Volodymyr Zelensky

Volodymyr Zelensky. (Genya SAVILOV / AFP) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday pleaded with his compatriots to "turn on your brain" and get vaccinated as the country struggles to contain a surge in coronavirus infections. Ukraine reported 26 870 new Covid cases in 24 hours on Friday - a record…

KYIV, Ukraine (JTA) — Ukraine’s government inaugurated a memorial complex to the victims of the Babi Yar massacre this week, 80 years after the tragedy that has long been a flashpoint in the country’s collective Holocaust memory. The memorial at the Babi Yar site, where Nazis and local collaborators killed…

Ukraine has been rallying to legalize cryptocurrencies and it has experienced another roadblock in its journey. The President Volodymyr Zelensky has returned the first bill regulating the digital asset to the parliament for changes, as noted in a blog published on the legislature’s website. The President wanted the bill changed…

Volodymyr Zelensky did not object to the bill's fundamental principles, but opposed the idea of creating a new watchdog agency. 2550 Total views 13 Total shares Volodymyr Zelensky, president of Ukraine, has delayed signing a bill that would establish the nation’s regulatory framework around digital assets. The draft law, entitled…

Ukrainian presidential aide Sergei Shefir said he was traveling near village of Lesnyky when automatic gunfire from a nearby wooded area struck his vehicle at least 10 times. File Photo by Presidential Press Service/EPA-EFE Sept. 22 (UPI) -- A top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky escaped an assassination attempt on…

Updated 2 weeks ago · Published on 22 Sep 2021 9:00PM · A chief aide to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky was targeted in an assassination attempt today. – EPA pic, September 22, 2021. THE chief aide to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky was targeted in an assassination attempt today when his…

MOSCOW—A senior adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was the target of an assassination attempt, authorities said Wednesday, adding to a host of challenges facing the country’s leader at home and abroad. Serhiy Shefir, a former producer of Mr. Zelensky’s comedy show before he became president, escaped unharmed, but his…

Gunmen opened fire with automatic weapons on a car carrying a senior aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday, in what officials said was an attempted assassination in response to his crackdown on oligarchs. Sergiy Shefir, a 57-year-old former scriptwriter and longtime associate of comedian-turned-politician Zelensky, was reported to…

More governments are acknowledging the staying power of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. Ukraine is the latest to join the growing list of countries that have legalized crypto. Just this week, El Salvador became the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. Two weeks ago, Cuba passed a law to recognize…

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has highlighted the importance of launching a legal digital assets market in his country during a working visit to the U.S. The Ukrainian head of state met with top investors including from the cryptocurrency industry. President Zelensky Highlights Importance of Ukraine’s Virtual Assets Market Speaking…