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EU integration and Ukraine: next steps? What has to happen in order for Ukraine to start benefiting from the Association Agreement with the EU, and the associated Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA), conclusion of negotiations on which were announced at the EU/Ukraine Summit on 19 December?
2 days ago at 18:19 | Leigh Turner
DigitalJournal.com: Is Putin the only way? Oleg Bondarenko, director of the Russian-Ukrainian Information Center, publicist and politologist claims that "in the awakened Russian civil society there is an urgent demand for a natural leader, not prearranged from the top, not imposed by the past, and not imagined by the Internet users." "We are not a crowd, we are not stupid, we are sons and daughters of Ukraine!" - sang Ukrainian group "GreenJolly" in their song Together we are many, which became the informal anthem of Maidan 2004. Read more here.
2 days ago at 17:17
Gangland The lack of prison time for Serhiy Demishkan – the son of a close ally of President Viktor Yanukovych – despite his conviction for crimes that led to a man’s brutal murder is themost recent shocking exampleof Ukraine’sincredibly unjust judicial system.
3 days ago at 22:10 | Kyiv Post
On our own The real power for changing the course of this administration lies within the nation.
3 days ago at 22:04 | Kyiv Post
Back Story: Reporting fairly on the president Michael Willard writes: When reality is bad, an accurate newspaper is going to show this in its stories.
3 days ago at 21:53 | Michael Willard
US, EU may want to consider visa bans Editor’s Note: The following is a Feb. 1 statement by former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Steven Pifer before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee-Subcommittee on European Affairs, in Washington, D.C.
3 days ago at 21:43 | Steven Pifer
Ukraine’s energy business ‘optimized for corruption’ Editor’s Note: The following is testimony given by Edward C. Chow on Feb. 1 to the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee-Subcommittee on European Affairs on Feb. 1
3 days ago at 21:38 | Edward C. Chow
Tymoshenko’s daughter calls on Americans to speak out for democracy Editor’s Note: The following is Feb. 1 testimony before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee-Subcommitte on European Affairs in Washington, D.C., by Eugenia Tymoshenko, daughter of imprisoned ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
3 days ago at 21:22 | Eugenia Tymoshenko
Vox Populi with Mark Rachkevych: How has the worsening of relations between Ukraine and the West affected your life in general, personally or professionally? The Kyiv Post asked expats at Arizona’s BBQ before the Super Bowl on Feb. 5: How has the worsening of relations between Ukraine and the West affected your life in general, personally or professionally?
3 days ago at 21:01 | Mark Rachkevych
EurActiv: A win-win for EU and Ukraine A multilevel Europe is both a chance for the EU to survive and return to economic prosperity, while for Ukraine it opens new chances to get closer to the Union and envisage a shared future, writes Roman Rukomeda from Ukrainian foundation 'People First'. "This year will be key in testing European unity, reaching consensus and making tactical concessions for the sake of strategic advantages. Despite the internal crisis of the European Union - which is of a systemic character - unitary Europe has considerable chances to develop dynamically and effectively. Read full report here.
3 days ago at 16:33
Digital Tonto: Why I still think the New York Times paywall is stupid The New York Times Company released the first results of its paywall last week and showed that it gained 390,000 digital subscribers between the Times and the International Herald Tribune.
Feb 8 at 16:24 | Greg Satell
People First: The latest in the watch on Ukrainian democracy There was a saying supposedly used by Mexican presidents: "for my friends, anything - for my enemies, the law.”

The performance of the Ukrainian legal system throughout 2011 betrays the real attitude of Ukraine's authorities to the people and society.

Football fans who dared to shout slogans or sing songs of a vaguely political nature during matches in Ukraine were the first to receive the hard end of this judgmental bias. One football fan was officially charged with hooliganism delivering the sentence of potentially up to four years imprisonment. A member of parliament has now filed a draft law suggesting penalty measures for anyone voicing political songs or slogans during or around Euro-2012 matches).
Feb 7 at 20:23 | Viktor Tkachuk
The Economist: Gas in Europe. Spiked The cold weather in Europe and worries about the reliability of Russian gas supplies is sending prices soaring. In Britain they have reached levels not seen since early 2006, when prices spiked after Russia cut off all gas supplies to Ukraine and an explosion disabled the UK's Rough storage gas platform. Read full story here.
Feb 6 at 19:44
Black gold mixed with blood The gold in the headline refers to coal. The blood requires no explanation. However, according to Luhansk Oblast Governor Volodymyr Prystyuk, there have been no illegal mines in the Luhansk region since November 2010, and presumably no lost lives.
Feb 6 at 14:46 | Halya Coynash
Digital Tonto: Looking for support rather than illumination I recently attended a meeting where a marketing executive, in all seriousness, said, “we only present research results that we already know to be true.”
Feb 6 at 14:34 | Greg Satell