The Ukrainian Week

23 March, 2022	World	Russia says Kyiv ‘changing mind’ in peace talks as Putin warned against chemical weapons German chancellor Olaf Scholz says Putin’s comments on US biological weapons seemed like an ‘implicit threat’
11 September, 2019	Breaking news	Donbas: 19 attacks on Ukrainian positions 82 mm mines hit Novotoshkivske and Mayorske
4 September, 2019	Breaking news	Four Ukrainian warriors wounded in Donbas over 24 hours Since midnight, Russian mercenaries have already opened fire once
23 April, 2019	Society	What will remain What will Ukraine rely on after any result of the election?
21 February, 2018	Politics	A historic law of geopolitical scale Important aspects of the new Deoccupation Law
21 February, 2018		“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
21 February, 2018	Politics	A shot away Who is fighting against Ukrainian military in Donbas
25 January, 2018	Politics	No right to show weakness How Ukraine’s security, defence and the capability to counter hybrid aggression changed in 2017
15 March, 2017	Economics	Dear Mr. Oligarch Where the claims in favor of continuing coal trade with the occupied parts of Donbas are misleading
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
31 January, 2017	Society	Returning the hostages Freeing the Kremlin's prisoners as our main assignment for the year
12 January, 2017	Politics	Old goals, new methods The Kremlin's hybrid aggression against Ukraine: essence, development
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
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
14 August, 2016	Society	The new era of crime In the past two years, crime rates have grown in Ukraine. Factors contributing to the general criminalization of society include economic decline and war
11 August, 2016	Society	Ditte Marcher: “When a soldier returns home, it doesn't mean that he is at home already” Founder of rehabilitation program for the military on forgiveness, understanding the war, and ways to learn to cope with this all
11 August, 2016	Society	A spinoff of war In addition to separatism with its referenda and Russian humanitarian convoys, the war in Ukraine begot a stratum of criminals consisting of war veterans, both real and fake
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 January, 2016	Society	Donbas Military Fiction How books turned war into reality
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
2 January, 2016	Politics	Combat Readiness. Level..? How Ukraine’s Army would face a hypothetical new escalation of war in the East
13 October, 2015	Society	How Much Longer This War? The Ukrainian Week polls the military, officials and politicians about the prospects for a longterm ceasefire
2 February, 2015	Politics	Roman Romanov: “The army has gotten more in the last 6 months than in all years of this company’s operations” Director of UkrOboronProm, a state weaponry agency, offers an inside scoop on the weapons industry in Ukraine today
27 January, 2015	Security	Emergency situation: what it is Key legal aspects of the emergency situation imposed in Eastern Ukraine
26 December, 2014	Politics	Who is Waging the War in the Luhansk People’s Republic Widely perceived as the economic and political tandem of the Donbas, Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts have actually never been equal partners
10 October, 2014	Society	The Next People’s Republic? Without “tourists” from Russia, the separatist movement in Kharkiv has quickly marginalised. If not for pro-Russian sympathies of the local authorities, it would hardly pose any threat at all
10 September, 2014		Independence. Reboot How the war has changed the perception of independence in Eastern Ukraine
10 September, 2014		The Union of Tops and Bottoms Trying to figure out what on earth happened with Donbas over the recent decades one cannot ignore the peculiar partnership between the masses and the rulers of the region
10 September, 2014	Politics	Inevitable Rehabilitation Sovietism is deeply rooted in the Donetsk prairies. Unless it is liquidated, the region will see no progress or solution to the current situation
10 September, 2014	Society	Historian and sociologist Oksana Mikheyeva:“We must drag people out of the media coma” The Ukrainian Week speaks to Ms. Mikheyeva about the humanitarian future of her native region
8 September, 2014	Politics	In-Depth Defence The advance of Russians in the Donbas has halted the movement of the Ukrainian army eastward and intensified the panic in our rear. However, the shock will soon pass, and society may have no option but to prepare for a cold winter and a lengthy military confrontation
19 August, 2014	Society	The Comic Wars of Rinat Akhmetov Rinat Akhmetov, Vladimir Putin and Viktor Yanukovych continue to weave plots for Eastern Ukraine, making the rebels with black-and-orange ribbons think that they are dying for a New Russia, not for oligarchic interests
16 July, 2014	Society	Fundraising for the Ukrainian Army Volunteers who raise funds for the Ukrainian military share their motivations, worries and bank details for those who are willing to donate
11 July, 2014	News	UPD: 23 servicemen killed, 93 injured over the past 24 hours in Luhansk Oblast According to Zorian Shkiriak, Advisor to the Interior Minister, 30 Ukrainian servicemen were killed last night during the shelling with BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launchers near the village of Zelenopillia, Donestk Oblast. ATO spokesperson Vladyslav Selezniov reports 32 killed and 93 injured
7 March, 2014	World	Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea As William Hague, the Foreign Secretary, held crisis talks with Ukraine’s new leaders in Kyiv at the weekend, London announced that it was pulling out of preparatory talks on the Sochi G8 summit, and warned President Putin that Russia’s actions could lead to war