Politics

Photo from UNIAN President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky says possible introduction of a state of emergency across Ukraine will not be exploited to “pass some unpopular decisions.” It will be aimed at preserving life and health of Ukrainians, the president…

The Health Minister has addressed the parliamentarians / Photo from UNIAN Ukrainian Health Minister Illia Yemets calls on Members of Parliament to vote for the introduction of a national emergency in connection with the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in…

Lawmakers say Yemets may resign soon / Photo from UNIAN Ukraine’s Health Minister Illia Yemets is said to be going to resign today, according to Ukrainian lawmakers. “Health Minister Yemets will announce his resignation today,” Member of Parliament representing the…

Minister Petrashko says he will submit an updated declaration within the deadline / Photo from Latifundist.com Ukraine’s newly appointed Minister of Economy, Trade and Agriculture, Ihor Petrashko, has not mentioned a number of assets in his declaration, namely two SUVs,…

Volodymyr Zelensky / REUTERS Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called regional governors and city mayors to join hands in countering the spread of the novel coronavirus in Ukraine. “There are two important points today: these are self-isolation and the end…

REUTERS U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (Democrat-New Jersey) has criticized Russia for what he called “serious human rights” abuses in Crimea during the six years since Russia’s illegal occupation and annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine. “Today, as it was six years…

The bill amends legislative acts regarding priority measures for reform of the prosecutor’s offices / Photo from UNIAN Fifty Ukrainian lawmakers have lodged a motion with the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, asking to check whether the bill on the reform of…

Maurer may visit Donbas / Photo from UNIAN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has had a phone call with President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer during which they have agreed that the latter’s visit to…

REUTERS The SBU Security Service of Ukraine record a spread of fake news related to coronavirus in Ukraine. “A fresh example is the rumors of an overnight spraying of disinfectant chemicals from a helicopter over the capital city of Kyiv,”…

Photo from UNIAN The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, at an extraordinary meeting March 17 appointed former acting chief of the State Bureau of Investigaiton, Iryna Venediktova, as new Prosecutor General of Ukraine. She replaced Ruslan Riaboshapka, who was dismissed in a non-confidence…