The Law on Consumer Protection in the Settlement of Overdue Debts has been in force in Ukraine since 14 July. Now, debt collectors will have to abandon the usual scenarios of forced debt redemption. In particular,…
New charges of high treason (Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) and aiding the activities of a terrorist organisation (Part 1 of Article 258-3 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) were brought against Viktor…
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky reacted to the delay in the election of the head of the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP). The President stated that there could be no adequate explanation why the competition was being delayed….
Court in United States to Start Hearing in MH17 Case
October 7, 2021
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York will hold a preliminary hearing on 14 October on the lawsuit filed by the family of Quinn Schansman, killed in the downing of Flight…
Ukrainian Hacker Who Launched Ransomware Attacks on Over 100 Foreign Companies Exposed
October 6, 2021
A 25-year-old hacker was exposed during an international special operation conducted by the Cyberpolice Department of the National Police of Ukraine with the involvement of representatives of Interpol, Europol, as well as law enforcement agencies…
Joint Statement on Behalf of 40 UN Member States Condemning Russia's Human Rights Violations in Crimea
October 5, 2021
On 4 October, First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Emine Dzheppar delivered a Joint Statement on the Human Rights Situation in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea on behalf of 40 UN member states during the 48th…
Buffer Zone of Belarus
October 4, 2021
At the direction and under the supervision of Putin, Lukashenka is rapidly turning Belarus into a buffer zone between Russia and the West, turning it Into Russia’s powerful military bridgehead, from which it (Russia) will be…
Kerch Сrisis: Court in The Hague to Start Hearing in Ukraine v. Russia Case on 11 October
October 1, 2021
On 11 October, the Permanent Court of Arbitration of the United Nations International Court of Justice will start hearing the Ukraine v. Russian case on the illegal seizure of three Ukrainian ships “Nikopol,” “Berdyansk,” and “Yany-Kapu” and…
SBU Detains FSB-Hired Killer for Assassination of Ukrainian Special Forces Soldier
September 30, 2021
A Russian FSB agent was served with a notice of treason charges on the basis of data provided by the counterintelligence officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). It has been established that the criminal…
Court Arrests 236 Planes and 55 Vessels Conducting Transportation Services to Crimea
September 29, 2021
The Prosecutor’s Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea exposed systematic violations of the rules of international flights and navigation in the territory of the temporarily occupied peninsula. As a result, the court arrested 12…
Hacktivism in Belarus, or Guerillas of 21st Century
September 29, 2021
Every revolution is associated with information and communication technologies one way or another. Leaflets, posters, and newspapers were superseded by social media and the Internet. The protests in Belarus, which began after the authorities had rigged the presidential…
Persecution in Crimea on Agenda of PACE Autumn Session
September 27, 2021
The autumn session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe will take place in Strasbourg from 27 to 30 September 2021 in a hybrid format. The main topics of the autumn session will be…
EU Support to Fight Corruption in Ukraine Is Not Effective Enough
September 23, 2021
Ukraine is still suffering from grand corruption, state capture and the influence of oligarchs, and EU initiatives in this field delivered poor results. This is a conclusion of a special report published by the European…
About 230,000 Ukrainians residing in the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions took part in the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation. People were forcibly issued passports and transferred…
Group of MEPs Urges EU Not to Recognise Elections in Russian Federation
September 22, 2021
The European People’s Party (EPP) group in the European Parliament called on the European Union not to recognise the elections to the State Duma in Russia, emphasising that the Russian authorities held voting with blatant…
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and newly elected President of the UN General Assembly Abdullah Shahid. Russian aggression in Ukraine was one of the main topics of conversation….
Ukrainian Citizen Mykhailo Ferents Sentenced in Belarus
September 22, 2021
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reports that the Zavodsky District Court in Minsk sentenced Ukrainian citizen Mykhailo Ferents to three years in prison for alleged participation in acts grossly violating the public order and intentional…
More than 150,000 residents of the territories of Donbas not controlled by the Government of Ukraine voted remotely in the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation as of 15:45 (Kyiv time) on…
EU Disburses EUR 600 M Loan to Ukraine
September 17, 2021
The European Commission has approved the disbursement of EUR 600 million as the second tranche of “exclusive” macro-financial assistance to Ukraine. In particular, EU funds will be used to maintain economic stabilisation in Ukraine (by…
Ukraine's Security Service Exposes Company that Financed Occupation Administration of 'LPR'
September 16, 2021
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) in the Luhansk region blocked a large-scale scheme to finance the occupation administration of the “Luhansk People’s Republic.” The criminals paid almost RUB 19 million to the “budget of…
