Civil society struggles to keep Ukraine’s government on European path
NGOs step in to help advise and influence state bodies on the ambitious reforms programme
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Ukraine’s $3Bln Eurobond Debt to Russia ‘A Rope Around Its Neck’
“Sovereign debt it is not just a debt owned by Ivan to John,” he explained to Radio Sputnik. “It is a relationship between the states Ivan and John are living in. And, accordingly, the level of this debt does not depend on the willingness of a private individual to own up to it or not.” (More …) -
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Ukrainians mark second anniversary of pro-European revolution
Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula following downfall of Yanukovich
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The Maidan movement and the period that followed
November 21, 2013
It starts with a Facebook post: “It’s going to be serious. Is anyone here really ready to go to Maidan at midnight tonight?” The post came from the well known Ukrainian investigative journalist Mustafa Nayyem. It was his reaction to a step taken by Prime Minister Mykola Azarov. Ever faithful to Moscow, the leader had announced that Ukraine would not sign the final treaty of association that had been negotiated over the course of years with the EU. At the same time, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that his country would provide the Kyiv government a $3 billion loan (2.8 billion euro). Some 1,500 Kyiv residents answer the spontaneous call, demonstrating and waiving Ukrainian flags at Maidan, or Independence Square. The movement becomes known as the Euromaidan movement.
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Neighbours, but not friends
On 28 October, FSB officers paid a visit to the Library of Ukrainian Literature in Moscow. Their mission? To find books banned from publication in Russia.
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Most Ukrainians think country headed in wrong direction on 2nd anniversary of …
On Saturday, thousands of people gathered in Kyiv’s central Independence Square, better known as Maidan, to celebrate the Day of Dignity and Freedom, marking the second anniversary of the Euromaidan protests. Various events were held around the city.
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CyberBerkut Group Claims Kyiv in Talks on Supplying Missiles to Qatar
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Earlier media reports claimed that an extremist cell suspected of financing and arming ISIL terrorist group was purchasing arms in Ukraine. Kyiv denied the reports, claiming it did not have weapons the media had listed.
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Russian Federation to ban Ukraine food imports
Moscow has said it will present a blanket ban on nourishment supplies from Ukraine if Kyiv proceeds with the arrangement, and Russia’s Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev asserted.
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Journalist blames government for siding with tycoons, not people
Nov. 21 marks two years of the beginning of the Maidan revolution in Kyiv, Mustafa Nayem, an investigative journalist and Rada lawmaker, writes on his site in Novoye vremya Nov. 21.
