Who is to Blame for Ukraine’s Privatization Scandal?
Nortima, a company linked to the Ukrainian tycoon Ihor Kolomoysky, on September 29 won the privatization tender for Odessa Portside Plant (OPZ), one of Ukraine’s... MORE
Time to De-Mothball the Budapest Memorandum for Ukraine
A representative group of Ukraine's cultural elite has alerted Western governments and public opinion to Russia's mounting threats against Ukrainian independence. Alarmed by Moscow's latest... MORE
Ukraine Debates the Russian Threat
The poor state of Ukrainian-Russian relations, as vividly noted in Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's August letter to President Viktor Yushchenko, the expulsion of two Russian... MORE
Russian Military Weakness Could Delay Conflict with Ukraine
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has publicly attacked his Ukrainian counterpart Victor Yushchenko and called his administration's policies deliberately anti-Russian. In an open letter and in... MORE
In Ukraine, Campaigning to Avoid the Crises
by Tammy Lynch Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was kind enough earlier this week to kick off Ukraine’s election campaign by attacking his Ukrainian counterpart. Therefore,... MORE
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill Visits Ukraine
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill visited Ukraine from July 27 - August 5 in order to suppress the pro-independence mood among the local clergy and more... MORE
Ukraine Stockpiles Gas for Possible Gas War
Russia Turkey Sign South Stream Dealby Roman KupchinskyUkraine is preparing for a new “gas war” with Russia according to the Russian newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta. The... MORE
Russia-Ukraine Diplomatic War
On July 27 the Kommersant daily, citing diplomatic sources, said that Ukraine intended to expel the Russian General Consul in Odessa, Oleksandr Grachov. The Ukrainian... MORE
U.S.-Ukraine “Tough Love:” the Feeling is Mutual
U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden's visit to Ukraine (EDM, July 28) underscored the shift from enthusiastic support of Euro-Atlantic integration goals to conditional support, depending on... MORE
Ukraine-U.S. Relations: New Prospects in the Wake of Biden’s Visit
U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden held out prospects for a revitalized and expanded relationship with Ukraine during his July 20-22 visit to Kyiv (and Georgia on... MORE