• The EU launched a program to support the fight against corruption in Ukraine

    An anti-corruption initiative of the European Union (EUACI) was launched in Ukraine. It has a total budget of 15.84 million euros and is designed to work for three years.

    The launch of “the most ambitious, anti-corruption initiative" was announced by the EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy, Johannes Hahn on Thursday, June 1 in Kyiv.

    Ukrainian anti-corruption bodies will be provided with expert and IT support. A consultative council composed of international …

  • The Head of the Security Service of Ukraine called for the introduction of a visa regime with Russia

    Vasyl Hrytsak, the Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) deems it advisable to introduce a regime of limited entry into the territory of the state for the citizens of Russian Federation under which only owners of biometric passports will have the right to visa-free entry into the country.

    “From June 11, we have actually the opportunity to visit Europe with biometric passports without visas. Why shouldn’t we make arrangements so that citizens from the Russian Federation could enter …

  • Mail.Ru Group closes its office in Ukraine

    Mail.ru Group, a Russian-based, major corporate figure intends to close its representative office in Ukraine due to imposed sanctions, according to Borys Dobrodeev, Mail.ru Group CEO in an interview with Russian newspaper Kommersant.

    “The presence of the representative office at the market no longer makes sense in view of those sanctions imposed by Ukraine against us. I will only say that these are fairly compact structures,” he said.

    According to Dobrodeev, Mail.Ru Group proposed moving its …

  • Montenegro joins EU imposing sanctions on those responsible for aggression against Ukraine

    Montenegrin authorities have banned 149 citizens of Russia and Ukraine from entering the country and possessing property because of their involvement in the annexation of the Crimea and the war in the Donbas, B92 news outlet reports.

    The list of citizens who are banned from entering Montenegro was formulated on the basis of the European Council’s ruling.

    “Montenegro is restricting the entry and management of property and assets of the people who bear responsibility for actively supporting the …

  • Security Service of Ukraine accuses W-net internet provider of having ties to the Russian FSB

    The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) conducted searches in the offices of W-Net internet provider, as reported by Elena Hitlyanskaya, press secretary of the Security Service of Ukraine, on her Facebook page.

    “The SBU confirms that it is conducting sanctioned searches in the office of internet provider W-net Ukraine LLC. The investigative activities are taking place in the framework of an open criminal case according to sec. 3 art. 110-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (financing actions …