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RU [/] UA EN Apostrophe Saturday, 22 August Menu News Politics Economy Society World Daily update on the coronavirus pandemic in Ukraine: August 17 Daily update on the coronavirus pandemic in Ukraine: August 16 Sun, Aug 16 Joe Biden picks Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate Wed, Aug 12 All news Actual Joe Biden picks Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has named Senator Kamala Harris of California as his pick for Vice President. Harris, who ran against Biden during the primary process, is going to be the first Black and South Asian woman on the country’s top ticket. Donald Trump suggested postponing the US presidential election President Trump suggested postponing the U.S. presidential election, currently set to take place on November 3, 2020. Confrontation in Poland: Analysis of the Polish Presidential Election ​On July 12, Poland held its second round of the presidential elections. This year’s campaign proved one of the most controversial ones since the country's independence. National exit polls showed the incumbent president of the country, Andrzej Duda, winning 51% of the vote, while the opposition candidate Rafal Trzaskowski received 49%. The National Electoral Commission said Mr. Duda had won 51.2% of the votes. Apostrophe analyzed the specifics of the Polish election, as well as its effect on Warsaw's relations with Moscow, the Western world, and Ukraine. True reasons behind the resignation of Yakiv Smoliy On Friday, July 3, Ukraine’s Parliament voted to dismiss the head of the National Bank Yakiv Smoliy. The decision was supported by 286 MPs; Mr. Smoliy, in turn, said that there was systematic pressure on both him and members of the NBU administration. His words, however, did not convince Ukrainian MPs to investigate who and how could have directly violated the law on the NBU, pressuring the National Bank’s head. Apostrophe shares exclusive details. Opinion Zelensky’s Foreign Policy: A Deadly Shift The continuation of Poroshenko’s legacy is a dangerous and unwise move for Zelensky, as he already knows what the end result will lead to: a continuation of the frozen conflict with Russia, frosty and stagnating relations with other countries who are less and less inclined to become involved, and an angry crowd who feels cheated by broken promises. Falling back into previously established patterns is an easy fall-back for Zelensky, but the further he goes into his presidency, the more his policies will become set in stone, making it impossible for him to renew his ambitions to radically push out status quo and create a new foreign policy narrative. ​A Curious Tale of the New Bribe Scandal, Mykola Zlochevsky and Burisma Holdings Ever since Ukraine had unwillingly found itself between the devil and the deep blue sea, it’s been making curious headlines at a speed of light. On late Friday night, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) detained three individuals for attempting to bribe law enforcement officers into closing a criminal case against Mr. Zlochevsky. While the story has nothing to do with either of the Bidens, it still raises a myriad of questions left to be unveiled. Opinion Ukraine’s answer to coronavirus – a blatant violation of privacy CoVid19 has undoubtedly turned the world upside down in the past couple of months. Ukraine is one of the many countries trying to manage this crisis, albeit in its own, peculiar and chaotic way. Those citizens, who found themselves on foreign territories when the lockdown began, found their return to Ukraine to be accompanied by a nasty surprise. Entry is only allowed after downloading a state-commissioned application called “Dij Vdoma”, which is supposed to track and verify the obligatory two weeks of self-isolation one has to undergo when arriving in Ukraine. 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