Important aspects of the new Deoccupation Law

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

Ukrainian civilians who are in captivity in “LNR” and “DNR” are one of the most painful problems facing Ukraine

What might cause the “Russian Spring” to make a comeback in Ukraine and where might this happen?

What prevented Kremlin curators from realising the "Crimean scenario" in most regions of South-Eastern Ukraine?

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

How trading with ORDiLO became a handy loophole from paying taxes

Where the claims in favor of continuing coal trade with the occupied parts of Donbas are misleading

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

Despite the war and partial occupation of the Donbas, Rinat Akhmetov has preserved his business empire and is increasing output

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

What the January Cabinet of Ministers' decree on the occupied territory means for Ukraine and Russia

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

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

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

How Ukrainian politicians see the likelihood of elections in the occupied parts of Donbas

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

A new Russian propaganda agency has started up in Kyiv as part of the Kremlin’s fifth column of “soft power”

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

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”

What war captives and kidnapped civilians go through in the occupied territories, and how exchange mechanisms work

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

Patriots from Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts strive to become an influential force

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

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

Foreign policy objectives and challenges for 2016

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

Is Maidan 3.0 possible, and what would it look like?

Politicians on why strong-arm tactics remain a tool to influence parliamentarians and officials, and how effective these actions can be

To achieve successful democratic development, the Ukrainian citizens need our moral, financial and practical support

Can activists defend community interests even if outwardly undemocratic forces control local government?

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

OSCE Special Monitoring Mission Spokesperson on its mandate and tasks in Ukraine

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

The possibility of change, and the opportunity to make that change stick brings meaning to the idea of independence for many ordinary Ukrainians today

An overview of Ukraine’s new tax system

The direction taken by Crimea's economy destroys its self-sufficiency and makes reintegration into Ukraine exceedingly difficult

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

Initially, local civilians and the military had been quite critical of the OSCE monitors. This has changed recently

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

Ukrainian victories in the East

An analyst who tries to win back our threatened sense of self-confidence and sober-mindedness

Believers in Eastern Ukraine faced brutal intolerance, repression and murder

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

It is in Europe’s interests to prevent Ukraine from becoming a failed state and to contribute to its democratic normalisation

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

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

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