The Ukrainian Week

21 February	Politics	A historic law of geopolitical scale Important aspects of the new Deoccupation Law
21 February		“The ECHR is one of the best international institutions to help Ukraine establish Russia’s aggression” Deputy Justice Minister and the Ombudsman to the European Court of Human Rights on official evidence of the presence of Russian troops in Ukraine's territory
6 July, 2017	Society	Stuck in the dark Ukrainian civilians who are in captivity in “LNR” and “DNR” are one of the most painful problems facing Ukraine
23 March, 2017	Society	A vengeful spring? What might cause the “Russian Spring” to make a comeback in Ukraine and where might this happen?
23 March, 2017	Society	Why the Russian Spring froze up What prevented Kremlin curators from realising the "Crimean scenario" in most regions of South-Eastern Ukraine?
17 March, 2017		“We have not yet been given comprehensive list of weapons to be withdrawn” Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine spoke to The Ukrainian Week about current priorities and obstacles faced by the SMM in its work on the ground
17 March, 2017	Politics	Black holes How trading with ORDiLO became a handy loophole from paying taxes
15 March, 2017	Economics	Dear Mr. Oligarch Where the claims in favor of continuing coal trade with the occupied parts of Donbas are misleading
15 March, 2017	World	War or imitation of war: A legal view The blockade of the occupied parts of the Donbas is a consequence of the irresponsible actions of the top leadership in Ukraine and their imitation war against Russia. The legal side of this confrontation could have a decisive impact
23 February, 2017	Economics	The ultimate beneficiary Despite the war and partial occupation of the Donbas, Rinat Akhmetov has preserved his business empire and is increasing output
23 February, 2017	Economics	Feeding the enemy Maintaining socio-economic ties to the occupied territories of Donbas is of dubious value to Ukraine, but makes life a lot easier for the terrorists running them
23 February, 2017	Politics	A legitimate capitulation? What the January Cabinet of Ministers' decree on the occupied territory means for Ukraine and Russia
14 October, 2016		“We hope that a commission for the missing persons will be created in Ukraine” Head of the ICRC mission to Ukraine on how to look for the missing and how their families can deal with obstacles in the process
19 September, 2016		"If we lose the state, there will be nowhere left to fight corruption" Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada about the change of generations in politics, work on past mistakes and the current agenda for political elites and society
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
27 June, 2016	Politics	Through the looking glass: The crazy world of Minsk How Ukrainian politicians see the likelihood of elections in the occupied parts of Donbas
20 June, 2016	Politics	Black books and bought elections The main conclusion that can be drawn from the appearance of part of the black cash register in the press is that the Yanukovych regime, which considered itself legitimate, really never was
1 June, 2016	Society	Sabotage in the name of “peace” A new Russian propaganda agency has started up in Kyiv as part of the Kremlin’s fifth column of “soft power”
25 May, 2016	Politics	Elections in Donbas: Division by zero Election in the occupied Donbas is nothing more than a slogan used at the Minsk negotiations. There are no real tools available today to make it happen
16 May, 2016		The high cost of news In mid-week, Ukraine’s media was rocked by yet another scandal. Myrotvorets or Peacemaker, a site known for publishing information about those who have collaborated with terrorists, published a list of journalists who have been accredited by the “Donetsk People’s Republic”
26 April, 2016	Society	"The expectation of death is worse than death itself" What war captives and kidnapped civilians go through in the occupied territories, and how exchange mechanisms work
26 April, 2016	Society	The great persecution 25 Ukrainians are held in captivity by the Russians, accused of committing serious crimes. Yet international rights organizations still have not recognized them as political prisoners
31 March, 2016	Society	Truly hearing the Donbas Patriots from Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts strive to become an influential force
8 March, 2016	Politics	Andriy Parubiy: “New elections are a key mechanism to destabilize the country" First Vice-Speaker, ex-Secretary of the National Secrutiy and Defense Council, and one of the leaders on the Maidan on events from two years ago and their significance today, Russia’s scenarios to destabilize Ukraine, and what security looks like now
26 February, 2016		Back to USSR After using leftist populist slogans to heat up the situation in the Donbas in the spring of 2014, Russia’s proxies have brought rapacious, feudal bolshevism to the region instead
27 January, 2016	Politics	Mission Possible Foreign policy objectives and challenges for 2016
25 January, 2016		The Pillars of European Scepticism In countries such as Spain, France or Germany, public perceptions on Ukraine, the Maidan and the war, are a mixture of big-picture frame alongside much confusion
