Did you know that there are unique and amazing monuments in Ukraine? For example, monuments to dumpling, corrupt official, cucumber, loving couple, Hedgehog. There is even the monument to the nose of famous writer Mykola Hohol which,…
Ukrainian enterprises, which lost property and profits due to Russia’s aggression in Donbas and the illegal occupation of Crimea, filed lawsuits at more than 12 commercial arbitration courts. The total amount of claims is over $4.5 billion,…
Ukraine to Attract $90 Million Loan to Fight Coronavirus
April 28, 2021
On 27 April, the Ukrainian delegation held official talks with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) on a joint Ukraine Emergency COVID-19 Response and Vaccination Project. Following the meeting, it was agreed to…
France and Germany have different stances on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, but discussions are ongoing between the countries to find a common vision for the project, Minister of State for European Affairs of France…
Security Tips from Tokyo
March 22, 2021
Tokyo had a busy diplomatic schedule. Visits were made by the U.S. Secretary of State and the U.S. Secretary of Defence. Minister of Defence of Ukraine Andriy Taran also arrived in the capital of Japan,…
The Ukrainian authorities should continue to combat corruption in the country and implement judicial and land reforms, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said addressing Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal during the opening of the 4th…
Credit Rating Agency Standard & Poor's Affirms Ukraine's B Ratings with Stable Outlook
March 16, 2021
Global credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s has affirmed Ukraine’s long-term and short-term sovereign credit ratings in foreign and national currencies at the level of “B” and Ukraine’s national scale ratings at the level of…
IBM Security has released the annual 2021 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index. It demonstrates how the nature of cyberattacks changed during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, when attackers sought to profit from an unprecedented socio-economic situation…
Presidents of Ukraine and Poland Agree to Counter Nord Stream 2
February 25, 2021
During a phone conversation, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda discussed steps to jointly oppose the completion of the construction of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline….
The Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce has refused the three minority shareholders of PJSC Ukrnafta (Littop Enterprises, Bridgemont Ventures, and Bordo Managament) will not satisfy their claim against Ukraine for more than…
Nullification of Commitments to Russia: Forecast for Development of Post-Soviet States
February 1, 2021
The balance of power in the world is changing, as well as the situation at the regional level. This is important to understand for conducting a full analysis of trends and processes that will take…
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry Wants to Hold Yandex Accountable for Activities in Occupied Crimea
January 19, 2021
Ukrainian diplomats are looking for opportunities to bring Russian company Yandex to justice for its activities in the occupied Crimea, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine said in response to an inquiry from the…
Food Crisis: $400B Worth of Food Wasted Globally Each Year
January 18, 2021
Impressive numbers show that people around the world throw away kilograms of food totalling USD 400 billion annually. In the EU, up to 30% of food goes to waste, causing global economic losses worth about…
World Bank Improves Economic Outlook for Ukraine
January 7, 2021
The World Bank (WB) forecasts that Ukraine’s GDP will grow by 3.1% in 2021, while in October 2020 it predicted only 1.5% growth, according to the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects. At the same time,…
Norwegian Company Refuses to Certify Nord Stream 2
January 3, 2021
Norwegian company Det Norske Veritas (DNV) GL, which was supposed to certify Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, refused to provide this service. According to Russian media reports citing the company’s statement, the reason for…
NBU Recorded Foreign Capital Outflow from Ukraine
December 30, 2020
Foreign investors withdrew 343 million US dollars from our country in nine months of 2020. The National Bank of Ukraine published this data. The outflow of foreign capital in the first quarter of 2020 reached…
Fatal Sanctions Against Nord Stream 2 Being Prepared
December 24, 2020
The outgoing administration of the United States President is preparing a powerful new package of sanctions against Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, Reuters reports, citing its own sources in the White House. According…
The Centralised Spent Fuel Storage Facility (CSFSF) complex’s first launch took place in the Chornobyl zone. The event was attended by the Ukrainian company Energoatom management, representatives from the American company Holtec International, and other…
Ukraine to Auction Off a Gold Deposits Site
December 23, 2020
The State Service of Geology and Subsoil of Ukraine offered investors 13 sites with banks of gold ores, manganese, amber, groundwater, kaolin and chalkstone. Besides, for the first time in history, Ukraine put up a…
US Imposed Sanctions on Several Russian Companies, Russian Defence Ministry and Intelligence
December 22, 2020
The US Department of Commerce has published the sanctions list of 103 companies and agencies from Russia and China cooperating with their countries’ armed forces. Being on the list means that these organisations will not…
