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Super important news
- Son of president Poroshenko’s top ally accused of embezzling millions. 26-year-old Ihor Hladkovskiy, the son of the head of Ukraine’s Security and Defense Council, has allegedly embezzled the state defense budget — he’s suspected of smuggling used parts from Russia and selling them to Ukrainian defense companies at inflated prices.
- Liability for illegal enrichment now unconstitutional, Ukraine’s Constitutional Court rules. This means the burden of proving wrongdoing is now solely on the side of the prosecution. However, introducing liability for illegal enrichment was an EU requirement for granting Ukraine visa-free regime.
National news
- Poroshenko to give every pensioner $90. Ukraine’s needy pensioners will get a one-time payment of nearly $90 in March and April by the order of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. The presidential election will take place on March 31.
- Two culprits of horrific car accident get sentenced. Olena Zaitseva and Hennadiy Dronov who were involved in a car accident, which killed six people and shook the country over a year ago, were both sentenced to 10 years in prison.
News from America
- U.S. issues two sentencing memos against Paul Manafort. Former lobbyist of Ukraine’s fugitive ex-President Viktor Yanukovych is portrayed as “a brazen, greedy criminal.”
- Oscar-winning Alfonso Cuarón supports Oleg Sentsov. The Mexican director stepped in to advocate for the Ukrainian filmmaker imprisoned in Russia as he wore a pin with an inscription “#Free Sentsov” attached to his jacket at a public event.
- U.S. think tank warns about violence at Ukraine’s elections. Most of the violence may come from internal sources like attacks by far-right groups and brawls among supporters of rival politicians.
Business news
- Ukraine finds land potentially rich on petroleum. And the Cabinet of Ministers has just issued tenders for this land. The bidders will compete for a chance to sign a 50-year production sharing agreement.
- Chinese to acquire stake in Ukraine’s aerospace giant Motor Sich. The Zaporizhia-based company is one of the world’s largest and most important manufacturers of helicopter engines and parts for civilian and military aircraft.
- Ukraine’s industrial production decreases. The country produces 3.3 percent fewer products and commodities compared to last year.
Kyiv Post news
- The Kyiv Post founds own law firm ranking. It’s going to be the first independent line up of law companies in Ukraine. If you represent a law firm, take part by completing our questionnaire.
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