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,…
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Ukraine imposes official blockade on occupied territories demanding stolen assets back
On March 15, President Petro Poroshenko called an emergency meeting of the NSDC (National Security and Defense Council…
#DonbasReports: 54 attacks. 2,608 soldiers killed since 2014. Yanukovych denies he asked Putin for troops
February 22 was mostly quiet in the Donbas according to reports by local residents on social networks. All their…
‘Russian spies interfered with Nobel Committee to prevent Poroshenko Peace Prize’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
Petro Poroshenko, the oligarch president of Ukraine
Petro Poroshenko is not only the president of Ukraine but also one of the main oligarchs of the country.…
How Poroshenko differs from Yanukovych
In contrast to Viktor Yanukovych, Petro Poroshenko is not an idiot but an experienced and cautious politician. Therefore,…
Poroshenko’s confectionery factory in Russia to be closed
The corporation Roshen belonging to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is closing its confectionery fabric in Lipetsk, Russia. News…
Are the Kyiv protests a Kremlin plot or an opposition power grab?
A wave of small protests has swept across Kyiv, and some fear they could grow into a Third…
Four key points of the new Minsk process roadmap
The Normandy Four meeting with the participation of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany took place in Berlin on…
What do Ukrainians think about two years of Poroshenko’s presidency?
On 7 June 2014, Petro Poroshenko was inaugurated as President of Ukraine. Two years ago nobody would doubt…
Do Ukrainians like what Poroshenko achieved over two years of presidency?
7 June 2016 is the second anniversary of Petro Poroshenko on the post of the President of Ukraine.…
Two years of Poroshenko’s presidency: failures and achievements
Petro Poroshenko has been president for two years and Ukraine is slowly moving forward, but the question is…
This is how Ukraine’s old regime battles lustration
Lustration literally means "clarification through light and fire." Coined by the Czech Republic in 1990, this term has been used…
Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada: an oligarchs’ club or a real parliament?
The debating chamber of the Ukrainian parliament, with its glass dome and Soviet-era frescoes on the ceiling, is…
Nadiya’s 3rd day of freedom: visiting fallen comrades and getting a new mission
Ukrainian news sites report that on her third day after returning to Ukraine from illegal imprisonment in Putin's…
Poroshenko explains his choice of prosecutor
President Poroshenko called changes to the law connected with the appointment of Yuriy Lutsenko as Prosecutor General of…
A new General Prosecutor for Poroshenko
During the last year and a half, Lutsenko headed Petro Poroshenko's Bloc in the Ukrainian Parliament. His political…
Poroshenko: a president for two coalitions
According to the results of today's voting in the Verkhovna Rada, two coalitions have been formed: the coalition…
Five facts about Ukraine’s new prime minister Volodymyr Groysman
The largest intrigue of the last week is now over: we officially know who Ukraine's next prime minister is.…
Yatseniuk’s resignation and the beginning of the real crisis
The announcement about the resignation of Arseniy Yatseniuk may be characterized as a move toward overcoming the political…