Larysa came to the Forpost HELP Mental Health and Trauma Therapy Centre to seek help. The woman is undergoing long-term treatment in one of the hospitals in Dnipro city. She visited a psychotherapist after experiencing…
Ukraine Solved 536 Corruption Offences in 2020
January 14, 2021
In 2020, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) solved 536 corruption offences, including demanding and taking a bribe, embezzlement, abuse of influence, power or official position, and others. A total of 90 criminal proceedings were instituted…
The G7 Ambassadors in Ukraine led by the United Kingdom will continue to support Ukraine in implementing reforms aimed at economic development. “We will continue to engage with the Ukrainian authorities, experts and civil society…
NABU Stated Unprecedented Interference in Investigation
December 24, 2020
The General Prosecutor of Ukraine has changed the case’s jurisdiction and transferred the criminal proceedings on the President’s Office Deputy Head Oleh Tatarov from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) to the Security Service…
President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed Law No.1074-IX “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Establishing Liability for Declaring Inaccurate Information and Failure to Submit a Declaration by a Person Authorised to Perform State…
Most Cases Investigated by Ukraine’s Security Service Do Not Concern National Security
December 11, 2020
More than half of the cases opened by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) over the past eight years do not concern national security. This is evidenced by the results of a study conducted by…
EU Provided Financial Aid to Ukraine
December 9, 2020
The European Commission on behalf of the EU has transferred €600 million macro-financial aid to Ukraine to ensure the country’s macro-financial stability under the coronavirus pandemic. The European Commission press service reports about this. “Ukraine remains…
Policeman Set Fire to a Radio Svoboda Journalist's Car
December 7, 2020
Investigators of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) have completed a pre-trial investigation into the paymaster and keeper of the fire setting to Radio Svoboda journalist Halyna Tereshchuk’s car in Lviv. The case materials were…
Over 300 Protesters Detained in Belarus
December 7, 2020
In Belarus, activists again organise mass riots against the Lukashenka regime. The riots in the “local” format have been going on in Minsk for the third week in a row. Protesters meet in the backyards…
Media: Ukraine-EU Association Council Postponed
December 4, 2020
The European Union has decided to postpone the Ukraine-EU Association Counci, DW reports referring to its source in the EU bodies. It was noted that this event takes place annually and this year was scheduled…
Kaharlyk Police Abuse: What Will Happen to Police Officers Suspected of Torture and Rape?
December 3, 2020
At the end of May 2020, Ukraine shuddered as it became aware of yet another police violence incident. In Kaharlyk, a small town in the Kyiv region, local police officers tortured two witnesses, a young…
The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court has closed a case against Energy and Coal Industry Minister Ihor Nasalik for the delivery of false declaration. The court’s press service reports about this. The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court panel closed…
The Washington Post: Joe Biden to Resume the Ukrainian Oligarchs' Corruption Investigation
November 23, 2020
One of the most significant foreign tasks for Joe Biden, the newly-elected US President, will be the revival of the political alliance between Washington and Kyiv. The American edition of The Washington Post writes about this in…
SBU Raids National Memorial to Heavenly Hundred Heroes - Revolution of Dignity Museum
November 20, 2020
On 19 November, the National Police, together with representatives of the Security Service of Ukraine, conducted searches in the premises of the National Memorial to the Heavenly Hundred Heroes – the Revolution of Dignity Museum,…
European Commission Advises Kyiv to Restart Judicial Reform
November 17, 2020
Ukraine can resolve the situation with the Constitutional Court of Ukraine by restarting judicial reform, European Commission’s Deputy Director-General for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Katariná Mathernová said at the “Dialogues About Reforms: On the…
Ukraine Ranked 92nd in the World Prosperity
November 17, 2020
Ukraine was ranked 92nd in the world welfare ranking compiled by the international analytical organisation Legatum Institute. That is the worst level among all the Eastern European countries. Ukraine’s position is significantly affected by the…
Financial assistance to Ukraine from the International Monetary Fund and the European Union and continued visa-free travel to the EU are conditional on the fight against corruption. “Ukraine’s economic stability is bolstered by a $5…
MEPs Concerned About Ukraine's Unreformed Judiciary and Influence of Oligarchs In Country
November 10, 2020
The Ukrainian authorities need to carry out a number of reforms, in particular in the judiciary, to avoid regression on the European integration path. This is stated in the report on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement…
Ukraine is plunged into another crisis after the Constitutional Court declared unconstitutional provisions on anti-corruption efforts among which is criminal liability for inaccurate declaration of assets. The court also deprived the National Agency on Corruption…
Ukraine’s Constitutional Court’s scandalous decision to abolish electronic declaration and thus remove criminal liability for declaring unreliable information has disappointed Ukrainian society. After all, this is a significant step back in the state’s anti-corruption policy….
