From Isolation to Sanctions?

The events of the last week are evidence of the increasing likelihood of personal sanctions being imposed against a closer or wider circle of the representatives of the current government to the existing isolation

Ukraine’s Last Independent Magazines Threatened

The World Newspaper Congress in Kyiv was supposed to give the impression that there is freedom of speech in Ukraine. Shortly after, a blitzkrieg was unleashed against the last free Ukrainian media

Resolution Calling for the Release from Prison of Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko

On September 19, 2012 US Senate adopted the resolution on Ukraine.

Powers of Persuasion

The Party of Regions is exploiting every possible financial and administrative resource of the government for its election campaign

Open Letter on Pressure after the World Newspaper Congress

The Ukrainian Week would like to inform the Ukrainian and international community of the harassment of the publication after the World Newspaper Congress in Kyiv

ENEMO Observation Mission

ENEMO welcomes the Central Election Commission`s decision to allow voters to change voting place only within DECs

You Scratch My Back, and I’ll Scratch Yours

The last session of the present parliament could prove most unpredictable

Kuzmin: a No-Nonsense Prosecutor

A slew of Ukrainian journalists, spin doctors and simply experts-turned-propagandists are working to clean up the international image of the Ukrainian government. But as life would have it, there is always somebody willing to spoil it all. First Deputy Prosecutor General Renat Kuzmin recently did precisely that at the annual YES (Yalta European Strategy) conference.

Dismantling the Oligarchs' Foundation

In order to achieve its potential, Ukraine must put an end to the monopolies which are the current social and economic foundation of the oligarch-and-lumpen society model.

Secretary-General of the Council of Europe: “Trial against Tymoshenko should not have been launched at all”

Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, spoke with The Ukrainian Week about his attitudes toward Ukraine’s new language law, the work of the Ukrainian judiciary and parliament, and the prospect of Strasbourg imposing sanctions against Ukraine.

Rigging the Election

The party in power has unprecedented opportunities to win the election before it even begins

ENEMO Observation Mission in Ukraine

ENEMO expresses concerns regarding sudden change of rules for establishing precinct election commissions by a single draw of lots

Strange Familiar Faces

The Party of the Regions' election list proves Donetsk still has considerable influence. The party is transforming into a pro-presidential quasi-bloc like For a United Ukraine circa 2000.

Wag the Dog

The party in power is afraid of losing control of parliament when most MPs are focusing their efforts on conducting pre-election campaigns.

Oleksandr Tymoshenko: “There is no legitimate government in Ukraine. The only recourse – is replacement”

Yulia Tymoshenko’s husband Oleksandr Tymoshenko shared with The Ukrainian Week his thoughts about the party list of the united opposition, told about his life in Czech Republic and comminication with his wife

Disgracing a Country

The Ukrainian government has tried, and failed miserably, to improve its image in the world through the foreign media

ENEMO: first interim report

European Network of Elections Monitoring Organizations (ENEMO):“Lottery for DECs composition should have been conducted for each DEC separately”

A Bumbling Regime

Ukraine is paying the price for Yanukovych's suspension of European integration. The president's regime has found itself isolated internationally as a result of its anti-democratic domestic policies and the country has been left vulnerable to external pressure.

Not Entitled to Justice

A Ukrainian court has confirmed Yulia Tymoshenko's verdict. On August 29th, the Higher Special Court for Civil and Criminal Cases rejected Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal to overturn the verdict in the gas case that put her in jail for seven years last year.

Sleeping Beauty and Bread Crumbs

In lieu of an effective media market, Ukrainians will have to realize that they are deprived of the Fourth Power in yet another crisis period, something that the Yanukovych and the Kremlin regimes are using to their advantage

Yuriy Lutsenko: I’m afraid of excessive micro leadership ambitions within the united opposition

Previously jailed for political reasons and recently sentenced to two more years in yet another case, the ex-Minister of the Interior offers his opinion on processes within the united opposition, mistakes in selecting candidates for the parliamentary election, the importance of removing the current regime and the wasted chance to reform the law enforcement system when he was Minister.

Leading Without Leadership

Yanukovych’s regime has turned Yulia Tymoshenko into a symbol of resistance, yet her real influence on the opposition is waning

They Call Themselves the Opposition

There are no blatantly odious characters among the United Opposition’s parliamentary candidates, yet some might easily jump ship after the election

The Only “Regional Language”

Recent developments signal that the Kolesnichenko-Kivalov language law is aimed at the renewed Russification of all Ukrainians regardless of their ethnic backgrounds

Government in the Service of Monopolies

Despite feigned efforts to fight monopolies and foster a competitive environment, Ukraine’s government is working to strengthen the position of business groups closest to its own leaders.

Getting Rid of Pessimism!

Ukrainian society is more European-oriented than political elites think