- Ukraine may have cut a deal with US President Donald Trump, with the New York Times reporting that it shut down investigations into Paul Manafort’s shady dealings as a security package – which includes this week’s delivery of Javelin missiles – was negotiated with Washington.
- Ukraine’s grain exports look to have flagged slightly, with just about 34 million tons of grain exported so far in the 2017-2018 market year, which began last July. That’s compared to Ukraine’s 2016-2017 grain exports, which hit 43 million tons.
- A gang-style attack on Poroshenko Bloc lawmaker Mustafa Nayyem highlights Kyiv’s perennial problems with road rage and poor policing.
- Tired of credit cards and worn-out hryvnias? Apple CEO Tim Cook announced Apple Pay, a mobile payment system, would roll out in Ukraine in the coming months. The decision speaks to the quality of Ukraine’s phones and credit card machines.
- The US will double its assistance for Ukraine’s cybersecurity to $10 million, said Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and European Affairs Wes Mitchell, after he arrived in Ukraine today, fresh from a meeting with NATO foreign ministers.
- Ukrainian teenage tennis star Marta Kostyuk will debut in her first WTA Premier Mandatory in Madrid on May 7. The fifteen-year-old is ranked 134th in the world, gaining 24 places in a recent tournament in Germany.
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