What we’re watching
- Tuesday, March 16 at 12 p.m Kyiv time: Internews and UkraineWorld. “Seven years of Russian occupation in Crimea.” Watch here.
- Tuesday, March 16 at 4 p.m. Kyiv time: British-Ukrainian Business Council webinar on agriculture. Contact organizer for more information: [email protected]
- Thursday, March 18 at 5 p.m. Kyiv time: U.S.-Ukraine Business Council — An interview with Kurt Volker. Register here.
- Friday, March 19 at 11 a.m. Kyiv time: 4th German-Ukrainian Business Forum. Register here.
Top news
- Big tobacco about to score big win in Ukraine, roll back excise tax
- Beijing defends Chinese delegation’s trip to Crimea
- Prosecutors charge ex-PrivatBank officials with embezzling $300 million
- Ukraine’s navy acquires first Neptune cruise missile
- To get to green future, Ukraine needs to overcome grey today
- Ukrposhta reports $330 million net income, profit drops
Coronavirus
- Ukraine won’t introduce COVID-19 vaccine passports, Lyashko says
- Poll: 40% of businesses increase revenues during pandemic year
- Interfax: Chief State Sanitary Doctor Liashko tests positive for COVID-19
- Red & green zone countries
- Sign-up for vaccinations in Ukraine
- Financial Times: Bloomberg: COVID-19 vaccine tracker
Podcast: Ukraine-US ties & Nord Stream 2
It’s been a month and a half since Joe Biden took office as the 46th president of the United States. This week we are discussing two aspects of Ukraine-U.S. relations: The Nord Stream 2 pipeline with staff writer Alexander Query, and proposed plans from the Atlantic Council and Kyiv Security Forum for Biden-Zelensky cooperation with Kyiv Post editor-in-chief Brian Bonner.
Business
Business Wire
Opinions
Matthew Choi: Nord Stream 2 isn’t off the hook
Diane Francis: Needle diplomacy
Leon Aron: Could Putin launch another invasion?Halya Coynash: Ukraine’s most malicious miscarriages of justice
Recep Tayyip Erdogan: The West should help Turkey end Syria’s civil war
From the archives: Putin Pauses In Crimea As Ukraine Mobilizes For War
Ukrainians are in shock at losing Crimea. Ukrainian troops prepare to leave Crimea. Nation prepares for large-scale invasion by Kremlin. Vox Populi: Are you willing to fight for Crimea? The first Ukrainian soldier killed in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula is Serhiy Kokurin, 37, a warrant officer from the Simferopol military unit.
