The Ukrainian Week

29 November, 2021	Breaking news	Ukraine’s President alleges coup attempt involving country’s richest man There’s years of bad blood between President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Rinat Akhmetov
4 October, 2021	Breaking news	Revealed: ‘anti-oligarch’ Ukrainian president’s offshore connections Volodymyr Zelenskiy has railed against politicians hiding wealth offshore but failed to disclose links to BVI firm
2 July, 2020	Breaking news	Ukrainian Central Bank Chief resigns The governor of Ukraine's central bank, Yakiv Smoliy, says he is resigning because of “systematic political pressure that denied fulfillment” of his duties
28 March, 2020	Society	The axe behind God’s door The Maidan continues to be an effective factor in Ukraine’s politics. How to preserve its achievements?
16 March, 2020	Politics	Catching up with reality How might the president interpret bad news better?
11 March, 2020	Politics	New Moscowphiles at the door How disappointment in Volodymyr Zelenskiy will help pro-Russian forces and how they are evolving
9 March, 2020	Politics	Somewhere in the middle What is it that voters in free Donbas like about Zelenskiy?
4 March, 2020	World	The post-democratic president What kind of image has Volodymyr Zelenskiy created for himself abroad?
28 February, 2020	Politics	Feeling good The government has managed to keep its approval rating high. For the first time in years, many Ukrainians believe that their life has not deteriorated
23 February, 2020	Politics	Imitating deoccupation The Zelenskiy team is slowly adapting to the frozen conflict in occupied Donbas
22 February, 2020	Politics	Ze Nation Volodymyr Zelenskiy is a surprising reflection of Ukrainian society
15 February, 2020	Politics	Unitarity under assault In what way do Zelenskiy’s initiatives regarding decentralization, referenda and dual citizenship threaten the integrity of the Ukrainian state?
11 February, 2020	Politics	Brake time? The new administration failed, after all, to make good on a single serious reform. The seemingly minor postponement could suggest a systemic crisis of decision-making
6 February, 2020	Breaking news	Ukrainian ministers' salaries to be linked to average salary in Ukraine The decision was made in order to fulfill an order issued by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy
31 January, 2020	Politics	The Servant of the People: Sexy CPSU 2020 local elections will be more of a challenge for the Servant of the People party than the parliamentary campaign
27 January, 2020	Politics	Dangerous liaisons? The red lines that keep haunting Volodymyr Zelenskiy have managed to find their way into the bill on decentralization, too
26 December, 2019	Society	Movement to restrain Who is behind the “No capitulation!” movement, why they are doing it, and how it could actually help Zelenskiy
28 November, 2019	Politics	Ze voters The government can hardly count on support from the streets despite its high ratings
26 November, 2019	Politics	No feedback The new administration appears to be risking turning its critics into enemies and losing public support
24 November, 2019	Politics	Reboot, relaunch, repeat How might the “servants of the people” take a chance and reboot governments in the regions?
21 November, 2019	Politics	The President’s franchise Who runs Ukraine on behalf of Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and why
17 November, 2019	Politics	The taming of the Rada Why did Volodymyr Zelenskiy need to lift immunity for MPs and how does this threaten Ukraine’s democracy?
11 November, 2019	Politics	Before it’s too late How to prevent surrender
28 October, 2019	Politics	Portrait of the Servant as a young pol The current powers-that-be obviously reflect their voters, but wherein does the real similarity lie?
14 October, 2019	Politics	“I hear you” How Zelenskiy is likened to Yanukovych
1 September, 2019	Politics	Dangerous road through the “best intentions” The hidden danger of “peace at any cost” made us realise that ending the war and reintegration of the occupied territories are two separate, unrelated issues
2 July, 2019	Breaking news	Russia again calls UN Security Council over Ukrainian language law The Russian side already tried to gather a council meeting on the law on Volodymyr Zelenskiy's inauguration day on May 20
27 June, 2019	Politics	No U-turn is allowed Why results of the Ukrainian presidential elections absolutely do not mean Ukrainians’ desire for a shift in foreign policy?
25 June, 2019	Politics	Ghosts of the past Will Zelenskiy be in charge of previous regime’s political revenge?
24 June, 2019	Breaking news	Zelenskiy Approves New Composition of National Investment Council, Appoints Arakhamia Its Secretary This follows from respective presidential decree 423 dated June 21, Ukrainian News Agency reports
23 June, 2019	Politics	Master of improvisation The new President’s first steps create quite a few potential problems for himself first and foremost. Potential successes are harder to see
9 June, 2019	Breaking news	Zelenskiy pardons Ukrainian on a list for possible exchange with Russia Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed a decree pardoning 72-year-old, Russia-born Vyacheslav Vysotsky
8 June, 2019	Breaking news	Zelenskiy vows "tough" response as more Ukrainian soldiers die In the east Ukraine says fresh clashes with Russia-backed separatists in the country's east have claimed the lives of two of its soldiers, raising to six the number of Ukrainian troops reported killed this week
5 June, 2019	Breaking news	Ukraine's new president commits to EU, NATO membership Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy intends to keep Ukraine "on the path of European and Euro-Atlantic integration." He also said he is ready to negotiate with Russia to end the war in Eastern Ukraine
31 May, 2019	Breaking news	Ukrainian president appoints man with ties to oligarch as security chief Volodymyr Zelenskiy has picked as a top security chief a man who Reuters has reported as having ties with tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky, an appointment that underscores links between the two
26 May, 2019	Politics	Threats and hopes Reactions to Zelenskiy’s victory in Russia
24 May, 2019	Politics	Don’t cross the bouys There are limits to the possible in domestic politics and Volodymyr Zelenskiy should not stretch them
23 May, 2019	Breaking news	Ukraine's Zelenskiy picks TV colleagues for presidential staff Ukraine's new president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has announced his administration - and several positions have gone to his former TV colleagues
22 May, 2019	Politics	Traps everywhere Why the Zelenskiy's team needs to be careful not to torpedo the processes of economic and political emancipation from Russia
15 May, 2019	Politics	Zelenskiy’s “We” Volodymyr Zelenskiy won the election but he’s still being mysterious about his team, promising “new faces.” This is nothing new in Ukraine’s history, and new hasn’t always meant better
22 December, 2016	Politics	Putin in The Hague: The MH17 case There are a number of mechanisms for charging those responsible for the shooting down of MH17. None is ideal but, put together, they could yield results
1 July, 2016	Politics	The fine art of compromise Although his powers are president of Ukraine are quite limited, over the last two years Petro Poroshenko has learned to use them like a virtuoso, allowing him considerable influence over the legislature and Government