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The story of the "offshore companies" goes far beyond Ukraine, because it is a global problem. But the public interest in Panamapapers leak makes it worth considering how the scandal will affect the reputation of both President Poroshenko and Ukraine as a whole.

The newly appointed Representative of Ukraine to the European Union, Ukraine's Ambassador to Belgium Mykola Tochytskyi gave his first interview in office with UNIAN.

The past week was anything but an easy run for Petro Poroshenko. Viktor Shokin and Davit Sakvarelidze are practically out of the Prosecutor General’s Office. The process of reformatting the parliamentary coalition came across well-calculated whims of one of the party leaders.

Ukraine ranks fourth in the list of the world’s worst performers of ECHR decisions, 12 Azerbaijani and 18 Armenian soldiers were killed in hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, according to official data from both sides, 289 deputies voted for the dismissal of Viktor Shokin from the post of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.

Poroshenko's visit to the United States can hardly be called a triumph, but it saw some concrete outcome. Parliamentary initiative to severe diplomatic relations with Russia is untimely. The referendum in the Netherlands on Ukraine-EU Association is getting closer.

On Wednesday, March 30, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko starts his visit to the U.S., with a series of meetings scheduled besides participation in the international Nuclear Security Summit. UNIAN figured out what Ukraine should expect from Poroshenko’s overseas trip.

Prosecutor General of Ukraine Viktor Shokin has become one of the major bargaining chips in top level trading aimed at creating a new creation. But it seems that the  president has wasted this "trump" card: the coalition has not been set up, while the smaller factions’ appetite seems to have grown.

In an interview with UNIAN, the lawyer for Nadia Savchenko, Ilya Novikov, has elaborated on possible mechanisms of her release; said why Russia should not hope that the sanctions would be lifted in exchange for freeing the Ukrainian female pilot; and when we can expect the rescue of other political prisoners.

The desire of president’s supporters to root PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk out of his chair is no longer hidden behind political etiquette. Ahead of the vote for the dismissal of Viktor Shokin, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General, strange things are happening at his agency. Mayoral elections in Kryvyi Rih saw an embarrassing defeat of candidates from the democratic forces.

Three blasts in Brussels airport and a subway claimed the lives of 34 people, 21.5% of Ukrainians want the occupied areas of Donbas to separate from Ukraine, the country will save UAH 64 billion in 2016 due to the public debt restructuring.

A verdict of Nadia Savchenko was an expected manifestation of the Kremlin’s arbitrariness. The terrorist attacks in Brussels will require major changes in the EU security policy. Vladimir Putin is trying to fish in troubled waters.

Sentence of Nadia Savchenko is not the end of a story of the Kremlin’s Ukrainian hostage. This sham trial should launch a series of steps aimed at the release of the rest of the Ukrainians, who are being held illegally in Russian dungeons.

It is getting increasingly harder for the Parliamentary coalition to simulate existence. President’s Chief of Staff Boris Lozhkin has presented the book aimed at explaining Europe why it needs to build up relations with Ukraine. The case of suspended Vinnytsia police chief Anton Shevtsov risks becoming that last straw that breaks the camel’s back.

Eight Ukrainian citizens were killed in a crash of the Boeing 738, flying from Dubai to Rostov-on-Don, Ukraine ranks 123rd in the rank of world’s happiest countries, 693 Ukrainians are reported missing in action in Donbas.

The international community retains its stance toward the Russian annexation of Crimea, where Russian President Vladimir Putin went on March 18 in a move reminding a criminal’s come-back to a crime scene. "Savchenko’s List" has become a reality. Ukraine is in anticipation of a visa-free regime with the European Union.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Tuesday, March 15, to start the withdrawal of the major part of Russia’s military group from its Syrian bases. UNIAN tried to understand the reasons behind this decision and whether it will affect the situation in the east of Ukraine.

Head of the Center for Ukrainian Studies of the Institute of Europe at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia's chief expert on Ukraine Viktor Mironenko has told UNIAN about the misconceptions of the Russian elite that provoked the annexation of Crimea and the attempt to create “Novorossiya,” and suggested a way out of the current situation.

After a three-week "vacation," the MPs seem to be all into bargaining for government posts rather than, well, legislative work.

The trial of Nadia Savchenko has failed so far to provoke consolidation of Ukrainian politicians for a good cause. The relationship between the different branches of power is becoming increasingly strained. A ghost has emerged of restoration of influence of Ukrainian billionaire Rinat Akhmetov over Donbas.

Three people died in a crash of the aircraft with Ukrainian crew onboard in Bangladesh, at least 29 political prisoners from Ukraine are held in Russia, 147 Russian citizens and 37 Russian companies remain under EU sanctions for another six months for the violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity.