Seeking to secure vital supplies, the authorities in the country maneuvered around anticorruption rules that require public disclosure of contracts.
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Nikolai Antoshkin, Who Helped Halt Chernobyl Disaster, Dies at 78
He survived radiation as commander of the operation that extinguished the Chernobyl nuclear plant fire. He died of the coronavirus.
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Ukrainians Linked to Giuliani for Election Disinformation
The Treasury Department accused seven Ukrainians of working with a Russian agent “to spread misleading and unsubstantiated allegations” about President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.
In Vaccine Geopolitics, a Great Game Played With Ukrainians’ Health
Blocked from obtaining vaccines from the United States, its putative ally, and taunted in Russian propaganda, Ukraine turned to China.
Iran Approves Payments for Shooting Down Ukraine Airliner
Tehran said it will pay $150,000 to the family of each victim, but Ukraine said it expects more, including a thorough investigation.
With Trump Fading, Ukraine’s President Looks to a Reset With the U.S.
“They roped us in, but I think we behaved with dignity,” Volodymyr Zelensky said of his encounter with American politics.
Death of Detained Ukrainian Causes Uproar in Portugal
The man’s death after what prosecutors called “inhumane treatment” has raised questions about the country’s detention policies and prompted calls for the interior minister to step down.
‘I Have Never Seen So Many Toadstools.’ A Bumper Crop of Mushrooms in Ukraine.
Hunting for mushrooms deep in the forest is the ideal socially distanced pastime.
A New Front Opens in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Borscht
“A lot of things were taken away from Ukraine, but they will not take our borscht,” said a chef who is leading a drive to recognize the soup as a Ukrainian cultural heritage.
U.S. Charges Russian Intelligence Officers in Major Cyberattacks
Prosecutors said the suspects hacked elections in France, the electricity grid in Ukraine and the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.