Diversification or Dmytrification?

The government is replacing an alternative source of gas imports with an alternative trader

Big Demand, Scarce Supply

The Ukrainian majority is waiting for a solid alternative to the Yanukovych regime, but existing candidates from the parliamentary opposition are currently unable to offer one

The Tymoshenko Factor

Yanukovych is not ready to release Yulia Tymoshenko yet, since he obviously still sees her as a strong competitor, capable of disturbing the current calm on the power Olympus

Petr Mareš: “The harder a country tries and the more efforts it takes the more assistance it will receive from us”

Czech Republic, as well as all the Visegrád countries would like to see Ukraine sign the Agreement soon

A Monopoly On Power

Despite the lack of support from most Ukrainians, the Yanukovych regime has no intention of giving up power in the 2015 presidential election and is preparing to extend its rule by artificial means

People’s Self-Defence 2.0

Yuriy Lutsenko is going to create a new political project. The question is whether he will make the same mistakes as were made during the launch of People’s Self-Defence and whether the new organization will be constructed to serve the interests of Petro Poroshenko

Soft Authoritarianism

The Yanukovych regime will continue the tactics of the creeping usurpation of power, trying to avoid decisive battles and unjustified image losses

Vulnerable to Pressure

Economic hardship and political uncertainty in post-Soviet European states makes them susceptible to Moscow’s pressures and intrigues

Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe: “Expert Proposals on Amendments to Election Legislation Should Be Ready by May”

Kyiv and Strasbourg have recently been engaged in active dialogue — PACE President Jean-Claude Mignon visited Ukraine, and Prosecutor General of Ukraine Viktor Pshonka travelled to the main office of the Council of Europe. The Ukrainian Week asked Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe, Mykola Tochytskyi, about the outcome and context of this dialogue.

Ukraine`s Prosecutor’s Office Has to Be Less Powerful Than It Has Been So Far

Mikael Lyngbo, Legal Expert for the Danish Helsinki Committee for Human Rights, former Chief of Police and prosecutor from Denmark, told The Ukrainian Week about the reforming of Ukrainian prosecution and the practical implementation of the new Criminal Procedure Code

The Henchman

The Yanukovych regime is depriving Kyiv voters of their right to influence the local government through elections. This may be a test of the public and opposition reaction to a scenario whereby national presidential or parliamentary elections will be postponed or cancelled

The First Impressions From the New Code

Despite overall positive responses from international experts, the new Criminal Procedure Code contains many pitfalls in terms of practical implementation in Ukraine

Tactics Without a Strategy

The Ukrainian Week takes a closer look at what lies beneath Svoboda's slogans in the interview with its leader Oleh Tyahnybok about the forms and tactics of political struggle, the prospects of a revolution, the interaction of opposition politicians and stereotypes about Svoboda

Oleh Tyahnybok: “The three opposition parties should not be required to act completely in sync”

The leader of the Svoboda party spoke with The Ukrainian Week, about the “Rise Ukraine!” protest campaign, elections in Kyiv, the blockade of parliament, relationships with other opposition leaders, the struggle against stereotypes and other things

Keep Your Head Down!

While the opposition continues to announce its latest radical initiatives, the Yanukovych regime is strengthening its positions

A Failing Strategy

Is the Vlasenko case a mechanism of pressure against disloyal MPs or an element of geopolitical provocation?

Putin and the Children

Yanukovych could try to usurp power using the Belarus scenario to offset his plummeting popularity and growing pressure from abroad

Following in Lukashenka’s Footsteps

Economic initiatives by the so-called “young reformers” confirm that the government is following a Belarusian model adjusted to fit the Family’s interests

Three Years of Promises

In the three years of his presidency, Viktor Yanukovych has failed to meet his election promises. Instead, he has offered Ukraine a slew of large-scale pseudo reforms and virtual national projects

EU-Ukraine Summits: 16 Years of Wheel-Spinning

One of the most successful EU-Ukraine summits was the December 2005 summit under then President Viktor Yushchenko. But in the eight years since then, EU-Ukraine relations have not improved to any significant extent.

Phantoms From the 90s

The Shcherban Case trial against Tymoshenko shows yet again that, just like in Soviet times, the government is ready to prove anyone guilty of anything, if necessary

Another Former Official Finds Asylum Abroad

The Danish government is granting political asylum to former Defence Minister Valeriy Ivashchenko. In an exclusive interview for The Ukrainian Week, Mr. Ivashchenko talks about renewed pressure from Ukrainian prosecution and fear for his family as his motivation for leaving Ukraine

The Battle for Kyiv

As the Kyiv mayoral and city council elections draw closer, the government is searching for political tactics to offset its poor ratings in the capital

Taking a Break as a Strategy

Yanukovych is trying to provoke the EU into not signing the Association Agreement

Colossi With Feet of Clay

Ukrainian oligarchic conglomerates dictate their own rules of the game to the country, but they could collapse at any time, causing unpredictable consequences for Ukraine’s economy and the country as a whole

Game of Endurance

The Party of Regions` attempts to intimidate the opposition with early elections or responsibility for the breakdown of European integration have not given the desired result so far, so an escalation of resistance can be expected in the near future