Natalia Bilousova

Ukraine expects the next tranche from the IMF to stabilize the economic situation. Meanwhile, a representative of our second largest international lender – the World Bank, says that the funding approved by the board of directors is being spent too slowly in our country. What is the reason?...

The visit of US Vice President Joe Biden to Ukraine has somewhat eased tension about the destiny of the Arsenii Yatseniuk-led Cabinet. Leaving Kyiv, the US high official even said to TV cameras: “I met with Speaker Hroisman of the Rada, President Poroshenko, and Prime Minister Yatseniuk. I...

“I decided to postpone my arrival to Ukraine... I deeply regret that the incumbent Ukrainian government took unprecedented steps and did everything to prevent my arrival,” businessman Dmytro Firtash said to explain the sudden change in his plans to return from Vienna. The statement was...

The third meeting of Ukrainian oligarchs, slated for last Friday at the Hyatt, never happened. It should have been a discussion (and eventual approval, in case of consensus) of a memorandum of new principles and obligations of doing business in Ukraine. The Day spoke with MP and former head of the...

After weeks of hard work, a complicated selection stage (as many as 3,200 photos were sent for Den’s 17th International Photo Contest, and 350 of them have made it to the show!), and solving quite a few organizational issues, we finally have our new exhibition opened to everyone. It is being...

After a prolonged debate, the MPs finally passed the package of “anti-corruption” bills, required for the EU to grant visa-free travel to Ukrainians.As The Day wrote this week, the Rada voted the package down on November 5, citing “un-EU regulations” in the bills presented...

The parliament voted on a package of European integration-linked bills on November 5. Passing them is the EU’s precondition for granting visa-free travel to Ukrainian citizens.It was clear already in the morning that the day would not be easy. First deputy head of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc (...

Opposition Bloc MP Vadym Novynsky has returned to Ukraine. He revealed to  The Day by phone details of the case which saw him summoned for questioning by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ukraine:“The summons relates to the investigation of a case concerning a company (the Amstor...

The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA)’s official Vasyl Smyk tried to serve summonses for questioning on some MPs from the Opposition Bloc at a meeting of the parliament’s council of elders. However, once the police entered the chamber where the meeting was held, some MPs began to...

RF Ministry of Transport wants to introduce sanctions in response to Ukraine’s decision to ban flights by Russian companies above our territory. This was announced by the press secretary of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev Natalia Timakova. Earlier Russian Minister of Transport Maksim...