RUSSIAN PRESS AN “ENEMY” OF UKRAINE?
Freedom of the press is a painful issue in Ukraine. Self-censorship and tax pressure on opposition press were cited as the main problems by the... MORE
UKRAINE: VIKTOR YUSHCHENKO AS PRIME MINISTER IN THE CONTEXT OF DOMESTIC AND RUSSIAN POLITICS
By Volodymyr Zviglyanich The dramatic events in Russia at the turn of the new century, with the resignation of Boris Yeltsin and the transfer of... MORE
UKRAINE HOSTS HISTORIC NATO MEETING
The North Atlantic Council (NAC) held a session in Kyiv on March 1-2 in its concurrent role as the NATO-Ukraine Commission. Attended by envoys of... MORE
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spokesman for President Leonid Kuchma said Putin recognized "the inalienable right of any country to join or not join this or that alliance." A Foreign... MORE
DEATH PENALTY OUTLAWED IN UKRAINE.
In formally abolishing the death penalty on February 22, Ukraine's parliament (Verkhovna Rada) has taken a dilatory but significant step toward true integration with Europe.... MORE
NATO-UKRAINE MEETING IN KYIV TERMED HISTORIC.
The North Atlantic Council (NAC) held a session in Kyiv on March 1-2 in its concurrent role as the NATO-Ukraine Commission. Attended by envoys of... MORE
UKRAINE’S LINGUISTIC DERUSSIFICATION IRKS MOSCOW
On February 1, Ukraine's Council on Language Policy--a blue-ribbon advisory group, empanelled by President Leonid Kuchma--approved a draft decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on... MORE
“LANGUAGE WAR” HEATS UP IN UKRAINE.
The Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry's protest notes against Ukrainian state support to the Ukrainian state language (see the Monitor, February 11) was neither a bolt... MORE
CONSUMER PRICE INFLATION PICKS UP STEAM IN UKRAINE.
Recently released data on consumer price inflation in January (Reuters, February 3) show a clear upward trend in price developments in Ukraine over the last... MORE