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Freedom House: Ukraine suffers steepest decline in democracy of any major nation in last two years Ukraine has regressed to the Leonid Kuchma days, a decade associated more with authoritarianism, lawlessness, crony capitalism and corruption than with democracy.
Jan 20 at 00:25 | Mark Rachkevych
‘News’ For Hire Thrives Experts say the amount of paid-for “news” articles appearing in Ukrainian media is on the rise as politicians try to gain favor with voters ahead of the autumn parliamentary elections.
Jan 20 at 02:04 | Svitlana Tuchynska
The Strange Case Of Dirar Abu Sisi The Abu Sisi family insists he is no Hamas terrorist.
Feb 3 at 00:59 | Oksana Grytsenko
US cables show skepticism, warnings about Yanukovych Lament expressed over crimes that remain unpunished.
Jan 19 at 23:50 | Mark Rachkevych
WikiLeaks: Boyko ‘helped create’ RosUkrEnergo, ‘nudging’ Yanukovych towards Russia Yuriy Boyko, Ukraine’s current and past energy minister, has long been at the center of Ukraine’s energy sector -- including troublesome talks with Russia on natural gas.

If the reported words in 2006-07 of then-US Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor and other experts are to be believed , Boyko helped to created RosUkrEnergo, the controversial Swiss-registered energy trader that has made some individuals close to him spectacularly wealthy.

These are among the findings in the treasure trove of WikiLeaks documents now made public. The disclosures opened up previously classified or confidential U.S. government communications, mainly from embassies abroad.
Jan 13 at 19:42 | Kyiv Post Staff
Chelsea Clinton speaks to Kyiv students At the invitation of the Victor Pinchuk Fund, Chelsea Clinton made her first visit to Ukraine to hold a public discussion with nearly 300 students and young leaders of non-governmental organizations on Jan. 24 at Premier Palace hotel.
Jan 26 at 22:15 | Mariya Manzhos
Police question writer for controversial poem Critics say poem calls for violent overthrow.
Jan 26 at 23:21 | Olga Rudenko
The constant drip, drip, drip of WikiLeaks US cables detail conflicts of energy minister Boyko
Jan 19 at 23:57 | Yuriy Onyshkiv
Horror stories continue to emerge from deep freeze Hanna Korinna survived the Holodomor, World War II, Stalinist repressions and countless economic upheavals in the last century, but this winter’s severe cold turned out to be too much for the 93-year-old woman.
3 days ago at 01:35 | Svitlana Tuchynska and Mariya Manzhos
Bitter cold kills 101 people, disrupts normal life Sub-zero weather may last through Feb. 14.
Feb 3 at 00:33 | Olga Rudenko
PGO investigates assault on journalist of Reporters Without Borders in Kyiv The Kyiv Prosecutor General's Office in Podilsky District has been charged by Kyiv Prosecutor Anatoliy Melnyk to check reports of interference in the work of a journalist and an injury to a representative of the Reporters Without Borders international non-governmental organization Oksana Romaniuk, the press service of the capital prosecutor general's office has reported.
3 days ago at 11:39 | Interfax-Ukraine
Let It Snow After getting off easy with a mild winter and no snow, Kyivans finally got pelted with heavy snow and cold temperatures.
Jan 27 at 00:10 | Kyiv Post
Expert: Kyiv should focus on liberalization of visa regime with EU Deputy Director General of the Razumkov Center Valeriy Chaly believes that Kyiv should focus on the liberalization of the visa regime with the European Union.
Jan 30 at 21:46 | Interfax-Ukraine
Khoroshkovsky becomes finance minister President Viktor Yanukovych appointed top ally and Security Service of Ukraine chief Valeriy Khoroshkovsky as finance minister on Jan. 18, a move seen as consolidating the president’s control over economic policy as the nation prepares for a possible new global financial crisis.
Jan 19 at 23:35 | Yuriy Onyshkiv
Express newspaper says it faces censorship threat The Jan. 26 cover of the nation’s most circulated Ukrainian-language newspaper was blank, save for a page two teaser that read: “We Demand a Fair Trial.”
Jan 26 at 23:11 | Mark Rachkevych