What we’re watching
- Wednesday, March 10, at 3 p.m. Kyiv time: The Kyiv Security Forum, founded by Arseniy Yatsenyuk Open Ukraine Foundation, will present a document “12 Points of Strategic Partnership Between the United States and Ukraine.” Watch here.
- Thursday, March 11 at 4:30 p.m. Kyiv time: U.S.-Ukraine Business Council – A conversation with Anders Aslund – Register here
- Friday, March 12 at 5 p.m. Kyiv time: Atlantic Council: Does Ukraine need the IMF? Register here
- Friday, March 19 at 11 a.m. Kyiv time: 4th German-Ukrainian Business Forum. Register here.
Top news
- Israel protests against western Ukrainian city naming stadium in honor of Shukhevych
- Republican lawmakers press Biden administration to act against Nord Stream 2 pipeline
- Ukraine’s Ministry of Economy expects grain harvest to rebound
- Ukrainian startup Upswot raises $4.3 million
- Zelensky: Ukraine preparing for Normandy Four summit, no matter what
- Danilov: National fluency in English language is key to Ukraine’s national security
- Chinese investors to sue over Motor Sich nationalization
- Shevchenko Award honors Ukraine’s prominent art achievers
- Agence-France Presse: Ukraine questions Putin ally MP for ‘treason’
Coronavirus
- Stepanov: Vaccination too slow, British COVID variant detected in Ukraine
- UkrInform: More than 190,000 Ukrainians sign up for COVID-19 vaccine
- Interfax: Ukraine registers Chinese COVID-19 vaccine
- Red & green zone countries
- Sign-up for vaccinations in Ukraine
- Financial Times: Bloomberg: COVID-19 vaccine tracker
Photo: Seeking cleaner courts
An activist protests in front of Kyiv’s President Hotel during the Congress of Judges of Ukraine as law enforcement officers guard the site on March 9, 2021. Activists protested against the congress which is to elect members of the High Council of Justice and the Constitutional Court, whom demonstrators suspect of corruption. (AFP)
For more information: Ukrainian judges approve watchdog members despite West’s concerns
Business
Ukrainer: Developing the infrastructure for electric cars
EurActiv.com: US Republicans warn Biden against Nord Stream 2 ‘backdoor deal’Interfax: Infrastructure, logistics projects in Ukraine still attractive for investors in 2021 – NAI Ukraine
Interfax: Intertop Ukraine calls for limiting acquiring fees for retailers
Golden Casino News: Ukraine grants Parimatch gaming license – the first in history
Interfax: Inflation accelerates to 7.5% yoy in February
Business Wire
Opinion
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Mikheil Saakashvili: No more unnecessary tests for Ukrainian sailors Dave Elseroad: How the Peace Corps and Ukraine changed my lifePaul A. Goble: Russian, Chinese hackers steal coronavirus data Mark Galeotti: Kremlin turns on Russia’s ‘subversive transparency’ Halya Coynash: Russia had extended its ban on Mustafa Dzhemilev for a further 15 years Halya Coynash: Russia’s first Ukrainian political prisoner in Crimea Christine Chraibi: Remembering the fallen female heroes of Ukraine Judy Dempsey: How the legacy of Poland’s dissidents is being challenged Bohdan Ben: Why is Ukraine a democracy, contrary to Russia and Belarus? Dylan Myles-Primakoff: America’s Russia policy must not ignore human rights Peter Dickinson: US sanctions Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky Anne Applebaum: How to put out democracy’s dumpster fire Cristina Maza: Putin’s prisons a vortex of cruelty and anguish Kseniya Kirillova: Are new protests expected in the Russian regions? |
From the archives:
| Runaway Costs When the football games are over, what will Ukrainians be left with from the Euro 2012 soccer championship? For sure, overpriced stadiums, roads and other improvements that will cost taxpayers $20 billion. Critics say the costs are inflated by at least several billion dollars because of no-bid contracts. Who is benefitting from these uncompetitive practices? Will Euro 2012 turn out to be a national boondoggle? World in Ukraine: Korea. |
