What we’re watching
- Through Friday, April 16: The Strategy Council will hold a week-long series of webinars to mark Ukrainian Transport Infrastructure Week. Register here.
- Thursday, April 22 at 5 p.m. Kyiv time: US-Ukraine Business Council — Development of extractive industries in Ukraine. Register here.
Top news
- Foreign universities allowed to open branches in Ukraine
- ‘Everything is wrong’ at state Ukrzaliznytsia rail monopoly
- Zelensky imposes sanctions on 12 more alleged smugglers
- Road agency fights corruption, tries to rebuild Ukraine’s roads
- Ukrainians who live abroad rediscover home in pandemic
- National Bank raises key policy rate to 7.5%, worsens inflation, economic forecast
- New tapes show Vovk helped Kolomoisky win lawsuit
Coronavirus
- COVID-19 in Ukraine: 16,427 new cases, 433 new deaths, 15,744 new vaccinations
- Red & green zone countries
- Sign-up for vaccinations in Ukraine
- Financial Times: Bloomberg: COVID-19 vaccine tracker
Kremlin tracker
- Will Ukraine be able to survive a Russian attack?
- Biden imposes tougher sanctions on Russia
- Russia announces partial closure of Kerch Strait
- Factbox: Russian escalation in Ukraine yet to faze commodity markets
- White House: Fact sheet on imposing costs for harmful foreign activities by the Russian government
- White House: Background press call by senior administration officials on Russia
- White House: Executive order on blocking property with respect to specified harmful foreign activities of the government of the Russian Federation
- White House: A letter on blocking property with respect to specified harmful foreign activities of the government of the Russian Federation
Kyiv Post Cartoons
Laughter makes the world’s troubles go away.
Business
Interfax: Zelensky announces development of draft law on inadmissibility of influence of oligarchs on politics, adoption of laws in Ukraine
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
Editorial: Too little, very late
Yevhen Vorobiov: Consumer debt collectors become regulated entities in Ukraine
Dmytro Natalukha: By accommodating Russia, EU loses its soft power
Basil Kalymon: Nord Stream 2 and the Donbas
Eugene Czolij: 7 years of Russian military aggression in eastern Ukraine – it must be stoppedAlexander Query: Ukraine’s Friend & Foe of the WeekPaul Goble: The damage Putin has inflicted on Russians and UkrainiansMartin Fornusek: Russia escalates hunt for ‘Ukrainian extremists’
Philip Bump: The line from Trump’s campaign to Russian intelligence
Paul Goble: Neither Putin nor Russia would survive a major war with Ukraine
Paul Goble: Moscow’s use of Caspian flotilla against Ukraine
Bohdan Ben: Ukrainians take true ownership of their condos
Diane Francis: Chess with VladAnders Åslund: Corporate governance crisis continues at Ukraine’s state-owned enterprises
Dan Peleschuk: Ukraine’s anti-corruption effort struggles, but soldiers onJudy Dempsey: Should NATO admit Ukraine?Halya Coynash: Zelensky’s ‘reform’ could dissolve most notorious court in name aloneHalya Coynash: Ukrainian held in vermin-ridden basement without vital medication
Peter Dickinson: Putin’s saber-rattling reflects Russian rage over the loss of Ukraine
Mitchell Polman: Russian-language media: Can Ukraine compete with the Kremlin?
From the archives: Ukraine loses control of Azov Sea
With Russia again imposing restrictions on the movement of military ships and non-commercial vessels through the Kerch Strait, the Kremlin has again illegally blocked Ukraine’s maritime rights in the Sea of Azov. It’s not the first time, and probably won’t be the last time.
