Top News, Editorial

Free Tymoshenko, drop charges When heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko, the Russian Federation and numerous other governments are all saying the same thing – that the Aug. 5 arrest of ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko appears to be unjustified and that the charges against her smack of political persecution – it’s a clear signal to Ukrainian authorities to reverse their misguided ways.
Aug 7, 2011 at 14:42 | Editorial
Impulsive gambling Ukraine needs tighter regulation over gambling business, but not overnight.
May 21, 2009 at 19:52 | Editorial
Diversions When confronted with serious crimes and problems to solve, Ukraine’s politicians are skilled at throwing the electorate off the trail with mindless diversions.
Mar 25, 2009 at 19:35 | Editorial
Historical hogwash The nation shouldn’t have to put up with any attempts to gloss over the hideous Kuchma legacy through cynical manipulation of facts
Sep 3, 2008 at 23:59 | Editorial
Kyiv’s city government has for the second straight year doled out hundreds of millions of dollars of land and sold properties under very questionable, non-transparent conditions
Sep 3, 2008 at 23:58 | Editorial
The country is quickly losing the opportunity to develop into a stable, prosperous nation due to internal squabbles that leave it vulnerable and shaky
Aug 27, 2008 at 22:53 | Editorial
Ukraine needs security guarantees Having dragged their feet on the NATO question, European Union countries should immediately include both Kyiv and Tblisi
Aug 20, 2008 at 18:37 | Editorial
Where do Akhmetov’s interests lie? Ukraine’s richest man has yet to show he is acting in Ukraine’s best interests
Aug 20, 2008 at 18:36 | Editorial
Just over a week ago, the thought of Russia invading Ukraine to solve territorial or political disputes -- such as the simmering one in Sevastopol over the Russian Black Sea Fleet -- was ludicrous. After the events in Georgia, it is not so laughable.
Aug 13, 2008 at 21:40 | Editorial
A large share of young ladies that should be devoting their time to studies, using their brains, climbing the corporate ladder, bringing up the next generation of this country’s citizens, etc. are busy selling themselves for sex
Aug 6, 2008 at 20:16 | Editorial
The habit of abuse of natural resources in Ukraine has accelerated in Ukraine’s 17 years of independence with mass logging and the stripping of rocks from riverbeds, particularly in Western regions
Aug 6, 2008 at 20:15 | Editorial
Four years later, Yushchenko, with a face still scarred by the trauma, claims to know who tried to kill him but confusion reigns
Jul 30, 2008 at 18:53 | Editorial
As president, Yushchenko should not be leading the charge for a single Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Jul 30, 2008 at 18:51 | Editorial
Two disturbing events involving journalists this month have rattled our confidence about the supposed irreversibility of Ukraine’s free press gains. Both are unquestionably bad signs for freedom of speech in Ukraine.
Jul 23, 2008 at 20:34 | Editorial
It appears that non-whites cannot even turn to Ukraine’s cops for help when targeted by skinheads, racists or xenophobic crazies.
Jul 23, 2008 at 20:32 | Editorial