Zelenskyy’s new anti-oligarch law: populism or the real thing?
On 23 September, the Ukrainian parliament passed law №5599 on de-oligarchization. It sets criteria for determining who oligarchs…
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White House postpones Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s meeting with Biden for second time
For the second time, the White House has postponed scheduled talks between the presidents of Ukraine and the…
Ukrainians under 30 unified in their support for Ukraine and the West unlike older generations
Contents Preferences for Ukraine’s foreign policy directionProud to be UkrainianYounger Ukrainians are happier and more optimistic about themselves…
Brilliant green dye attacks: Poroshenko, Avakov, Filatov, and other notable cases
The brilliant green dye is known to be poorly washed off the skin surface. In addition, it is…
Ukraine at 30: reflecting on Ukraine’s path toward Western integration
Independence Day of Ukraine: facts & brief history After an unsuccessful coup attempt by hardline Communist Party leaders…
30 years of independence: how Ukraine’s political landscape changed
Contents The childhood: Communists, birth of oligarchsTeenage years: censorship, Orange revolution, and decadenceBecoming mature: Euromaidan revolution, birth of…
Why the Georgian PM’s visit does nothing to reverse Tbilisi’s distancing from Kyiv
That no Georgian PM has visited Kyiv in a bilateral format for nine years serves as a clear…
Ukraine’s 30: Prominent Ukrainians who changed the country and the world. Part 4: Politics
On August 24, 2021, Ukrainians celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Independence of Ukraine, a landmark date in…
Week in review: the Nord Stream 2 deal and Russia’s case against Ukraine at ECHR
Contents The end of "nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine"?How exactly will Nord Stream-2 threaten Ukraine? Ukraine lost the…
Flirting with China is a dangerous political game for Ukraine
Ukraine's relations with China have long been considered a frozen topic, not least because of the scandals that…
Eventful week in Ukraine: “eternal” minister resigns, judicial reform kicks off, IT bill adopted, cannabis bill fails
Contents Ukraine has a new Minister of Internal AffairsG7 and the EU congratulate Ukrainian move towards the reform…
Biden may lose ability to play around with Nord Stream sanctions: interview with Lana Zerkal
- Will Nord Stream-2 be completed? - I would very much like to say that no, they won’t…
Putin’s Ukrainian top-ally Medvedchuk charged with high treason, placed under house arrest. Here are the accusations
UPDATE, 22:10, 13 May. Kyiv's Pechersky court orders Viktor Medvedchuk under round-the-clock house arrest for two months. On…
The future of the pro-Russian project in Ukraine after the ban of Putin pal’s TV channels
Despite the overall positive impact and the enthusiasm of some Ukrainian social networks, Ukraine's recent sanctioning of three…
Who’s winning on the Ukraine-Russia historical narrative battlefield?
The Ukrainian Institute and One Philosophy Group started a joint research initiative to outline the dominant narratives in…
“Church restaurants” pop up as weekend quarantine deepens COVID-19 double standards in Ukraine
Read also: Interactive COVID-19: Ukraine and world Ukrainian mayors rebel against COVID-19 restrictions and win Contents Double standards…
(Anti-)Constitutional Court of Ukraine: why it declares the best reforms unconstitutional instead of protecting the Constitution
Generally, all democracies have the function of a constitutional judiciary, which checks whether the law complies with the…
Ukraine breaks its duck with new election rules, and the results are heartening
The main novelty of the new Electoral Code, adopted in July 2019 and amended last summer, are open…
Ukrainian local elections: Stability of local elites and Zelenskyy’s crushing defeat
Contents KyivKharkivOdesaLvivScandals and violations during the electionsPreliminary results according to exit polls The preliminary results of the local…
“Medvedchuk effect”: censorship attempt fails in Ukraine as prohibited book sold out within an hour
What is the banned book about In 2019, the publisher Vivat published a new book by the Ukrainian…