News agencies unite their efforts to сombat threats of fake news
Thirteen leading European news agencies launched an initiative against fake news, signing a strong Resolution open for others to join.
Society and Culture
Lviv among top 100 most visited cities in the world
Ukrainian city of Lviv entered top 100 most visited cities in the world by foreign travelers in 2018.
Aeschlimann: ICRC making every effort to help Ukrainian sailors
Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Rozenko and Head of the Mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Ukraine Alain Aeschlimann discussed the ways to ensure access to captured Ukrainian sailors, who are currently held in Russia.
Snap buys Ukrainian startup for $8 mln
American company Snap has bought the rights to all the technologies of Ukrainian startup Teleport Future Technologies.
Ukrainian Canadian Congress elects new president. Photos
Alexandra Chyczij was unanimously elected and sworn in as President of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress.
Almost half of Ukrainians not aware of their rights
Almost 50% of Ukrainian citizens are not aware of their rights and do not understand how to protect them, Ukrainian First Deputy Justice Minister Olena Sukmanova has said.
Health Ministry determines directions on overcoming corruption in healthcare
The Health Ministry has identified ten areas of work to tackle corruption in the healthcare sector.
Poroshenko asks Metropolitan Onufriy to help rescue Ukrainian sailors
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said he is taking all possible measures to free Ukrainian sailors captured by Russia and he even appealed to Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) Metropolitan Onufriy to assist in this issue.
Rally against Russian aggression in Ukraine held in Canadian city of Edmonton
A rally against Russian aggression in Ukraine was held in the capital of Canadian province of Alberta, the city of Edmonton.
U.S. Embassy calls on Ukrainian anti-corruption institutions for cooperation
The Embassy of the United States in Ukraine on the International Anti-Corruption Day called on Ukrainian anti-corruption institutions for cooperation.
8 December
EU Commissioner Hahn calls on Russian to allow Sentsov receive Sakharov Prize in person
European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn calls on Russia to release Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov from prison so that he could receive the Sakharov Prize in person.
7 December
NABU joins checks on candidates for Anti-Corruption Court judges
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has joined checks on candidates for judges of the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC).
Ukraine insists on access for ICRC representatives to captured sailors – Herashchenko
Ukraine insists on the immediate access for representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to the wounded Ukrainian sailors captured by the Russian Federation.
Thirty-eight states co-author UN Declaration on 85th anniversary of Holodomor
For the first time, the Declaration condemns the policy of the Stalinist regime and calls for the opening of historical archives.