Five years of Poroshenko’s presidency: main achievements and failures
Army capable of fighting, well-equipped, skilled, and experienced The corruption in the state defense industry scandalously exposed by…
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Sociology of Ukrainian elections: who votes for Zelenskyi/Poroshenko and why
By today, there is little doubt that Volodymyr Zelenskyy will win the second round of Ukraine's presidential election…
The difference between Zelenskyi and Poroshenko: piecing together the evidence
Professionalism The pre-recorded interview of Zelenskyy with journalists of the ICTV channel started with the question “You are…
Do Ukrainians actually believe life was better in the Soviet Union than in France and Germany?
Maybe we need to be more honest about these election results? Do Lviv residents really support corruption, general…
Comedian to face incumbent President in run-off and other takeaways of Ukrainian elections
Here is my subjective opinion on four key points the first round showed: 1. TV promotion works Volodymyr…
Analysis: Among presidential candidates Poroshenko is the key target of hate speech on “Russian Facebook” VK
Interestingly, the study by Internews Ukraine reveals that pro-Kremlin candidates were also subjected to mostly negative coverage, while Ukraine and…
Ukrainians once again are voting for someone they hope has a magic wand, Portnikov says
No one should have been surprised that Volodymyr Zelenskyy ran far ahead of all other candidates in the…
Russian interference in Ukrainian elections: separating the wheat from the chaff
Russian narratives against Poroshenko and a strong desire to delegitimize elections It’s clear that Russia cares about Ukrainian…
Do Ukraine’s right-wing extremist groups have a chance of derailing presidential elections?
For the 2019 presidential elections, the Central Election Commission registered 139 Ukrainian NGOs monitoring the election process, a…
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…
Pollsters say Zelenskyi leads in Ukraine’s presidential race. Bookies lean towards Poroshenko
The Central Electoral Commission of Ukraine registered 44 presidential candidates for the election, a record number in Ukrainian…
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”…
Why Ukraine’s defense corruption scandal is actually a good thing
The third part of Bihus.info project (with English subtitles). The video accuses the Ukroboronprom enterprise of purchasing altimeters…
Poroshenko’s man in defense industry accused of graft & smuggling: truth or pre-election manipulation?
This is not the first journalistic investigation about corruption in the Ukrainian defense industry, as well as not…
Key suspect in ordering murder of Ukrainian activist Handziuk detained thanks to activist pressure
“Half a year since the attack. Three months from the day she died. Numerous posts, articles, and TV…
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…
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…
“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…
Poroshenko calls for Ukraine to formally leave the CIS
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says that Kyiv is preparing the documents necessary to formally leave the Russian-dominated Commonwealth…