The Chief and His Tribe

The reshuffling of government ranks stems just as much from the Donbas social background as it does from the personal interests of the Yanukovych family and their inner circle

Yulia Tymoshenko: A History of Defeat

Yulia Tymoshenko’s defeat was the consequence of the wrong choice of priorities, her closest circle and reluctance to rely on those who strived for real changes in Ukraine

The Government Breaks Bad

Orange Revolution did not teach anyone anything. Not only does the Government turn a blind eye to people, but also demonstratively ignores the public and the law.

Lost in Translation: the Story of the Tymoshenko “exposé”

Since mid-October, a Ukrainian translation of the article "The Rise and Fall of Yulia Tymoshenko" by Matthew Kaminski, a member of the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board, has been circulating online. Inaccuracies abound in both the translation and the original

The Triumph of Subordination

By voting for legitimization of the regime’s polling rules, the opposition laid the groundwork for its own demise

No Respect For Judges Without Self-respect

Bohdan A. Futey, Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, discusses Ukrainian judicial problems and constitutional reform

Alienation

The EU’s bureaucratic machine's reaction to “signals” from Kyiv will be a slowdown in all areas of cooperation and the EU's taking a wait-and-see stance

Not By Cabbage Alone?

Prime Minister Mykola Azarov philosophizes at the 6th CIS Intelligentsia Forum

The Council of Europe: The Election Law Should Not Serve the Government

Significant attention was paid to Ukraine, particularly the issue of elections and the judiciary at the session of the Venice Commission on 14-15 October

A Dangerous Maneuver Eastward

The government is attempting to set up a regime that will control Ukraine for eternity. As it alternates moves between the West and Russia for this purpose, it risks turning itself into a fool

Election Bill That Leaves No Choice

The Party of Regions is trying to amend election legislation to be able to easily forge a parliamentary majority after the next election despite lacking popular support

The Change of Settings

The Ukrainian Week follows Western reaction to the verdict against ex-Premier Yulia Tymoshenko. The shock caused by the moves of the Ukrainian government is fading. Experts and politicians analyze the new reality of Ukraine in the international arena

Bad Manners

Those in power conceal information and instil propaganda clichés instead of building a dialogue with society

The Third Road to Serfdom

Russian political activist, analyst and Professor at the Washington-based Hudson University Andrey Piontkovsky talks about the verdict against Ms. Tymoshenko and dictatorship in Russia

Watchdogs of the Regime

The Ukrainian police force outnumbers the military. Armed to the teeth, it can only fight against citizens but not protect them

Quasi-Opposition

Despite faking intense activity, the political opposition in Ukraine has failed to do anything significant to win back public trust

The Territory of Influences

The European Council is a place where everybody comes in pursuit of his or her own truth and almost surely finds both proponents and opponents. Is this about the pluralism of discourses or the scattering of actions? Apparently, about everything at the same time

Court Raiders

Unable to replace the Chief Justice of Ukraine directly, the government is now seeking alternative methods

Tymoshenko’s Second Case: Traces of Russia

Investigating commercial transactions may look less politicized to the West than the case of intergovernmental gas contracts.

Saving Ukraine Together

The West has essentially facilitated Viktor Yanukovych & Co. in coming to power by ignoring their violations of law in the first year of Yanukovych’s presidency. Now the consequences of these errors must be fixed

Transit Stop

Alexander Lukashenka’s political repressions are driving more Belarusians to Ukraine

Shock

Western politicians comment on the verdict against Yulia Tymoshenko announced on 11 October exclusively for The Ukrainian Week

Who Is Paying the Price For Police Impunity In Ukraine?

On 12 October, Amnesty International presented a report on widespread tortures and ill-treatment, racketeering, and arbitrary detention by Ukrainian police

A Way Out of the Dead End

If Ukraine fails to change its gas deals it needs to use the opportunities they offer strategically

Temperature Rising

There will be no revolution this fall, but Ukraine is in for a wave of local protests

The Council of Europe – Russia and Ukraine: Who Influences Whom?

The position of non-democratic forces at the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly keeps it from fulfilling its fundamental functions of protecting human rights and the rule of law to the full extent