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Ukraine tapes ‘sow division’ in U.S. vote
WASHINGTON, May 26 - Seven former U.S. ambassadors to Ukraine on Tuesday condemned efforts to use the country as a vehicle to “sow division” during the 2020 presidential election campaign, the Washington Post reported. 08:33 | More

IKEA suspends online store amid frenzied furniture demand in Ukraine
KYIV, May 26 – The Swedish company IKEA, the world's largest furniture and home goods retailer, has decided to temporarily limit the work of the Ukrainian online store, leaving only the option of ordering goods with home delivery in Kyiv, IKEA reported. 08:32 | More

Solar power investors ask Ukraine to resolve tariff problem quickly
KYIV, May 26 – A group of international investors operating and building renewable energy facilities with a total installed capacity of more than 2 GW in Ukraine have asked the government to sign a memorandum on resolving issues in the field of renewable energy as soon as possible. 08:31 | More

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting on accelerating export growth and attracting investment to Ukraine as a guarantee of economic stability. The meeting was attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba, Deputy Heads of the President's Office Ihor Zhovkva and Yulia Kovaliv, Adviser to the President on the Economy Oleh Ustenko and Secretary of the National Investment Council Levan Varshalomidze. (Photo by Presidential press service.)

IN FOCUS	Thousands rally in front of Zelenskiy’s home KYIV, May 24 – Thousands of protesters rallied in front of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s apartment building in downtown Kyiv on Sunday demanding resignation of his chief of staff for alleged attempts to revive pro-Russian policies. 14:26 \| More
NABU investigates alleged govt corruption KYIV, May 25 - Ukrainian anti-corruption officials are investigating a tender for 71,000 hospital protective suits during the coronavirus pandemic after the government for the first time bypassed its own procurement rules in the health sector, Reuters reported. 10:51 \| More

COMMENT AND ANALYSIS

Threats persist from Chernobyl and Fukusima, Greenpeace reports The forest areas around Ukraine's Chernobyl and Japan's Fukusima remain sources of radiation and carry a potential threat to the health of local residents, Greenpeace said.More	Consumer inflation slowing faster than expected, NBU reports The actual slow of consumer inflation in February in annual terms is quicker than the inflation-slowing trajectory to 12% as of late 2016 projected by the National Bank of Ukraine, the regulator has reported on its website.More
ING analysts forecast 2016 GDP decline, citing political risks Analysts from ING Bank have confirmed the forecast of a decline in real gross domestic product in 2016 by 1%, pointing to a predominance of political risks in the economy.More	NBU: Hryvnia slide caused by temporary and fundamental factors The decrease of the hryvnia exchange rate on the interbank currency market continue being caused by both temporary and fundamental market factors that result in the reduction of supply of foreign currency, Deputy National Bank of Ukraine Governor Oleh Churiy said.More