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The difference between Zelenskyi and Poroshenko: piecing together the evidence

Contents ProfessionalismThe candidates’ teamsProgram and course for the next 5 yearsPro-Russian and anti-RussianRead more:Professionalism The pre-recorded interview of…

byBohdan Ben

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The ultimate guide to how Ukrainian elections could be falsified

The fact that the objective of Russian propaganda is to delegitimize the Ukrainian presidential elections was already evident…

byBohdan Ben

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Oligarchic shadow of Ukraine’s 2019 elections

This article was first published at ukraineverstehen.de “Oligarchic rule” is the phrase which people often use to describe Ukraine.…

byOlena Makarenko

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Three weeks before Ukrainian elections: Zelenskyi leads polls while Tymoshenko and Poroshenko fight each other

Contents Zelenskyy goes up, Tymoshenko takes a diveBattles between Poroshenko and TymoshenkoAnd what about ZelenskyyRead also:Zelenskyy goes up,…

byBohdan Ben

9 minute read

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In Ukraine, oligarchs set the election agenda using their TV

Largely, the reason for this is that the largest Ukrainian media outlets are owned, and thus controlled, privately.…

byOlena Makarenko

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Constitutional Court of Ukraine cancels liability for illegal enrichment, striking down anticorruption progress

The question of fighting corruption rose to the top of Ukraine’s agenda after the Euromaidan revolution. Civil society…

byOlena Makarenko

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Where are all of Ukraine’s new alternative political forces?

As Ukraine’s presidential campaign is warming up, the motto “Either Poroshenko or Putin” is heard quite often. Some…

byBohdan Ben

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Ukrainian court suspends duties of reform-minded acting Health Minister Uliana Suprun. What gives?

On 5 February, Kyiv’s District Administrative Court forbade Uliana Suprun, hailed by many as one of the few…

byOlena Makarenko

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Is Tymoshenko a pro-Russian candidate? The facts, the fiction, and the mysteries

Of the current candidates, President Petro Poroshenko has made his position clear. Obviously, we know where the pro-Russian…

byOlena Makarenko

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Trukhanov’s criminal grip over Odesa akin to “separatist republic” – activist who survived murder attempt

Euromaidan Press talked to Odesa activist Vitaliy Ustymenko to ascertain how the situation in the city currently looks.…

byOlena Makarenko

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Kyiv moving toward breaking diplomatic relations with Moscow

When one country invades another and occupies part of its territory, the victim normally breaks diplomatic relations with…

byPaul A. Goble

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Fifty shades of Ukrainian populism: Tymoshenko, Zelenskyi, and the Chiaroscuro principle

The three-month campaign leading up to the spring presidential elections officially started on 31 December 2018. According to…

byBohdan Ben

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Ukraine’s Eurointegration drags feet without EU membership perspectives

Signing the Association Agreement with the European Union was a true breakthrough. The agreement was two-part—the political segment…

byOlena Makarenko

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Showbiz vs Reality: comedian runs for Ukrainian presidency, and he’s in the top three

A few minutes are left before midnight – the New Year is coming. Ukrainian national channels, including commercial…

byOlena Makarenko

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Why Ukrainians keep voting for the wrong people

A strange conversation occurred on one of the streets of the Ukrainian city of Dnipro in late November…

byEuromaidan Press Contributor

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Ukraine prepares for Russia’s interference in the country’s 2019 elections

“The way how Russia operates is not to get one specific candidate elected. They try to spread their…

byOlena Makarenko

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Ukraine finally scraps friendship treaty with Russia. But it won’t change much

Friendship treaty On 31 May 1997, then President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma and his Russian counterpart Boris Yeltsin signed in…

byYuri Zoria

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Where is the Yanukovych regime five years after the Euromaidan revolution

Five years later, a shadow of his wrongdoings still hangs over Ukraine’s current politics and business. Moreover, some…

byOlena Makarenko

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5 months after legal start of Anti-Corruption Court, how close is Ukraine to prosecuting its top-corrupts?

The launch of the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) is a huge step forward for Ukraine. The country’s civil…

byOlena Makarenko

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“Savior of the nation”: how Poroshenko bets on fear of Russia in bid to get reelected

In the spring of 2019, current president Petro Poroshenko will seek to be reelected to a second term,…

byOlena Makarenko