Ukrainian journalists reveal Poroshenko’s secret luxury Christmas vacation
The whole last week, Ukrainian society has been debating the secret luxury Christmas vacation of President Petro Poroshenko…
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Saakashvili in Ukraine: revolutionary, Kremlin agent, or Poroshenko’s project?
The story of the political activity of Georgian ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili in Ukraine is diverse and ambivalent. Some…
Kyiv protests fizzle out, demands for reform replaced with calls to overthrow Poroshenko
It has been a week since the start of new protests near Verkhovna Rada (the Parliament) demanding the…
4500-strong protest at Ukrainian parliament demands “great political reform,” camps for the night
On October 17, at least 4,500 people gathered in central of Kyiv to call on the Verkhovna Rada…
Ukrainian President repeats call for peacekeepers to Donbas at UN Security Council
Poroshenko stressed that there is undeniable proof of Russian involvement in the conflict as he showed the military…
“Russia tries to exchange peace in Ukraine for Ukraine’s freedom” – President Poroshenko at UN
A UN reform is needed A comprehensive reform of the Security Council is long overdue. When the UN was…
Poroshenko’s conflict with Saakashvili jeopardizes Ukraine
New players are clustering around Saakashvili and this does not bode well for Ukraine. Yesterday's history with the…
Four things to know about the new political season in Ukraine
Autumn is a hot time for politics. On September 5, the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) got back to…
Poroshenko strips “old buddy” Saakashvili of citizenship; Ukraine returning to selective justice
On 26 July 2017, Mikheil Saakashvili, former President of Georgia and current political opponent of Ukrainian President Poroshenko,…
Belarus and Ukraine cooperate in the face of Russian pressure
The ‘age-old friendship’ (in Lukashenka’s terms) between Alexander Lukashenka and Petro Poroshenko may appear paradoxical: the former is…
Ukraine helps Moldova regain control over border in Transnistrian region
The breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria is not recognized by any country as an independent state. Even Russia,…
President Macron: Anna of Kyiv unites Ukraine and France
At the meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko this Monday, Macron pointed to the “deeply rooted” relations…
Poroshenko holds first meeting with Trump as U.S. rolls out new sanctions against Russia
On 20 June 2017, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko met with US President Donald Trump during what White House…
After visa-free travel, Ukrainian government will resist reforms even more
The visa-free travel regime with the European Union is becoming a lifeline for President Poroshenko’s future presidential campaign…
Poroshenko just like Yanukovych? Yes and no
Three years have passed since Petro Poroshenko was inaugurated as President of Ukraine. Only two years of his…
Ukraine is in a state of war with Russia – and Kyiv needs to say so, Sungurovsky says
The Ukrainian government continues to call its fight against the Russian invasion of the country “an anti-terrorist operation,”…
Ukraine extends sanctions, blocks popular Russian web services and software companies
President Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree dated 15 May 2017 enacting the decision of the NSDC (National…
Policy shift shows Russia preparing to recognize its puppet republics in Donbas
On February 18, President of Russia Vladimir Putin signed a decree on recognition of “passports” issued by so-called…
Attack on Poland’s Consulate General in Northwestern Ukraine seen as provocation
Overnight into March 29, Poland's Consulate General in the northwestern Ukrainian city of Lutsk has been shelled with a…
Supporting transparency or fighting it? New law on assets declarations for NGOs raises scandal in Ukraine
When the Euromaidan revolution in Ukraine won and the tyrant President Viktor Yanukovych fled the country in 2014,…