Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has blamed the European Union for having suspended “the mutually beneficial architecture of cooperation” and for pushing to “shut Russia out,” following a meeting with his Portuguese counterpart Augusto ...

Some 53.1% of Ukrainians are planning to spend their next vacation in Ukraine, a recent study says. Read more here. The post UNIAN: Over half of Ukrainians planning to spend next vacation within Ukraine appeared first on KyivPost.

Russia on May 31 has begun production of the Aurus Senat luxury sedan car promoted by President Vladimir Putin. Read more here. The post Reuters: Russia begins production of high-end sedan promoted by Putin appeared first on KyivPost.

Chinese buyers of shares in Motor Sich (Zaporizhia) violated their obligation to invest $250 million in 2018 and obtain permission from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) – but it is impractical to completely nationalize the enterpris...

The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) recorded 97 ceasefire violations in the Donetsk region and 11 in the Luhansk region between the evenings of 28 and 30 May, according to an OSCE SMM report. Read more here. The post UkrInform: OSCE ...

This year, the local agriculture industry will face its biggest challenge since the country’s independence. Starting in July, the government will lift the ban on farmland sales, with big limitations. The move will effectively open some of the count...

Climate activists who scored big against Western majors last week had some unlikely cheerleaders in the oil capitals of Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, and Russia. Read more here. The post Reuters: OPEC, Russia seen gaining more power with Shell Dutch rulin...

EU countries will be able to launch the bloc’s coronavirus recovery plan in June after all 27 members approved the scheme, the European Council announced on May 31. Read more here. The post Agence France-Presse: European Union approves COVID-19...

To open a franchise of e-commerce giant Rozetka, tech specialist Roman Pasechniy invested nearly $23,800. He rented a 63-square-meter office in Kyiv’s Troieshchyna neighborhood and, within six weeks, turned it into one of Rozetka’s first pick-up ...

The Command of Ukraine’s Armed Forces has reported 10 violations of the ceasefire agreement committed by Russia-controlled armed groups in the Donbas warzone on May 31. Read more here. The post UNIAN: Ukraine records 10 ceasefire violations in ...