Politics

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…

Latifundist.com The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, has appointed Ihor Petrashko new Minister for Development of Economy, Trade, and Agriculture of Ukraine. The move was backed by 243 MPs with at least 226 votes required, an UNIAN correspondent reported on March…

Photo from UNIAN New Prosecutor General of Ukraine Iryna Venediktova has commented on the initiative she had voiced earlier to repeal the law on clemency for participants in the Revolution of Dignity. While Parliament considered her appointment, Venediktova was asked…

Photo from UNIAN The Verkhovna Rada adopted the law “On Amending Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine aimed at preventing the onset and spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)” (No. 3219), an UNIAN correspondent reports. The law establishes administrative responsibility for unauthorized…

Iryna Venediktova / Photo from UNIAN The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, has appointed Iryna Venediktova, former acting chief of the State Bureau of Investigation, the country’s new Prosecutor General. The relevant decision was backed by 269 MPs, according to an UNIAN…