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Ukrainian (left) and Russian (right) delegations during the talks in Istanbul, Turkey on 29 March 2022.

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Latest news Ukraine

ISW: Peace based on Istanbul-style protocols suggested by US would be Ukraine capitulation

Istanbul protocols would require Ukraine to significantly reduce its military capabilities and abandon NATO aspirations, which aligns with Russian goals to "denazify" and "demilitarize" Ukraine.

byVira Kravchuk

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Latest news Ukraine

Zelenskyy: Elections in Ukraine are only possible after the war ends or laws change

Under current conditions, neither one million military personnel nor millions of Ukrainians abroad would be able to vote.

byOrysia Hrudka

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Latest news Ukraine

Olena Zelenska does not want her husband to run for president again

When asked about her post-war plans, First Lady shared that she envisions reuniting with her family.

byOrysia Hrudka

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Latest news Ukraine

Almost 2⁄3 of Ukrainians oppose voting before war ends, survey shows

64% of Ukrainians have a negative attitude toward holding presidential elections in Ukraine in wartime. The main reasons are lack of funding and inability to vote in occupied areas.

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Ukraine

Over 100 NGOs say Ukraine cannot hold elections in wartime

Holding presidential elections in Ukraine in wartime could undermine national unity and provide openings for Russian disinformation, Ukrainian NGOs tell foreign critics.

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Ukraine

Ukraine’s new generation of entrepreneurs dreams of ending the era of the oligarchs

In Ukraine, there is only one privileged kind of business — that which belongs to oligarchs. Oligarchs invest…

byOlena Makarenko

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Vitaly Portnikov: “The ghost of the Soviet Union was definitively buried in Ukraine in 2014”

Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov was forced to resign following a week of protests against the rigged parliamentary elections.…

byVitaly Portnikov

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Ukrainian reforms

As local elections approach, Ukraine’s national battle for reforms continues

Oligarchs re-entrenching themselves back into politics In his opening remarks, Jonathan Katz, a Senior Fellow and Director of…

byReanimation Package of Reforms

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Ukraine

Why eastern Ukraine continues to support pro-Russian politicians in the seventh year of war

25 October 2020 is the day when local elections will take place across Ukraine. Citizens will choose the…

byOlena Makarenko

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East-West electoral divide is a myth, Ukrainian voting patterns since 2006 show

Texty.org.ua conventionally divided all the parties that participated in the parliamentary elections from 2006 throughout 2019 into three…

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International

5,000 detained as Belarus protests against rigged elections second day in a row, national strike announced

On 9 August, in what is called an election in Belarus, incumbent President Alyaksandr Lukashenka officially came out…

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What you need to know about the unprecedented Belarus presidential election, in a nutshell

Today is the day of the presidential election in my native Belarus. It is the sixth election in…

byEuromaidan Press Contributor

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Ukraine

Ukraine’s cut of state funding to parties reverted step towards de-oligarchization of politics

In July 2016, legislation on prevention and countering political corruption was amended in a way that foresaw providing…

byOlena Makarenko

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Ukraine

Zelenskyy sacks well-functioning Central Election Commission, raising worries about capitulation to Russia on Donbas

Ukraine’s parliament voted in favor of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to dismiss all the Central Election Commission (CEC)…

byOlena Makarenko

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Ukrainian politics

Ukraine finally gets a new Election Code. It’s the first step to an effective political system

After 17 unsuccessful attempts, on 11 July the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine finally passed a new Election Code.…

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Opinion

Can Ukraine escape the post-communist trap?

The last six months in Ukraine have generated a level of optimism not seen since the 2014 Maidan…

byEuromaidan Press Contributor

Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orbán. Photo via Wikimedia.

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International

Russian sharp power targeting the European elections in Central-Eastern Europe

International polling, such as Pew’s 2018 research, has been proving the failure of Russian “soft power” since Russia…

byEuromaidan Press Contributor

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Opinion

Three reasons why a comedian should not be president of Ukraine

I am heartened and saddened by Ukrainian opinion polls. Saddened because Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in first place and…

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Ukrainian politics

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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Ukrainian politics

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

Zelenskyy goes up, Tymoshenko takes a dive For the first time in Ukrainian elections, a “poll of polls”…