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The fact that the objective of Russian propaganda is to delegitimize the Ukrainian presidential elections was already evident…
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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.…
Three weeks before Ukrainian elections: Zelenskyi leads polls while Tymoshenko and Poroshenko fight each other
Contents Zelenskyy goes up, Tymoshenko takes a dive Battles between Poroshenko and Tymoshenko And what about Zelenskyy Read…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“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,…
Ukrainians prefer comedian to current president and other insights from pre-election polls
In the last four years many things have changed in Ukraine - it experienced a de-facto war with…