What we’re watching
- Thursday, April 8, at 5 p.m. Kyiv time: U.S.-Ukraine Business Council — A conversation with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent. Register here.
- Monday, April 12- Friday, April 16: Strategy Council will hold a week-long series of webinars to mark Ukrainian Transport Infrastructure Week. Register here.
- Wednesday, April 14 at 11 a.m. Kyiv time: GOLAW will hold a webinar “Top Mistakes In Privatization: Things Not To Do”/Register here.
- 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.
- Next week: Parliament back in session
Top news
- Authorities find treasure vault allegedly belonging to notorious judge
- PrivatBank: Foreign money transfers up 30% in 2021
- IMF improves economic forecast for Ukraine; further lending uncertain
- Trudeau assures Zelensky of Canada’s support for Ukraine
- The Globe and Mail: Ukraine looks to Canada for help with NATO membership
Coronavirus
- COVID-19: 15,415 new cases, record 481 deaths, 15,585 new vaccinations
- BBC: What are the differences between the different vaccines?
- Red & green zone countries
- Sign-up for vaccinations in Ukraine
- Financial Times: Bloomberg: COVID-19 vaccine tracker
Kremlin tracker
- Two more Ukrainian soldiers killed in Donbas
- Ukrainian soldiers hold the line amid Russian escalation, pandemic
- UNIAN: Russia continues pulling military hardware toward Ukraine’s border
- RFE/RL: 6 questions about the Russia-Ukraine situation
- RFE/RL: Western public support for Ukraine mounts amid Russian buildup near border
- Reuters: Russia says it will keep forces near Ukraine, touts possible ‘measures’
Business
Central bank holds press briefing on resolving issues with Arkada Bank’s collapse
Government approves National Transport Strategy of Ukraine until 2030 Business Wire
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
Timothy Ash: West dithers as Russia’s war claims more Ukrainian lives
Oksana Bashuk Hepburn: Time to toughen sanctions against Kremlin
Hlib Kanievskyi: What should be immediately done to save Ukraine’s defense industry
Vladislav Davidzon: Ukraine rules out a return to Minsk peace talks as Putin tightens his grip on Belarus
Brian Whitmore: The battle for Belarus – Russified regime faces Westernizing society
Greg Sargent: How Trump’s toxicity continues to poison the Republican Party
Arthur Cyr: Ukraine turmoil reflects Europe’s history
Steven Pifer: Kremlin saber-rattling in Ukraine – How the West should react
Robert Homans: Is Ukraine facing an imminent Russian invasion?
Nigel Gould-Davies: Europe urgently needs a geopolitical purposeAndrew Rasiulis: Ukraine is at Europe’s strategic crossroads
Stephen Blank: Biden administration must provide F-15 jets to Ukraine
Human rights organizations: There are signs of usurpation of power
Kseniya Kirillova: Russian influence in Montenegro threatens for NATO
Halya Coynash: Ukrainian journalist savagely tortured by Russian FSB in Crimea
From the archives: Odessa Mail-Order Death Still Unresolved
This wasn’t the top story, but skip to page 8 to read the most riveting story in the newspaper: The death of American Maple Hughes, found in his bathtub with a fractured skull. His Ukrainian wife and boyfriend were suspects, but denied the charges.
