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Published time: 30 Nov, 2017 13:11 Kiev lost $ 15 billion after Russia closed its borders to consumer goods from Ukraine. It is almost a fifth of the country’s GDP. “The sum [lost] is about $ 15 billion,” said Ukraine’s Minister of Economic Development and Trade Stepan Kubiv on Thursday. “In 2014, the annexation of […]
A few years ago, schools in the Ukrainian village of Dolyniany were in catastrophic condition. At night the entire place was dark, its streetlights long since burned out. Now, residents say, an influx of cash is helping repair local infrastructure, turning a once-blighted community into a more suitable place to live. “People feel supported,” the […]
Three sketchy-looking men in baggy clothes — one masked, another wearing shades, the third in a bucket hat — saunter out from a corner of the exclusive club. Like a lit fuse, the room starts to buzz, excitement building as the crowd realizes these are the guests of honor. The opening refrain pounding from the […]
Friday marks the day when the association agreement between Ukraine and the European Union officially comes into force. With many regulations already in place, and other changes coming, RT tried to find out whether Kiev can hope for real integration with Europe. Read more The political part of the agreement has been around since September […]
For someone tasked with breathing life into Ukrainian public broadcasting, Zurab Alasania has a peculiar view of service-oriented journalism. “It’s like broccoli,” the sturdy, ethnic Georgian says over coffee. “It may not taste good, but it’s nutritious.” Then again, not much about Alasania, 52, is what you’d call ordinary. Tapped in April to lead the […]
In a large building in a quiet neighborhood of Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, young people stand in line to pass through metal detectors. Mostly in their twenties and early thirties, the Ukrainians entering the highly secured yet largely nondescript building are charged with a sensitive task: unmasking high-level government corruption. Artem Sytnyk, 37, heads Ukraine’s National […]
