Illusion of Elections

The totalitarian regime in Russia is a fait accompli whose essence lies in the total denial of access to resources and a rejection of freedom of association

Headless BYuT

The recent scandal over a “coup inside the BYuT” shows that the government’s expectation that Yulia Tymoshenko’s isolation would cause her political force to make mistakes is already becoming a reality

European Hide-and-Seek

Following the Ukraine-EU summit, the Ukrainian government was alone in seeing “hidden membership prospects” being offered to Kyiv. The EU, instead, will reserve judgment until after the 2012 parliamentary election

Opposition.ru

How the Russian segment of the Internet reacted to the election

A Backup Plan

Association and Free Trade Agreements with the EU should not be segregated

A Twist of the Wrist

Oleksandr Bondar, currently an MP and ex-Chairman of the State Property Fund, says the privatization program hardly affects anything

Take and Divide: the Government Wants to Sell Almost All of its Assets by 2014

Privatization can be facilitated via simplified preparation and sale procedures

Preventive Measures

The government struggles to hush NGOs that could spur society to protest

PACE Draft Resolution on Ukraine

The Ukrainian Week publishes the resolution to be offered for approval at the Council of Europe session on 26 January

Belarus and Human Rights

The Foreign Ministers of the Germany, Poland, Sweden and the UK have expressed concern about continuing repression in Belarus.

Life After the Summit

Dietmar Stüdemann speaks about the upcoming Ukraine-EU summit in Kyiv and the need a state has for the rule of the principles of a civil society

The Cult of Brown-nosing

Hosannas sung to the president bring only temporary benefit to the singers, while the object of praise eventually turns into a laughing stock

Successful Toadies

Local officials are the most enthusiastic toadies, because they depend on the president for their offices

An Appeal With No Illusions

There is every reason to believe that the court of appeals will deliver the same guilty verdict in the Yulia Tymoshenko case as the initial court did

Reluctant Money

Foreigners lack a desire to invest in Ukraine despite the government’s positive reports about allegedly completed reforms

Tribal Traditions

A personnel policy based on family and geographical connections is degrading public administration

The Government Gets a Storm Warning

By unwisely depriving millions of Ukrainians of their entitlements, the government appears helpless in the face of the looming social explosion

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