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Diana Polunina
Subsistence minimum: three quarters of Ukrainian pensioners are below the poverty line
77% of Ukrainian pensioners are below the humanitarian poverty line.
Flower business has lobbied for higher prices for imported roses
Ukraine introduces a special import duty on cut roses for three years. In the first year its amount will be 56%, in the second—44.8% and in the third—35.84%. At the same time, the duty does not depend on the country of origin and export.
In May, Ukraine faces a deficit of diesel fuel. This is due to the interruption in supplies of the Russian company Rosneft and scheduled maintenance at the Mozyr oil refinery in Belarus.
In 2021, Ukraine dropped down one spot in the Press Freedom Index rating—from 96th to 97th place out of 180 countries. The state received an index of 32.96, and that is 0.44 points higher than last year, according to a summary by Reporters Without Borders.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published an investigation into the possible schemes of the Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky and his partner Hennadiy Boholyubov in the United States. Journalists believe that the partners bought various real estate in the country for money siphoned from Privatbank.