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Firtash
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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…
Why can’t Ukraine just get rid of its oligarchs?
[editorial]Ukraine is often referred to as a state that is run by oligarchs. Indeed, much of the political…
Portnikov: Ukraine’s development will resume after crisis caused by Zelenskyy
Today’s 40-year-olds have lost the chance to see a truly sovereign and successful Ukraine. If they are lucky,…
Energy Corruption in Ukraine: Causes and Cures
Energy corruption in Ukraine has been an ongoing problem ever since the country’s independence from the USSR in…
Russia’s fifth column in Ukraine
A corrupt pro-Russian fifth column coordinated by Dmytro Firtash and Serhiy Lyovochkin (former chief of staff for Viktor…
Expert: Gazprom’s new scheme to “suffocate” Ukraine and blackmail the EU
Gazprom has started a game with goals to deprive Ukraine from gas in its strategic reserves, disrupt gas…
Firtash shocks Vienna with his cortege and 17 bodyguards
The locals complain about Firtash, as he moves around the city with a cortege, and even drives, among…
Russia seizes oligarch assets in Crimea
On April 11, the so-called parliament of the Crimean Republic created the state enterprise “Krymenergo,” which will manage…
Firtash Arrested in Vienna
Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash was arrested in Vienna on Wednesday evening, March 12. This information has been confirmed…
Ukrainian oligarchs and businessmen speak in support of Ukrainian unity as Russia commences invasion of Crimea
As Euromaidan sent Yanukovych fleeing into Russia, and Russian troops de-facto began a military intervention in Crimea, Ukrainian…
Firtash discusses Ukraine with British Foreign Affairs Ministry
Dmytro Firtash, head of the Employers Federation of Ukraine (FRU), met with senior representatives of Britain’s Ministry of…
Yanukovych, Akhmetov and Firtash must pay the price instead of throwing bones to Maidan The
Serhiy Leshchenko The fact is that the Parliament voted to diminish Yanukovych’s powers through a return to the…
Privatization-2014: Under the Auspicies of Firtash and Russia
Ukraine’s State Property Fund (SPF) recently announced that it plans to sell large stakes in several Ukrainian plants.…