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Ukraine’s Opposition Program Requires Another Revolution
Ukraine’s united opposition, Yulia Tymoshenko’s Batkivshchina (Fatherland) party and Arseniy Yatseniuk’s Front Zmin (Front for Change), held a congress on May 12 on the symbolic... MORE
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Ukraine Chooses Shell and Chevron to Extract Shale Gas
The Ukrainian government has chosen Shell and Chevron to develop its shale gas fields. Their first drilling results are expected in 2013-2014. Whether or not... MORE
European Boycott of Yalta 2012 Summit Sparks Germanophobia in Ukraine
By Taras KuzioIn November 2002, President Leonid Kuchma was advised not to attend NATO’s Prague summit, but he ignored the advice and went. NATO changed... MORE
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Ukraine’s Two Main Opposition Parties Join Forces for Parliamentary Election
Ukraine’s two largest opposition parties – Fatherland, which is headed by the imprisoned former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, and the Front of Change (FZ) whose... MORE
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Russia’s Growing Influence in Ukraine: Economics and Energy
The Ukrainian government is negotiating the issue of ruble-denominated government bonds, making the country no longer reliant on IMF assistance. Ukraine’s 2010 IMF assistance package... MORE
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Ukraine’s Former Defense Minister Ivashchenko Jailed
The Pechersky district court in Kyiv on April 12 sentenced Valery Ivashchenko, who was acting Minister of Defense from June 2009 until April 2010, to... MORE
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Ukraine, Russia and Georgia: Chameleon Politicians and Arms Exports
In February 2012, Giorgi Baramidze, Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia and State Secretary for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, revealed that Ukraine is continuing to supply... MORE
Ukraine’s (Russian) Defense Minister and Selective Justice
By Taras KuzioThe appointment of Dmitri Salamatin as Ukraine’s Defense Minister in February came as a surprise to both Party of Regions and opposition deputies... MORE
New Western Policies Are Needed to Deal with Ukraine’s Authoritarian Path
By Taras KuzioAt the March 27 Brookings Institution seminar “Ukraine’s Drift Away From Europe and the Western Response” (https://www.brookings.edu/events/2012/0327_ukraine.aspx) former US Ambassador to Ukraine Steven... MORE
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Brussels Chooses to Initial Only Part of Association Agreement with Ukraine
The Ukraine-EU association and free trade agreement will not be concluded this year, Kyiv has admitted after only part of the text of the agreement... MORE