EurActiv: Is Ukraine becoming Russia’s 88th territory?
Even as Ukraine formally gets closer to the European Union with the negotiations on an Association Agreement, the country's extreme economic insecurity and need for foreign capital to finance its debt are enabling a dramatic rise in Russian influence, argues Sonya Koshkina. "There is little time left before the Ukrainian-EU summit, which will be held in Kyiv on Dec. 19. Both Ukrainian and European mass media are vigorously debating a range of well-known issues, such as the Tymoshenko case, Ukraine's bid for membership of the EU and even the country's geopolitical choice. Read full report here.