![](/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Ukraine_gas_pipelines_2.jpg)
Ukraine Diversifies Gas Suppliers, Slashes Imports from Gazprom
Ukraine has recently initiated procurement of natural gas from European suppliers. These volumes are small but growing, correspondingly eroding Gazprom’s market share in Ukraine.The German... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Ukraine_gas_pipelines_-_EDM_July_15__2013.jpg)
Future of Ukraine’s Gas Transit System Linked with Ukraine-EU Association Agreement
Ukraine stands on the threshold of finalizing the Association Agreement with the European Union, possibly signing it at the Vilnius summit in November. If signed,... MORE
How Likely Is the Cancellation of the Gas-for-Fleet Pact Between Ukraine and Russia?
By Maskym Bugriy On June 19, the Ukrainian parliament (Rada) failed to approve a draft law on the denunciation (abrogation) of the “Kharkiv Accord,” which... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Viktor_Yanukovych__Astana_Customs_Union_meetin_-_EDM_May_29__2013.jpg)
Ukraine Seeks Both Association Deal with EU and Observer Status in Customs Union
Ukraine has been moving closer to both an association and free trade deal with the European Union, as well as observer status in the Russian-led... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Ukraine_gas_pipeline_-_EDM_May_13__2013.jpg)
Ukraine’s Energy Multi-Vectorism: Seeking Energy Independence with the West While Leasing Pipelines to Russia
Ukraine’s energy sector mirrors the country’s pursuit of a multi-vector foreign policy. Kyiv believes it can extract benefits from East and West without giving up... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/EU_Ministers_in_Kyiv_-_EDM_April_26__2013.jpg)
EU, Ukraine Warm to Each Other after Former Minister’s Release from Prison
The European Union has visibly warmed to Ukraine after President Viktor Yanukovych freed from prison the former Interior Minister Yury Lutsenko, a victim of selective... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Yuriy_Lutsenko_-_EDM_April_17__2013.jpg)
Ukraine Continues to Play with the Rules, Not by the Rules
In October 2002, President Leonid Kuchma visited Warsaw where North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Javier Solana told him, “Sometimes Ukraine seems to be... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Aleksei_Miller_-_EDM_April_10__2013.jpg)
Will Poland Consider a Gas Deal with Russia at Ukraine’s Expense?
On April 3, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Gazprom CEO Aleksei Miller proposed building a new pipeline for Russian gas through Poland to other European... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Alexei_Miller_and_Vladimir_Putin_-_EDM_April_5__2013.jpg)
Putin, Miller Unveil Pipeline Project to Bypass Ukraine via Poland
On April 3, in Moscow, President Vladimir Putin and Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller announced a colossal series of gas projects. These involve an expansion of... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Mykola_Azarov_-_EDM_April_3__2013.jpg)
Time Running out for Ukraine to Meet EU’s Association Criteria
Both the European Union and Ukraine will lose if an association agreement is not signed this year, but European politicians would rather have Ukraine bear... MORE