What we’re watching
- Thursday, April 15 at 3 p.m. Kyiv time: Norwegian Energy Partners and Norwegian-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce — The Ukrainian Energy Market: Trends & Opportunities. Register here.
- Thursday, April 15: Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics to visit Ukraine on April 15
- Through Friday, April 16: The Strategy Council will hold a week-long series of webinars to mark Ukrainian Transport Infrastructure Week. Register here.
Top news
- Kyiv Post Employment Fair on April 14 brings together experts to help job seekers
- Ukraine’s most scandalous judge, Vovk, may be transferred to new court
- Interfax: Cabinet approves, submits to NSDC for consideration development strategy of defense industry
- UNIAN: Freedom House includes Ukraine in ‘partly free’ countries in 2021
Coronavirus
- Kyiv extends lockdown through April 30
- Ukraine to receive first batch fo vaccines through COVAX
- COVID-19 in Ukraine: 14,553 new cases, 467 new deaths, 15,152 new vaccinations
- Red & green zone countries
- Sign-up for vaccinations in Ukraine
- Financial Times: Bloomberg: COVID-19 vaccine tracker
Kremlin tracker
- Russia deploys Iskander ballistic missiles close to Ukraine
- New York Times: Biden administration to impose tough sanctions on Russia
- New York Times: Intelligence chiefs warn of Russian troops near Ukraine and other threats
- CNN: US and other NATO members pledge support to Ukraine while walking fine line with Russia
- UNIAN: Poland, other EU members want more sanctions against Russia
- NBC News: Russia amasses troops near US ally Ukraine. But what is Putin’s goal?
- RFE/RL: Germany says Russia seeking to ‘provoke’ with troop buildup at Ukraine’s border
- Reuters: Kremlin coy on Putin-Biden summit, warns against US sanctions
- Reuters: Ukraine rehearses repelling tank attack near Russian-annexed Crimea
- Defense Blog: Secretary of Russian Security Council fears Ukrainian invasion
- The Guardian: Ukraine still outgunned as Russia prepares for a larger conflict
- Reuters: Hot or cold war? Investors try to second guess Russia’s military maneuvers
- Reuters: Ukraine says Russia could store nuclear weapons in Crimea
- CBS News: Russia warns US to stay away for its ‘own good’
- The Baltic Times: ‘Moscow does not want to lose influence over Ukraine’
- The Hill: Kremlin says Biden-Putin summit contingent on US behavior
- UNIAN: Finland’s president expresses concern to Putin over military build-up near Ukraine
- UNIAN: Russian propaganda heating up tensions since winter
- US Mission to the OSCE: Russia’s activities near Ukraine’s border violate Vienna Document
- Reuters: White House says Biden’s call with Putin was to stress consequences of activities
- Reuters: Battle-hardened and better funded, Ukraine’s army knocks on NATO’s door
Business
Reuters: Ukraine says ArcelorMittal to invest $1 billion to cut pollution
Interfax: Zakarpattia to resume passenger air traffic from June 1
Interfax: Bankers expect NBU to raise refinancing rate to at least 7% with prospect of further growth
Interfax: Ukroboronprom ready to double production of weapons due to escalation from Russia
Business Wire
Arzinger strengthens its presence
GOLAW: Risks of being a top manager: personal assets under threat
Cosmetics giant L’Oréal contributes to solve ecological, social world challenges
Scholarship programs offered by Government of India for professionals and students
Kyiv Post joins Norwegian-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce
GOLAW: Surprises during real estate
GOLAW: Top mistakes in privatization — things not to do
Former chairman of the Anti-Monopoly Committee of Ukraine joins Redcliffe Partners
New leader for KPMG’s TP group
Lactalis in Ukraine: 25 years of sustainable development
Ukreximbank uses full array of financial tools to support agricultural business
Opinions
Victor Tregubov: Should Ukraine expect full-blown invasion?
The Jamestown Foundation: Moscow moving 15 warships from Caspian Sea to waters off Ukraine
The Guardian: A time for solidarity with Ukraine
Brian Whitmore: Belarus is the new front in Putin’s war against Ukraine
Walter Russell Mead: Can Biden’s resolve weather Putin and Xi?
Gustav Gressel: Why Russia is threatening to escalate the Ukraine conflict
Paul Goble: Putin has 2 reasons to kill his opponents
Anna Bilous: Public-private partnerships in Ukraine
Carl Bildt: US, EU must be ready to stand up to Russian aggression
Petro Oleshchuk: Russia needs all of Ukraine
Halya Coynash: FSB arrests Crimean Tatar families for ‘good statistics
From the archives: Putin’s Drive To Destroy Ukraine
That’s still the Kremlin dictator’s aim.
