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What we’re watching
- Oct. 12-13: Polish President Andrzej Duda visits Ukraine, meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky and attending the Polish-Ukrainian economic forum in Odesa.
- Oct. 13 at 10 a.m. Washington/5 p.m. Kyiv time: Webinar: “Privatization program in Ukraine 2020-2021: State Property Fund of Ukraine” organized by the U.S-Ukraine Business Council. Register here.
- Oct. 15 at 12 p.m. Washington/7 p.m. Kyiv time: Renew Democracy Initiative hosts a webinar “How Does Democracy Die?” Register here.
- Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. Washington/Oct. 16 1 a.m. Kyiv time: Webinar “Ukrainian Dialogue: Zelensky’s first year leading up to America’s presidential election.” Ambassador of Ukraine to the U.S. Volodymyr Yelchenko, member of parliament Solomiia Bobrovska, and Kyiv Post chief editor Brian Bonner. Register here.
- Oct. 17 at 3 p.m. Kyiv time: Ukrainian World Congress First Virtual Forum “United by Ukraine.” More information here. Media contact: olha.domanska@
ukrainianworldcongress.org
Top news
- Read the op-ed by Amos Hochstein on why he’s resigning from the supervisory board governing of state-owned Naftogaz
- America’s battles against Russia’s efforts to warp US elections
- Venice Commission criticizes parts of Zelensky’s judicial reform bill
- Agency says Constitutional Court has conflicts of interest in ruling on big cases
- Ukrainian company wants to build $1 billion tech park in Kherson Oblast
- Hurriyet Daily News: Despite pandemic, Ukrainians flock to Turkish Riviera
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Opinions
Amos J. Hochstein: Naftogaz faces increasing sabotage from corrupt forces
Eugene Czolij: Time for urgent reforms to attract investments to Ukraine
Alexei Bayer: The blacking of the white underclass
Lotta Sylwander: Celebrating International Day of the Girl Child
Matthew Bryza: Nagorno-Karabakh demonstrates Putin’s continued sway
Madeleine Albright: Donald Trump must not be how American democracy dies
Paul Goble: 2 most important online players in Belarus
Yuriy Andrukhovych: Do not forget fallen officer Mykola Zhuk