Revisiting Jamala's 2016 Eurovision victory
Ukraine, two years into Russia's war and Petro Poroshenko-era corruption, got a big lift.
Kyiv Post chief editor Brian Bonner summarizes the May 20, 2016 edition:
-- Thank you, Jamala | ะะถะฐะผะฐะปะฐ for giving #Ukraine a great news story and the Kyiv Post an uplifting cover. We have the rundown on preparations for hosting Eurovision 2017.
-- An investigation by Kyiv Post partner Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and other Ukrainian journalists found that President Petro Poroshenko -- contrary to his claims -- did transfer the equivalent of nearly 4 million euros in cash or shares to his offshore firm.
-- Hopes are not high about the new prosecutor general, an old face in politics, Yury Lutsenko.
-- Our Business Focus is on High Tech/IT Education
-- I am in Brussels, where NATO members are trying to figure out what to do about Russia โ tougher sanctions and a timeline are not in the cards. Compared to 2014, Ukraine has moved down the alliance's agenda.
-- Thanks to Olga Rudenko Euan MacDonald and all my colleagues for holding down the fort in Kyiv. And we thank all of you from all of us for supporting the Kyiv Post.