Dialogue of the Deaf: Ukraine and the EU Talk Past Each Other
On March 20, the Ukrainian parliament voted to accept a report by its Temporary Investigative Commission that looked into the January 2009 gas contract signed... MORE
Ukraine’s Party of Regions Uses Populist Promises, Acquires New Allies to Win Election
Opinion polls show that although the ruling Party of Regions (PRU) remains the most popular party, it may lose the parliamentary election scheduled for October... MORE
Russia Takes Control of Ukraine’s Security Forces
The Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza (March 1) (https://wyborcza.pl/1,75248,11261360,Tajna_historia_przejmowania_Ukrainy_przez_Rosje.html) provided details of Russia’s growing grip over Ukraine’s security forces. According to Gazeta Wyborcza, then Russian Prime... MORE
Ukraine Prepares for Elections with Putinization of Security Forces and Repression of Opposition
On February 24 on three Ukrainian television channels, President Viktor Yanukovych said, “There is a law and it should be observed, I believe. And a... MORE
Political Corruption and Preparations for Election Fraud in Ukraine
Ihor Rybakov By Taras KuzioThere have long been rumors and some evidence that Presidents Leonid Kuchma and Viktor Yanukovych (this practice was not used by... MORE
Calls for Visa Black List and Sanctions on Ukraine Grow Louder
On the second anniversary of Viktor Yanukovych’s election as Ukraine’s fourth president, threats of visa black lists, sanctions and international sanctions by the European Union... MORE
Ukraine Struggles to Find Alternatives to Russian Gas
After Moscow’s refusal to cut gas prices for this year, Kyiv has threatened to cut its imports from Russia between 27 billion cubic meters (bcm)... MORE
Ukraine’s Former Security Chief and Media Tycoon Khoroshkovsky Appointed as Finance Minister
On January 18, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych appointed Valery Khoroshkovsky as the Finance Minister and relieved him of his duties as chief of the Ukrainian... MORE
Democratic Regression Continues in Ukraine
By Taras KuzioIn a speech commemorating Ukraine’s January 22 declaration of independence in 1918, President Viktor Yanukovych said “Defense of human rights is an inalienable... MORE
The “Blackmail State” Re-Emerges in Ukraine
Since Viktor Yanukovych’s election victory, four strategies have been adopted against the opposition that in particular targets Yulia Tymoshenko and her eponymous bloc (BYuT). BYuT... MORE