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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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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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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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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 |
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Many critics believeUkraineis not committed to supporting the principles of European integration. This could not be further from the truth. Ukraine began its process of independence and modernisation just 21 years ago, after nearly 70 years of Soviet rule. Great progress has been made on political, judicial and economic reforms but there is more to do. It has been a difficult process, but our country is committed to seeing democracy take root. President Yanukovich has consistently stated his position of European integration, and he continues to seek support of Europe to achieve this important goal. Read the story here. May 12 at 08:53 |
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Leonid Kuchma, Ukraine’s longest serving president (1994-2004), published some, at times, rambling memoirs entitled, Posle Maydana. Zapysky prezydenta 2005-2006 (After the Maidan: The President’s Writings 2005-2006) (Vremya, Moscow and Dovira, Kyiv, 2007). Although datelined after he left office, the 700-page book deals with the last two decades of Ukrainian history. May 11 at 17:48 | Taras Kuzio |
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Ukraine’s relations with the West have been dropping below freezing in the last few weeks. Yulia Tymoshenko”s claim that she was “beaten” as she was forcibly taken to a Ukrainian clinic have led her to announce she is on a hunger strike. The authorities claimed this was all play acting and showed a video of her allegedly walking around her prison cell. Her lawyer claims the video is a fake (see video: http://www.pravda.com.ua/photo-video/2012/04/24/6963358/. May 11 at 17:15 | Taras Kuzio |
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In November 2002, President Leonid Kuchma was advised not to attend NATO’s Prague summit, but he ignored the advice and went. NATO changed the language used to allocate seats for countries, using French not English, and thereby ensured Kuchma would not sit next to UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and US President George W. Bush. Kuchma had become an international pariah following the Kuchmagate and Kolchugagate scandals that revealed his alleged involvement in the disappearance and murder of journalist Georgi Gongadze and the sale of military equipment to Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. May 11 at 16:46 | Taras Kuzio |
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The operation began at 4 a.m. on April 28, 1947. Over a period of roughly three months, some 20,000 soldiers of the Polish People’s Army and other police forcibly cleansed the ethnic composition of the southeastern regions of Poland, relocating some 150,000 Ukrainians to the northeast. May 9 at 16:20 | Askold S. Lozynskyj |
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Tension between repressive state and liberal Internet rises The people of Ukraine are increasingly active on the Internet adding a new dynamic to the development of the country. May 9 at 15:25 | Victor Tkachuk |