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Ariel Cohen writes: In late July, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden visited Ukraine and Georgia. The mere fact that he ventured there two weeks after U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Moscow indicates that the White House has downgraded its relationship with these two countries. Biden correctly rejected Russia's claims to a 19th-century-style sphere of influence, but he fell short in addressing national security concerns for both states. This is an ominous development.
Oct 2, 2009 at 09:51
Barbara Amiel writes about Elton John's denied adoption bid: If the Ukrainian bureaucrats are hung up on rules (adopt little Lev and you have to adopt his brother), or are simply homophobic or lean more toward Christian evangelicalism than is fashionable in the West, so be it. They will have to answer to Ukrainian society where the besprizornost have a high rate of turning into criminals. My beef is with the chattering classes of the West, who have taken up the Ukrainian decision with delight.
Oct 2, 2009 at 09:42
Anshel Pfeffer writes: It is high time for a Jewish boycott of Ukraine. Perhaps not a total boycott, at least not at first, but at the very least some symbolic gestures. To start, in order to protest the Kyiv municipality's plan to build a hotel on Babyn Yar (in preparation for the Euro 2012 football championship), the Israeli Football Association should announce today that it is going to boycott the games.
Oct 2, 2009 at 09:20
Providence Journal opinion: Communism was an economic disaster Mark Patinkin writes: The pope just gave a speech saying the communist era is truly over. If you are under 30, you probably don’t know much about East European Communism. Until 20 years ago, it was America’s nemesis. Then it imploded. I had the chance to see it first-hand, spending five weeks in five countries when Communism was collapsing in 1989. It’s worth talking about now since some say the recession shows the flaws of capitalism.
Oct 1, 2009 at 23:15
Yalta gathering provides rare forum for boosting image Andrew Wilson writes that Ukraine’s YES annual conference in Yalta is the closest thing Ukraine has to Russia’s Valdai to promote its image.
Oct 1, 2009 at 20:50 | Andrew Wilson
Dismantling Ukraine remains Kremlin goal In Part 1 of his two-part analysis of the Russian-Ukrainian relations, Volodymyr Horbulin says that no matter what Ukraine does, Russia’s policy is to keep it divided and weak.
Oct 1, 2009 at 20:46 | Volodymyr Gorbulin and Oleksandr Lytvynenko
Vox populi with Kateryna Grushenko What did you think of the idea to build a hotel near the Babyn Yar gravesite?
Oct 1, 2009 at 20:26 | Kateryna Grushenko