Evgen Magda News Today

Ukraine’s recently adopted “de-oligarchisation” law has been hailed a ground-breaking measure to curb oligarchs’ influence on the country’s politics and economy. The bill, however, has not been immune to criticism – for some it goes too far, for others not far enough.

Opinion is divided among analysts as to whether Ukraine should continue opposing the controversial Russian-German Nord Stream 2 project or attempt to better secure their national interests through negotiation. On May 21, US president Joe Biden decided to remove the gas pipeline’s operating company from the sanctions list, commenting that it was “counterproductive” to continue to impose such measures when construction of the pipeline was almost complete. However, the US as well as Germany...