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Anti-epidemic measures upend education, sports, entertainment events in Kyiv
The ban on mass gatherings and school closures will last for three weeks, from March 12 to April 3.
Constitutional Court cancels most of Zelensky’s judicial reform
The court concluded that the law designed to remove tainted judges was unconstitutional.
Ombudswoman: We will bring all Ukrainian political prisoners home
Lyudmila Denisova, parliament’s commissioner for human rights, spoke with the Kyiv Post about hopes for a new prisoner exchange on March 10.
Ukraine begins 3 week anti-epidemic measures
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As COVID-19 sparks global economic downturn, Ukraine will take a hit
With the world economy lurching towards recession, Ukraine will face expensive foreign lending and decreased exports.
Ukrainian businesses prepare, feel first sting of coronavirus shutdown
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Ukraine’s transport sector stumbles under state restrictions
Local airlines are canceling flights, most border checkpoints are closed. Public transport continues to operate but has had to make adjustments.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
The office of President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on March 11 that Ukraine and Russia are negotiating a new prisoner swap Ukraine. Officials reportedly met in Minsk to discuss a finalized list of prisoners to be included in the exchange.
Read the Kyiv Post’s coverage of the last prisoner swap, which took place on Dec. 29, 2019 with 76 political prisoners released to Ukraine by Russian-backed militants.That exchange was not without controversy, with protests sparked by the release of former Berkut officers accused of killing protesters during the EuroMaidan Revolution.
The last prisoner exchange before that, in September 2019, included the release of 35 political prisoners. Though in that case criticism centered on the release to Russia of a witness to the 2014 MH17 plane crash. Watch our video dispatch from the time, “Free at last: Ukrainian prisoners return home.”
