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Quality analytics with a ‘helicopter view’ on the most important issues and perspectives of Ukraine.
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Lately, many internet users of Ukrainian origin living in Europe have been pointing to serious shortcomings in expensive European internet services. In many respects, they are right, though European internet does in fact have important advantages of its own.
That is what Herman Bohapov writes about in his article Ukrainian Internet: Truth and Myths.

https://zn.ua/eng/ukrainian-internet-truth-and-myths.html
#internet #Europe #Ukraine #technology #communications #myths #analytics

Ukrainian Internet: Truth and Myths

We compare the cost and quality of fixed-line internet in Ukraine and EU countries. Why has the Ukrainian service become globally competitive? How does xPON work during blackouts? And why is Europe lagging behind due to its “copper legacy”?

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Will the anti-corruption strategy change the system if it is shaped by the government itself? Competitive selection processes for key positions have already been removed from the document. For more details, see Inna Vedernikova’s article.

https://zn.ua/eng/no-contest-for-prosecutor-general-how-the-government-is-rewriting-the-anti-corruption-strategy.html
#anticorruption #politics #Ukraine #NACP #government #reforms #corruption #administration #analysis

No Contest for Prosecutor General: How the Government Is Rewriting the Anti-Corruption Strategy

The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Justice attempted to significantly water down the new Anti-Corruption Strategy. Which key performance indicators (KPIs) for customs were successfully retained, and why were the competitive selection processes for the leadership positions at the State Bureau of Investigation and the National Police put at risk?

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The Russian crisis has sent the market into a tailspin: gas prices have doubled, and Europe is facing record-low reserves. While the EU is restructuring its energy sector, Ukraine risks entering the winter with minimal gas reserves. Read the full story in Mariia Tsaturian’s article.

#gas #energy #EU #Ukraine #crisis #economy #analysis
https://zn.ua/eng/europes-gas-crisis-can-the-eu-copeand-can-ukraine.html

Europe’s Gas Crisis: Can the EU Cope—and Can Ukraine?

The Iran crisis has caused an LNG shortage and a record surge in energy prices. How is Europe adapting its energy system? Why is Ukraine facing a structural shortage? And will we be able to prepare for winter amid high gas prices?

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Despite the sanctions, Springer Nature publishes around 200 Russian journals, helping Russia remain active in the scientific community. For more details, see the article by Oleksii Plastun and Valeriia Kotelnykova.

https://zn.ua/eng/sanctions-and-russian-science-how-worlds-major-scientific-publisher-helps-circumvent-them.html
#science #sanctions #Russia #SpringerNature #warinUkraine

Sanctions and Russian Science: How World’s Major Scientific Publisher Helps Circumvent Them

Despite its statements of support for Ukraine, Springer Nature publishes approximately 200 Russian journals. The publisher uses intermediaries and Cypriot offshore companies to circumvent sanctions and pay royalties to researchers in Russia.

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China combines neutrality with self-interest, turning the war into an economic resource. Sergiy Korsunsky explains how this works.

#China #economy #geopolitics #Ukraine #Russia
https://zn.ua/eng/war-as-business-how-china-cashes-in-on-russia-and-ukraine.html

War as Business: How China Cashes in on Russia and Ukraine

Sergey Korsunsky analyzes how China is reaping windfall profits from the war in Ukraine by supplying essential goods to both sides and buying up Russian energy resources at rock-bottom prices.

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The High School Reformreform, which was previously supported, is now being proposed for suspension—a move demanded by parents and communities.
Read the full story in Oksana Onyshchenko’s article.

#education #reform #school #Ukraine #educationalreform #parents #communities https://zn.ua/eng/high-school-reform-for-grants-or-for-children.html

High School Reform: For Grants or for Children?

The New Ukrainian School Scandal: Will the Reform Be Halted Due to a Parents’ Petition and Resistance from Local Communities? Details of the Ministry of Education and Science’s closed-door meetings and the actual status of preparations for the 2027 changes.

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Swiss company Cerdia may be supplying components to the Russian defense industry despite sanctions. Find out how this scheme works in our investigation.

#investigation #sanctions #defenseindustry #Russia #warinUkraine
https://zn.ua/eng/swiss-quality-in-russian-propellant-who-supplies-components-for-russian-missiles.html

Swiss Quality in Russian Propellant: Who Supplies Components for Russian Missiles

A StateWatch investigation has revealed how the Russian defense industry circumvents sanctions to produce Kalibr and Yars missiles. Raw materials from the European company Cerdia are funneled to Russian propellant factories via tobacco intermediaries.

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Six months after the “reset” of the ESB: what has actually changed and whether old practices have been eliminated—an analysis by Yevhen Krapyvin.

#ESB #reforms #law #corruption #Ukraine
https://zn.ua/eng/economic-security-bureau-reboot-can-it-shed-the-legacy-of-tax-policeand-when.html

Economic Security Bureau Reboot: Can It Shed the Legacy of Tax Police—and When?

Has there been a genuine overhaul of the Economic Security Bureau? We analyze Alexander Tsivinsky’s first eight months in office, issues with staff evaluations, and the low salaries of detectives compared to those at NABU.

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Following attacks on the energy sector, the water supply may now be at risk. Roman Yanenko analyzes the risks involved and how to counter them.

#water #infrastructure #security #Ukraine #war
https://zn.ua/eng/ukraine-without-water-the-scenario-people-keep-ignoring-but-it-is-close.html

Ukraine Without Water: The Scenario People Keep Ignoring. But It Is Close

Ukraine could face a water shortage due to potential attacks on its water supply. Expert Roman Yanenko explains the risks, the consequences for cities, and how to prepare.

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The final round of the competition for the head of the customs service: there are candidates, but the system remains unchanged. Yevhen Plinsky explains the choices facing the new leader.

#customs #NABU #competition #Ukraine
https://zn.ua/eng/ukraine-chooses-its-top-customs-official-but-what-for-.html

Ukraine Chooses Its Top Customs Official. But What For?

Is it possible to reform customs without reforming the broader government system? We examine why the competition for the position of head of the State Customs Service, initiated by the IMF, appears to be a “show” for international partners, and who is actually in control of this process.

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