What we’re watching
- 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
Top news
- Screen Masters: TV stations guard interests of oligarchs
- Biden takes it slow with sanctions against Russia
- US sanctions Kolomoisky ‘for significant corruption’
- Ukraine going cashless amid pandemic: digital transactions hit $80 billion
- National Bank increases key policy rate to 6.5% to prevent inflation
- Ukrainian startup supported by Amazon, NVIDIA raises $450,000
- Zelensky paves way for dual citizenship ban for officials
- Online advertising market grows in Ukraine, worth Hr 13.5 billion in 2020
- Ukravtodor to finish Kyiv bridge 17 years after construction started
- Ukraine to open new embassies and consulates this year
- Official resigns after being bullied for Facebook post about vibrator
- What to do in Kyiv on March 5-14
Coronavirus- Red & green zone countries
- Sign-up for vaccinations in Ukraine
- Financial Times: Bloomberg: COVID-19 vaccine tracker
Kyiv Post cartoons
Business
Ihor Kolomoisky
Washington Post: U.S. sanctions Ihor Kolomoisky, one of Ukraine’s most powerful tycoons
New York Times: U.S. sanctions key Ukrainian oligarch
Bloomberg: Biden targets billionaire to send Ukraine signal on corruption
RFE/RL: U.S. sanctions Ukraine oligarch Kolomoisky, family over alleged corruption
Financial Times: US sanctions Ukrainian oligarch Kolomoisky over corruption
The Hill: State sanctions Ukrainian billionaire over alleged corruption
Nord Stream 2
Bloomberg: Republicans use Biden’s CIA pick for pressure over Nord Stream 2
France 24: ‘Nord Stream 2 is a bad project,’ Kuleba tells FRANCE 24
Politico: Russia’s Biden pipeline dilemma just got worse, and you have Ted Cruz to thank
Other news:
UNIAN: Share of renewables in Ukraine’s energy balance to rise up to 25%Interfax: Ukraine’s FX reserves decrease in Feb due to repayment of public debt
Interfax: Ukraine seeks to increase FDI inflow to $15 bln per year from 2025 – National Economic Strategy 2030
Interfax: Ukrainian online display advertising market grows by 41% in 2020
Interfax: Economy Ministry predicts grain harvest in Ukraine at 75.1 million tons
UNIAN: New ski slopes, lifts to emerge in Ukraine’s Carpathians
News Break: 10 years after Fukushima, safety is still nuclear power’s greatest challenge
S&P Global Platts: Ukrainian gas industry welcomes new government strategy to boost gas output
Successful Farming: Ukraine spring grain sowing likely to start next week
Business Wire
Opinions
Katia Glod: Traffic slowdowns and eye-catching symbols
Halya Coynash: Kremlin hostages put the release of prisoners on the agenda
Halya Coynash: Crimea, Donbas close to North Korea in Freedom House rating
Timothy Ash: Will US sanction Russian sovereign debt, ban investment?
Illia Ponomarenko: Ukraine’s Friend & Foe of the WeekAnna Nemtsova: Putin ramps up RT’s propaganda budget as poll rating slumps
Alya Shandra: Ukrainian ex-Kremlin hostages launch platform to free political prisoner
From the archives: Ihor Kolomoisky is still throwing his weight around
Billionaire oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky is back in the news because of new U.S. sanctions against him. This article, part of the Kyiv Post’s “Oligarch Watch,” series, provides instructive background into one of the most notorious members of Ukraine’s oligarch class.
