The post-honeymoon mood

Ukrainians are not yet disappointed with the choice of the president and MPs. But some of the government’s actions no longer excite the majority

To instigate chaos

Who is alleged mastermind of the efforts to shake up the situation in the country and why it has become possible?

Tacan Ildem: “We have enough ways and means to increase our partnership to strengthen the capacities of Ukraine”

During the Third Lviv Security Forum, The Ukrainian Week met with Ambassador Tacan Ildem, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy, to discuss symbols and messages between the Alliance and Ukraine and perspectives on bilateral partnership

Why is Paris mum?

Сherchez la femme in this case is more like cherchez le gaz

Gird thy loins – Plan В

What kinds of security eventualities is Ukraine prepared for?

Whither goest thou, Ukraine?

How attitudes towards the country’s course and the war in the Donbas have changed among Ukrainians in the last five years

The concealed markers of sovereignty

What criteria should be used to evaluate strategies for the reintegration of the Donbas

Ze voters

The government can hardly count on support from the streets despite its high ratings

No feedback

The new administration appears to be risking turning its critics into enemies and losing public support

Reboot, relaunch, repeat

How might the “servants of the people” take a chance and reboot governments in the regions?

The President’s franchise

Who runs Ukraine on behalf of Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and why

Pavlo Klimkin: “We are losing respect of the key players”

Тhe Ukrainian Week speaks to former Minister of Foreign Affairs about the reasons for Russia’s pullout from the Geneva Conventions, the recognition of the Holodomor in Germany and the quality of Ukraine’s diplomatic communication with the world

The taming of the Rada

Why did Volodymyr Zelenskiy need to lift immunity for MPs and how does this threaten Ukraine’s democracy?

Before it’s too late

How to prevent surrender

The end of the era of moderation

Brexit is splitting British politics, and it is difficult to gauge the scale of this split

Tertium non datur

The key stages of Ukraine’s independence, important lessons and agenda for the current government

Following a foreign script

In international relations, Ukraine keeps reacting to foreign initiatives rather than coming up with its own

Between the officious and the odious

A look at the current online strategies of the two main rivals in the 2019 presidential campaign

Voting as a mirror image of voters

Who voted for whom, or to what extent voter preferences coincide with the results of their choices

Portrait of the Servant as a young pol

The current powers-that-be obviously reflect their voters, but wherein does the real similarity lie?

A strategy for political hostages

What was overlooked during the return of Ukraine’s kidnapped sailors and political hostages from Russia

Exchange rate

About Ukraine’s prisoners who left jail early and ended up in Moscow

Scenic authoritarianism

Will Ukraine’s new authorities be able to use populism to ruin democracy and usurp power?

Oleksandr Turchynov: “On issues in defense of Ukrainian identity, we can’t back down”

The Ukrainian Week talks with one-time speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, acting president, and secretary of Ukraine’s National Security Council, about shifts in the nature of the war and informational security, and the rise of conservative trends in modern politics