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“English fans need to know that if they try to mess with Ukrainian women then we will try to mess with them. The sex industry exploits women who are so poor and often uneducated. That is why we are going to try to attack every match.”
Inna Shevchenko, a member of Femen, the women's group that stages topless protests against men who come to Ukraine for sex tourism.
Inna Shevchenko, a member of Femen, the women's group that stages topless protests against men who come to Ukraine for sex tourism.
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Alexander J. Motyl writes: Cheating is the way of life for this gang of purloiners. May 17 at 20:25 | Alexander J. Motyl |
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With chances of new investment dwindling and external debts coming due, Ukraine reforms its energy sector whilst taking criticism over the preparations for Euro 2012. May 17 at 19:16 | Victor Tkachuk |
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The presidents of Russia and Ukraine have met for the first time since Vladimir Putin’s re-election. This is a strange period in bilateral relations: nothing seems to be happening and there are no public conflicts between the two countries, yet occasional statements coming from both sides clearly point to mutual dissatisfaction and strain in the relationship. May 17 at 14:28 |
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Should Ukraine follow the example of Europe or Russia in its relations to homosexuals in Ukraine? For years, all Ukrainian politicians have been highlighting their intentions to bring Ukraine towards Europe and away from its Soviet past. May 17 at 11:20 |
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Editor’s note: Timothy Ash is global head of emerging markets research at the Royal Bank of Scotland in London. This article is an abridged version of a note circulated to investors after a visit to Ukraine. May 17 at 10:58 | Timothy Ash |
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Yulia Tymoshenko's seven-year jail sentence was outrageous when it was handed down last October, and it looks even more so now that the former Ukrainian Prime Minister says she was tortured and beaten while on a hunger strike in prison last month. The good news is that European leaders are starting to react. German Chancellor Angela Merkel called President Viktor Yanukovych a "dictator" last Friday and will reportedly join a growing roster of politicians who are boycotting next month's Euro 2012 soccer tournament, which Ukraine is co-hosting with Poland. Mr. Yanukovych was forced to postpone a summit of European Presidents in Yalta over the weekend after most of the attendees withdrew in protest. Read the story here. May 17 at 09:58 |
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Once having put too much hope in Ukraine, the European Union now finds itself in a rather uncomfortable position. For the past five years, it has negotiated an Association Agreement with the country, the implementation of which would bring Ukraine closer to the union. And in March, the EU initialed the agreement. But today Ukraine seems to be further from the shared values espoused in that document than possibly could have been imagined. Relations between Ukraine and the EU have reached their lowest point yet. And Kyiv is likely to take a number of new steps that could bring these relations to complete deadlock. Waiting for the Ukrainian parliamentary elections in the hopes that they will usher in improvement may not be the best approach. It could be time for the EU to come up with a Plan B. Read more here. May 16 at 17:07 | Olga Shumylo-Tapiola |
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It’s never been clear to me just what Europe’s 'boycott'of Euro 2012 is for. What ill deed is it meant to flag up? Is it the conviction and imprisonment of Yulia Tymoshenko? Her medical treatment in prison? Or the ‘overall human rights situation’? May 16 at 08:44 |
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Viktor Yanukovychdeserves no reward for his heavy-handed rule as president of Ukraine. His term has brought increasing corruption, a concentration of power in the presidency and show trials of political opponents. The most worrying has been the case of Yulia Tymoshenko, a former prime minister who now languishes in prison on a seven-year sentence. May 15 at 07:00 |
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In Oliver Stone’s classic movie Wall Street, the financier Gordon Gecko schooled his protégé in the aphorisms of Sun Tzu, the ancient Chinese military philosopher. May 14 at 11:19 | Greg Satell |
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The Regionnaires must be getting desperate. When the vast majority of Ukraine’s population thinks of you as thugs, crooks, and vandals a few months before an election you can’t possibly win, there’s only one thing to do. No, not go straight, silly. You go to Burson-Marsteller, of course, a self-styled “leading global public relations and communications firm” that has a special relationship with the world’s rogues. You pay B-M a ton of money and you hope they can remove your stench. Andrew Rettman of the EUobserver broke the story on April 27: Robert Mack, a senior manager at Burson-Marsteller, told EUobserver: “Our brief is to help the Party of Regions communicate its activities as the governing party of Ukraine, as well as to help it explain better its position on the Yulia Tymoshenko case.” One of his staff said it was hired “several weeks ago.” (Tip to Mr. Mack: a political party isn’t supposed to have a “position” on what the Yanukovych regime insists is a case for independent courts, but no matter.) Read the story here. May 14 at 09:36 | Alexander J. Motyl |
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Let us see, what can Ukrainians perform collectively right? Theater and pageantry come to mind. Natalka Poltavka, a late 18th century traditional folksy love drama, playing on the theme “All’s well that ends well”, still captures imagination. May 14 at 09:09 | Boris Danik |
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The Ukrainian government began to strictly regulate the stay of foreigners, especially those hired by local companies, back in 2009. Prior to that date, many foreigners simply ignored the local registration and customs rules with impunity. May 13 at 18:34 | Alex Frishberg |
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Ukraine has long been called “the breadbasket of Europe,” and for one excellent reason: its fertile black soil. The estimated value of this treasure is anywhere between$ 40 and $80 billion. The only problem with investing in such an obviously profitable business was an artificial bureaucratic/legislative barrier commonly known as the “moratorium on alienation of farm land” (the “moratorium”). May 13 at 18:18 | Alex Frishberg |
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Following the failed attempt on the part of both the United States and Ukraine to provide Ukraine with a NATO Membership Action Plan at the April 2008 Bucharest NATO Summit, Ukrainian membership in NATO has become a dormant if not a non- issue. May 13 at 17:30 | Askold S. Lozynskyj |