The Ukrainian Week

Diplomatic Advice

Wolf Dietrich Heim, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Austria in Ukraine, talks to The Ukrainian Week about cooling relations between the EU and official Kyiv, the prospects of Austrian banks in Ukraine and the future of the eurozone

24 February, 2012 ▪ Dmytro Hubenko

Yuri Afanasyev: Russia Is Ruled by Feudalism

The Russian historian speaks about how myths about the Russian Empire and its rulers are perpetuated and invented on a dramatic scale

13 February, 2012 ▪ Olena Chekan

Transnistrian Movement

Russia slashes aid to Tiraspol

13 February, 2012 ▪ Yurіy Raykhel

Time to Arise

French writer and diplomat Stéphane Hessel wrote a book, Time for Outrage, which has sold millions of copies and inspired youth protests across the world

5 February, 2012 ▪ Alla Lazareva

Agitated or Awakening?

The mass protests of Russian “Decembrists” in the country show that Russian society has been re-booted

5 February, 2012 ▪ Yuri Afanasyev

The Price of Isolation

The pause in European integration makes Ukraine ever more vulnerable to Russia’s economic pressure

1 February, 2012 ▪ Oleksandr Kramar

The Ghost of the Past

Mr. Putin is motivated by historical nostalgia which is out of touch with reality

1 February, 2012 ▪ Zhanna Bezpiatchuk

An Unassuming Moderator

With Denmark presiding over the EU, the Union could put the problems of Ukraine and Eastern Europe on the back-burner but will still keep a close eye on political prisoners in Ukraine

30 January, 2012 ▪ Zhanna Bezpiatchuk

The Right to Protection

Genevieve Garrigos, President of Amnesty International France, talks about how to defend human rights

27 January, 2012 ▪ Alla Lazareva

Turbulent Times

2012 bodes troubles for most of the world

26 January, 2012 ▪ Michael Binyon

Running Away From Communism

Ronaldas Racinkas, who is tasked with providing a legal assessment of the crimes committed by totalitarian regimes against Lithuanians, speaks on his country’s successes and its failures in saying goodbye to its Soviet legacy

16 January, 2012 ▪ Roman Kabachіy

A Dead Hand on the Red Button

The nuclear arms race goes on, even though nuclear weapons are becoming less important

12 January, 2012 ▪ Bohdan Tsioupine

Transnistria In a Haze

The self-proclaimed republic is preparing for its fifth presidential election. Is there a replacement for Igor Smirnov?

25 December, 2011 ▪ Igor Kruchik

Invitation to Asiope

Russian politician and historian Yurii Afanasiev talks about the Russian System and the pressure it exerts on Ukraine

23 December, 2011 ▪ Olena Chekan

Do the Russians Want War?

The government is consolidating the Russian nation to build up “the military power of the state”

23 December, 2011 ▪ Oleksandr Kramar

Belarus Sold

Cheap fuel may cost Belarus its sovereignty. Is Ukraine next?

12 December, 2011 ▪ Oles Oleksiyenko

Yanukovch Won’t Stay Long

Boris Nemtsov, Russian politician and a leader of the Solidarity opposition movement and People’s Freedom Party (PARNAS), talks about Yulia Tymoshenko’s case and the mistakes of Russian democrats

29 November, 2011 ▪ Olena Chekan

Yuri Shmidt: “Ukraine Has Not Passed the Point of No Return”

Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s attorney speaks about the foundations of the Soviet protest movement and the prospects of similar movements today, the hopes of the Russian opposition for Ukraine and possible ways to separate the judiciary from the executive in former Soviet republics.

7 November, 2011 ▪ Alla Lazareva

Dancing With Chechnya

Two decades after Dzhokhar Dudayev proclaimed Chechnya’s independence from Russia, the Chechen Republic turned into a shining example of the Kremlin’s method of handling “collected” lands

7 November, 2011 ▪ Krystyna Kurczab-Redlich

Finland Finds What Everyone Else is Looking For

Scandinavian anthropologist and sociologist Hans-Jørgen Wallin Weihe talks about historical traumas, college independence and existential challenges

29 October, 2011 ▪ Zhanna Bezpiatchuk

The World After 9/11

On September 11, 2011, the world was transformed and Ukraine was among the first to experience the changes

12 September, 2011 ▪ Dmytro Hubenko

Oleg Kalugin: “Putin Is a Temporary Twist In History”

Kalugin, currently a professor at the Center for Counterintelligence and Security Studies, speaks about Vladimir Putin’s use of Stalinist methods and the Russian Orthodox Church as a servant of the FSB

8 September, 2011 ▪ Oleksandr Narodetskiy