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Nationalism in Ukraine is traditionally understood as western Ukrainian and ethnic by Western scholars such as Germany’s Andreas Umland who have focused their research on Svoboda and western Ukrainian nationalists. Unfortunately, this analysis does not do justice to a complicated country such as Ukraine, where anti-democratic culture, racial intolerance, anti-Semitism and xenophobia are more prevalent in eastern and southern Ukraine and the Crimea. Jan 30 at 15:15 | Taras Kuzio |
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David Marples writes: Rivalries blunt opposition. Jan 26 at 21:09 | David Marples |
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All too often, Kyiv Post journalists are confronted by demands from sources that we show them the questions before an interview takes place and let them edit the answers. Some take it a step further and demand to see the entire story before it is published and be allowed to make any changes that they want. Jan 19 at 22:53 | Brian Bonner |
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Alexander J. Motyl writes: Why would two such different policymakers share the same fear and loathing of Tymoshenko? Feb 2 at 22:00 | Alexander J. Motyl |
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In most airports, screaming bloody murder is a sure way to be thrown out, fined or even arrested. In Boryspil international airport, it’s a motivational tool that I would not, of course, advocate. Jan 19 at 22:33 | Jakub Parusinski |
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Michael Willard writes: When reality is bad, an accurate newspaper is going to show this in its stories. Feb 9 at 21:53 | Michael Willard |
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An Internet petition to free Yulia Tymoshenko from prison is available for signing: http://www.change.org/petitions/free-yulia-tymoshenko#. Jan 30 at 15:43 | Bishop Paul Peter Jesep |
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Editor’s Note: The following is a special column by the Ukrainian Foundation for Democracy “People First,” a nongovernmental organization that seeks to strengthen democracy in Ukraine. CEO Viktor Tkachuk’s weekly columns frequently are published online at www.kyivpost.com and www.kyivpost.ua. Jan 19 at 22:44 | Victor Tkachuk |
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Now all of us at the Kyiv Post, especially chief editor Brian Bonner, know what it feels like to be a victim of black PR. Jan 19 at 23:05 | Kyiv Post |
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Editor's Note: The following is a statement before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington, D.C., by former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Steven Pifer on Feb. 1. Statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Subcommittee on European Affairs Developments in Ukraine and Implications for U.S. Policy Steven Pifer Senior Fellow, Center on the United States and Europe The Brookings Institution February 1, 2012 Feb 2 at 23:00 | Steven Pifer |
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Ukraine’s leaders have seldom demonstrated much understanding or respect for the presumption of innocence. That fundamental element of any justice system is, in fact, widely ignored in Ukraine. The rot begins in police press reports that are all too often circulated in copy-paste mode through the media. Jan 27 at 16:21 | Halya Coynash |
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Ukraine has no shortage of critical social problems that need attention. One way to draw attention to them is through advertisements on billboards that line the nation’s streets and highways. Jan 19 at 23:11 | Kyiv Post |
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Alexander J. Motyl writes: An authoritative report contains grim news for Ukraine on the ease of paying taxes in the country. Jan 26 at 21:15 | Alexander J. Motyl |
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In a recent blog “Is Ukraine democratic?” I noted an “Economist”, report, The Democracy Index 2011 (pdf file), which showed Ukraine’s democratic ranking falling from 67th in 2010 to 79th in 2011 out of 167 countries. Jan 20 at 16:50 | Leigh Turner |
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Editor's Note: The following is testimony by Damon M. Wilson, executive vice president of the Atlantic Council, before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 1. Ukraine at a Crossroads: What’s at Stake for the United States and Europe Subcommittee on European Affairs Senate Committee on Foreign Relations February 1, 2012 Testimony by Damon M. Wilson Executive Vice President Atlantic Council Feb 2 at 23:13 | Damon Wilson |