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Yanukovych’s son linked to coal exports from Russian-occupied Donbas, media reveals
The son of the fugitive Ukrainian president toppled by the Euromaidan revolution uses offshore schemes to sell cheap stolen coal mainly to Turkey.
The revolution that refused to be crushed: how Ukraine’s Euromaidan defied Russia’s subterfuge
While the presence of FSB agents on the streets of Kyiv during the Euromaidan protests was a chilling reminder of Russia's determination to maintain its grip on Ukraine, it was just one piece of a much larger puzzle - a campaign of interference that included everything from disinformation and sabotage to plans for an outright invasion.
End of an era: Gleb Pavlovsky, Odesa-born architect of “virtual politics” used by Trump and Putin dies, aged 72
Gleb Pavlovsky died on 27 February in Moscow after a prolonged illness. I have mixed feelings regarding this…
Lustration preventing comeback of Ukraine’s ancien regime challenged after five years
*Lustration - government policy that seeks to cleanse a new regime from corrupt remnants of the past. The…
Portnikov: Yanukovych must not return
Vitaly Serdyuk, the lawyer of the former president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, said that Yanukovych is preparing to…
Opposition Platform & Bloc: Ukraine’s pro-Russian political forces and their chances
The Opposition Platform - For Life (Za Zhyttia) and the Opposition Bloc have the same roots. They are…
What’s behind the return of pro-Russian politicians to Ukraine?
Firm joint efforts required from civil society and politicians to prevent banned Yanukovych loyalists from returning to Parliament…
Glazyev tapes, continued: new details of Russian occupation of Crimea and attempts to dismember Ukraine
When Ukrainian prosecutors released audio intercepts that appeared to show the direct involvement of Kremlin top advisor Sergey…
Russia prepared to occupy Crimea back in 2010 and other things we learned from Yanukovych’s treason trial
The prosecutors asked the court to sentence Yanukovych to 15 years imprisonment, the maximal term prescribed for high…
Where is the Yanukovych regime five years after the Euromaidan revolution
Five years later, a shadow of his wrongdoings still hangs over Ukraine’s current politics and business. Moreover, some…
Mueller charges oligarch’s son-in-law in latest chapter of Russian meddling case
US special counsel Robert Muller has charged Alex Van Der Zwaan, an attorney and son-in-law of an influential…
Why giving media time to architects of the Yanukovych regime is dangerous
On January 22, ZIK TV aired a controversial interview with Andriy Portnov, a key member of the Yanukovych…
Fugitive Ukraine’s President Yanukovych recalls his lawyers from treason trial, files motion over “coup d’état”
On July 5, former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych who stands charged with high treason in Ukraine said he will not…
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…
Kyiv Noir. Will these headlines ever end?
The photo above says it all. Soviet era façades. The blonde in an expensive ski jacket. The bloodied…
Who was Denis Voronenkov, exiled Putin critic murdered in Kyiv?
On 23 March 2017, exiled Russian ex-MP Denis Voronenkov was assassinated in central Kyiv near the hotel from…
Murder of Denis Voronenkov: what we know now
He was one of key witness in Yanukovych case. In October 2016 Voronenkov and his family fled to…
#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…
Why Putin needed the letter from Yanukovych
The Russian plan was to lure Yanukovych out of Ukraine and turn him into a hostage. And this…