Ecology was never a priority in the Soviet Union or post-Soviet Ukraine, where profit has always been the ultimate goal, initially for the communist party and later for private companies. Ecological norms, although nominally in existence,...
On 29 June, a historical turn for Ukraine’s key unreformed area, the judiciary, took place. Lawmakers voted for a crucial bill, including a critical amendment giving hope for cleaning corrupted Ukrainian courts. This is expected to...
Despite the title of the article, I strongly support a future NATO membership for Ukraine. It is probably the only diplomatic tool that might end the Russian aggression against Ukraine. Additionally, I am in no doubt that Ukraine’s...
On May 6th, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Kyiv to reaffirm Washington’s political, economic, and security support for Ukraine. That same day, Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for European and...
The Ukrainian Government has dismissed the CEO of the largest state-owned energy company Naftogaz, bypassing the Supervisory Board and violating formal procedures. On April 28, the Ukrainian Government dismissed Naftogaz CEO Andriy...
“Western people often think that they understand everything about Ukraine… I do not rule out that the main сause of Ukraine’s mistakes and problems is the ‘merit’ of Ukrainians themselves… But we all contributed a...
Overall, the region is located in the heart of Europe geographically, bordering Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania. Therefore, Zakarpattia is the most diverse Ukrainian region. Populated mostly by Ukrainians, it also hosts compact...
Decentralization in Ukraine implies two important results for long-term economic growth: (1) more local taxes being paid and (2) reduction of expenditures on local government. Decentralization reform in Ukraine commenced in 2014. The...
After Russia fostered a war in eastern Ukraine, doctor Kostiantyn Kolomiyets fled with his family northward. He settled in Chernihiv Oblast together with many other internally displaced people. Like most IDPs, he struggled to find a good...
In his 4 May video address, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated he can not allow the implementation of healthcare reform in the system’s current state. At his 20 May press conference, marking his first year of presidency,...
Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia Van Voren: Of course, you have a number of Lithuanians who managed quite cleverly to gather wealth and become the upper layer in society. But the extremes you see in Ukraine or Russia is something that didn’t...
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