17 December, 2015	Politics	The Third Coming? Is Maidan 3.0 possible, and what would it look like?
17 December, 2015	Politics	Desperate Argument Politicians on why strong-arm tactics remain a tool to influence parliamentarians and officials, and how effective these actions can be
14 December, 2015		Backtracking Is Not an Option To achieve successful democratic development, the Ukrainian citizens need our moral, financial and practical support
30 October, 2015	Politics	Do It Yourself Can activists defend community interests even if outwardly undemocratic forces control local government?
2 September, 2015	World	Where is Leadership to be Found? We can conclude that Putin’s fascism and aggression in Europe was stopped, first and foremost, by the courage and heroism of Ukraine. Yet the leaders of the world, namely, Barack Obama and Angela Merkel, have responded to the challenge as well
20 August, 2015		“We are able to be the eyes and ears of the international community in the conflict area” OSCE Special Monitoring Mission Spokesperson on its mandate and tasks in Ukraine
20 August, 2015		“Western partners often do not understand what Ukraine wants” Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Foreign Affairs on Ukraine’s cooperation with Western partners and international organizations, the consequences of the Minsk agreement and the upcoming local elections
20 August, 2015	Politics	Learning Independence The possibility of change, and the opportunity to make that change stick brings meaning to the idea of independence for many ordinary Ukrainians today
19 August, 2015	Economics	Slow Out of the Gate An overview of Ukraine’s new tax system
19 August, 2015	Economics	Going on Life Support The direction taken by Crimea's economy destroys its self-sufficiency and makes reintegration into Ukraine exceedingly difficult
19 August, 2015	World	The Force of Habit The interests and prejudices of officials and diplomats from the UN, OSCE, Council of Europe and other international agencies sometimes affect policy decisions more than they should
19 August, 2015	World	Working on the Ground Initially, local civilians and the military had been quite critical of the OSCE monitors. This has changed recently
13 August, 2015	Society	Hostages of the Kremlin President Poroshenko says there are 30 Ukrainian citizens currently being illegally held in Russia. Human rights advocates that they know about the situation with 11, most of whom the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has yet to provide with lawyers
6 August, 2015	Society	We Can Win After All Ukrainian victories in the East
6 August, 2015		Yet Another Russia: On Andrei Piontkovsky An analyst who tries to win back our threatened sense of self-confidence and sober-mindedness
16 July, 2015	Society	Freedom of Belief No More Believers in Eastern Ukraine faced brutal intolerance, repression and murder
10 June, 2015	World	Raimonds Vejonis: "Everything we saw in the Soviet days still goes on, but with new actors" The Ukrainian Week spoke with Raimonds Vejonis, the newly-elected President of the Republic of Latvia and Minister of Defense when this interview was made, about NATO revival, the "deterrent effect," Putin's unpredictability, and the cost of the conflict in Ukraine to Riga
20 May, 2015		What Orwell Would Make of the Ukraine Crisis It is in Europe’s interests to prevent Ukraine from becoming a failed state and to contribute to its democratic normalisation
16 March, 2015	Politics	Andrii Klymenko: “One of Ukraine’s most important tasks is to ensure that sanctions for Crimea and Donbas are not separated” Why an international strategy to return Crimea is necessary and what implications the militarization of the peninsula will have for the Black Sea and Mediterranean region
4 June, 2014	News	Poroshenko will offer a peaceful solution for Ukraine during inauguration Petro Poroshenko, the winner of the presidential race in Ukraine, will present the plan for peaceful solution for the Ukrainian crisis during his inauguration, he said at a briefing on his visit to Warsaw
24 April, 2014	World	Lamberto Zannier: “Ukraine must protect itself. It should not become a victim of the clash of the EU and Eurasian Union policies. Therefore, a strong internal dialogue is important” OSCE Secretary General talks to The Ukrainian Week about OSCE mission for the presidential election, the way the current crisis is changing the role of international organizations including the OSCE in the world, and about circumstances that would force it to revise its current toolbox