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Black Banners and White Front Pages Against Libel Laws in Ukraine
An intention by the ruling Party of Regions (PRU) to toughen up libel laws has triggered protests from local journalists. Many suspect that the proposed... MORE
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Ukraine to Keep Cutting Russian Gas Import in 2013
Ukraine has indicated that a cut in Russian natural gas purchases will be deeper next year than expected thus far, to 24.5 billion cubic meters... MORE
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Ukraine Increasingly Relies on Chinese Finances
China has preliminarily agreed to lend more than $7 billion to Ukraine. In addition, an agreement has been signed between the two countries’ central banks... MORE
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Ukraine Insists on Russian Gas Import Cuts
After failing to persuade Russia to change the current gas contract, Ukraine is threatening to break it. The state-owned oil and gas company Naftohaz Ukrainy... MORE
Language Becomes the New Battleground in Ukraine
By Taras KuzioOn July 4, a new law on languages was adopted in its second reading amid massive infringements of parliamentary procedures (see analysis of... MORE
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Ukraine Enlists German Effort to Upgrade Gas Transit System
On July 2 in Kyiv, Naftohaz Ukrainy and Ferrostaal Industrieanlagen signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a pilot project to upgrade Ukraine’s gas transit... MORE
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Ukraine Is Falling Behind Moldova, Georgia and Armenia in European Integration
In the European Union’s second Eastern Partnership Integration Index (EPII) report, trends evident already last year are continuing (https://eap-index.eu/). Ukraine is moving “away from its... MORE
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Ukraine Reveals Ambitious Plans to Cut Dependence on Russian Gas
Ukraine’s Energy Ministry has come up with amendments to the National Energy Strategy, according to which gas imports will decline from 40 billion cubic meters... MORE
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Racism and Xenophobia in Ukraine During Euro 2012
Ukraine, which with Poland co-hosts the Euro 2012 football championship from June 8-July 1, has been lambasted for corruption and racism. Widespread reports have focused... MORE
Terrorist Bombings in Ukraine Resolved, but Are Likely to Continue to Grow
By Taras KuzioFour perpetrators of the April 27 bombings in Dnipropetrovsk that wounded 30 people were arrested on June 1. They had demanded $4.5 million... MORE