What we’re watching
- Thursday, April 22: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko meet. Read more here.
- Thursday, April 22 at 5 p.m. Kyiv time: US-Ukraine Business Council — Development of extractive industries in Ukraine. Register here.
- Tuesday, April 27 at 11 a.m. Kyiv time: GOLAW – Litigation in Ukraine: What should business know? Register here.
- Thursday, April 29 at 5 p.m. Kyiv time: US-Ukraine Foundation – Nuclear Ukraine: From the Atoms for War to the Atoms for Peace and Back; discussion with Serhii Plokhii. Register here.
Kremlin tracker
- Putin: ‘We will decide where red lines are’
- Kuleba calls on EU to consider disconnection of Russia from SWIFT system
- Kuleba, U.S. Senate Committee chairman discuss increasing military aid
- English-language translation of Putin’s State of the Nation address
- US Senate panel okays Ukraine military finance bill
- Reuters: U.S. Senate panel advances bill to aid Ukraine, pressure Nord Stream 2
- Reuters: Kuleba says West must act now to ensure no new Russia military offensive
- Politico: U.S. considers more weapons shipments to Ukraine amid Russian buildup
- Associated Press: Ukraine adopts military reservist law amid Russia tensions
- Czech police arrest Russian-sponsored militants who fought in Donbas
- RFE/RL’s live blog of Vladimir Putin’s annual state of the nation address
- RFE/RL: Navalny allies snatched up by police as protests begin to roll across Russia
- UNIAN: Some 64% of Ukrainians stand for Ukraine’s accession to NATO
- International Crisis Group: The new crisis on Ukraine’s borders
- US News & World Report: Russia ramps up cyberattacks in Ukraine amid fears of war
- BBC: Khodorkovsky says EU not doing enough to stop Russia
- UNIAN: Dozens of ‘titushkas’ detained near Kharkiv
- US State Department: ‘Russia is the aggressor here’
Coronavirus
- COVID-19 in Ukraine: 12,162 new cases, 429 new deaths, 15,042 new vaccinations
- UNIAN: Kyiv may ease lockdown bans before month-end
- Ukrainian government reveals national COVID-19 vaccination plan
- Shmyhal asks Ukrainians to stay at home during May holidays, Easter
- Red & green zone countries
- Sign-up for vaccinations in Ukraine
- Financial Times: Bloomberg: COVID-19 vaccine tracker
Other news
Business
Level of shadow economy grows to 31% of GDP over 9 months of 2020
CNN: Dark tourism takes to the skies above Chornobyl
Business Wire
Four ways to invest in Ukraine’s infrastructure
Law firm Arzinger announces new appointments
Ukreximbank works as exclusive partner in large-scale infrastructure projects
Big Four audit, consulting firm EY announces its upcoming country leadership change
Opinions
Andreas Umland: The plain logic of Putin’s behavior
Davyd Arakhamia: Holding the line against Russia in Ukraine
Paul Goble: Russia violating international law by closing Kerch Straits
James S. Robbins: Ukraine crisis may be Putin’s test for the Biden administration
Anna Borshchevskaya, Raed Wajeeh, Daniel Rakov: Russia in the Middle East
New York Times: Putin’s tough talk
From the archives: Black Sea dying of pollution
As summer swimming season approaches, it’s always good to look at the quality of the waters. Ukraine’s Black Sea, particularly in Odesa, is a popular place. But it’s also polluted, although not nearly as badly as this 1997 story shows.
