latest edition of Legal Quarterly, published on Dec. 21. They are:
Dmytro Fedoruk of Redcliffe Partners;
Graham Conlon of CMS Cameron McKenna;
Oleksiy Feliv of Integrites;
Volodymyr Yakubovskyy of Nobles;
Constantin Solyar of Asters;
Anzhela Makhinova of Sayenko Kharenko; and
Andriy Olenyuk of Everlegal
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