Yulia Ustymovych

The government is going to extend adaptive quarantine in Ukraine until August. Now it is in force until June 30th.

The Venice Commission approved President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s draft law on criminal liability for the false declaring. In addition, the 2020 declarations will have to be resubmitted in order for those responsible to be held accountable for false information in them.

The World Bank has supported the allocation of a $200 million loan for Ukraine. The funds will be used to modernize the Ukrainian education system. The project will be implemented by the Ministry of Education and Science for five years.

The third wave of coronavirus in Ukraine is declining. The number of regions in the "red" quarantine zone has decreased, and the government has promulgated a mass coronavirus vaccination plan.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Ukraine on a visit. During his visit, he will meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba and members of the public.

Israel has banned entry to the country for citizens of a number of states due to the spread of the coronavirus. And also has canceled the entry permits issued before May 1, 2021.

The Ukrainian-American company Firefly Aerospace has successfully completed the first round of venture funding and raised about $200 million. The total value of the company exceeded $1 billion, and it reached this amount even before the investment.

Recently, the media reported that the oligarch Rinat Akhmetov is going to create his own political party. One of the businessmen connected with the oligarch may become the Chairperson of the new political force.