Hasty government reshuffle sows disquiet – Read the story here.
Shmygal’s awkward start as nation’s prime minister
Shmygal, a professional accountant, has yet to present an agenda. Many of Ukraine’s reformers and Western partners are worried.
Riaboshakpka to parliament: ‘I’m leaving to return’ (FULL TRANSCRIPT)
Read Ruslan Riaboshapka’s remarks to parliament before 263 lawmakers voted to dismiss him on March 5.
Big interview: Artem Sytnyk, National Anti-Corruption Bureau Chief defends his record (VIDEO)
Watch Sytnak discuss why Ukrainians get so little justice.
Ukrainian lawmaker to self-quarantine after French counterpart diagnosed with COVID-19
Oleg Voloshyn, a member of the Opposition Platform, was reportedly hospitalized on March 6.
2 suspects arrested in corruption case linked to Poroshenko era insider
Ukrainian prosecutors issued a notice of suspicion to the alleged mastermind of an embezzlement scheme at one of Ukraine’s largest factories.
Green tariff dispute threatens to destroy renewable energy sector
Ukraine’s renewable energy sector is in danger of losing most major investors as the government considers deep cuts to its so-called green tariffs.
New report: Nearly 20 percent of Ukrainian trade is illicit
A new report by the Washington-based Global Financial Integrity (GFI) organization sheds light on illicit capital flight from Ukraine.
Undercover footage reveals shocking conditions for hens in Ukrainian egg factory
The Open Cages nonprofit published the footage filmed by a former factory worker on March 5.
The week in cartoons
Zelensky’s cabinet delivery has arrived, Avakov survives and Poroshenko’s son discovers the dangers of Russian rap. See this week’s cartoons here.
25th anniversary series: 2005 – Orange Revolution aftermath, Gongadze investigation
See our photo gallery of the people, issues and events that shaped Ukraine in the year 2005.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
The Zelensky government entered a new chapter this week, aiming for a reset with the replacement of two-thirds of the Cabinet of Ministers including Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk.
The ministers’ tenures were short-lived even by Ukraine’s standards, with the officials in place for only half a year. Read our analysis of the Cabinet picks from the time and more from the early days of Zelensky’s administration in our Aug. 30, 2019 issue, “New Era Dawns.”
