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What we’re watching
- Sept. 17 at 9 a.m. Kyiv time: 11th European-Ukrainian Energy Day. Watch online.
- Sept. 17 at 9:30 a.m. Washington/4:30 p.m. Kyiv time: U.S.-Ukraine Business Council webinar: “Fighting corruption effectively.” Register here.
- Sept. 23 at 10 a.m./5 p.m. Kyiv time. The Atlantic Council is hosting “Bankova breakdown? Ukraine’s summer of economic shock.” Register here.
- Hryvnia/$: 28
- Prosecutor general blocks bribery charges against Zelensky lawmaker
- Trapped at Belarus border, Hasidic pilgrims request entry to Ukraine
- Government approves draft of state budget for 2021
- Kyiv enters ‘orange’ level of COVID-19 threat (PHOTOS)
- Ukrainian shipbuilder unveils fourth tanker for Dutch company
Zelensky visits Austria
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (L) welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sept. 15, 2020 in Vienna, Austria. Read the President Office’s account of the first day of his two-day trip.
Business Update
Interfax: Hryvnia to devaluate to UAH 29-30/$1 by late 2020 – ICU forecast
Interfax: Weakening of hryvnia to help balance macroeconomic indicators – NBU Council head
Interfax: Ukraine counts on cooperation with United Kingdom in energy sector
Interfax: Growing competition between developers in Kyiv suburban stimulates development of new trade centers – expert
Interfax: ICU expects next IMF tranche no earlier than Q1, 2021
Ukraine sees decline in milk, egg, meat production
UNIAN: Ukraine sees decline in milk, egg, meat production
Ukrainian Journal: S&P affirms Ukraine’s long-term credit rating at ‘B’; outlook positive
Opinions
Paul Goble: Poland’s Intermarium idea very different from what it was — or what Moscow thinks it is
Franak Viačorka: The EU’s ‘grave concern’ will not help Belarus
Brian Mefford: Five predictions for Ukraine’s local elections
Steven Pifer: Nuclear weapons – it’s time for sole purpose
Maria Snegovaya: If Putin sends troops to Belarus, don’t expect Russians to applaud
Greg Sargent: 7 ways Trump is using government to corrupt the election
Alya Shandra: Belarus protests show no sign of decline
Diane Francis: Ukraine’s reforms remain hostage to corrupt courts
Mason Clark: Lukashenko softens his opposition to protests
Anastasiia Starchenko: Solidarity with Belarus
Halya Coynash: Pro-Russian forces ‘re-sentence’ Ukrainian to 15 years
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya: The regime in Belarus tries to steal victory
