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Published in: oDRUkraine, Europe and the Yanukovych game
Negotiations over the Ukraine's EU Association Agreement were finalised last month, but Yulia Tymoshenko's continued...
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Published in: oDRIs Ukraine heading East?
On the eve of an EU-Ukraine summit on December 19, Ukraine’s relations with Brussels are deteriorating. EU officials...
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Published in: oDRYanukovych’s playground battle
Ahead of the Ukraine-EU summit, Europeans are attempting to understand Ukraine (and, more accurately, its current...
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Published in: oDRTymoshenko case appeal: all escape routes blocked?
The case against Yulia Tymoshenko, former Prime Minister of Ukraine, created a stir in Europe and further afield....
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Published in: oDROwning a massacre: 'Ukraine's Katyn'
A WWII mass grave was recently found in western Ukraine, pointing to a horrific massacre. Yet with German bullet...
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Published in: oDRUkraine-Poland: history wars rage on
A controversial new book by a Ukrainian historian attempts to reclassify cruel Polish-Ukrainian conflicts of the...
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Published in: oDRTymoshenko: soon at liberty, but never free?
Despite the severity of Tuesday’s verdict, all the signs are that Yulia Tymoshenko will soon be released. But what...
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Published in: oDRUkrainian strategy: take nothing seriously
Ukraine’s post-Soviet governments traditionally follow the logic of safety razors: “tighten as far as you can, and...
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Published in: oDRTymoshenko: a matter for the people, not the courts
Yanukovych’s decision to authorise a Kafkaesque trial against Yulia Tymoshenko is proving to be his most...
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Published in: oDRThe Tymoshenko trial: a farce to end the farce
A flexing of European trade muscle means the Yulia Tymoshenko showtrial is likely coming to an end, writes Mykola...
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Published in: oDRStar of David vs Ukrainian Trident: a fake conflict
Hardline pro-Soviet provocateurs are exploiting Ukraine's dark history of violence against Jews to depict the...
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Published in: oDRSevastopol: past memories, future hopes
In the past Soviet citizens would flock to Crimea for their summer holidays. In 1954 Khrushchev handed it over to...
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Published in: oDRThe Tymoshenko Case as the Apotheosis of Postmodernism
The West has got it wrong about on Tymoshenko. More than a simple struggle for power and influence, her trial marks...
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Published in: oDRWhat is Tymoshenko fighting for?
The trial of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has rallied the opposition behind her. Her supporters...
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Published in: oDRI choose the truth: confessions of an ‘improper’ journalist in Donetsk
In Donetsk, Eastern Ukraine, ‘proper’ journalism means asking few questions and communicating few answers. Those who...
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Published in: openSecurityChina’s first aircraft carrier begins sea trials as tensions in the South China Sea rise
China’s first aircraft carrier made its maiden voyage from Dalian port. The United States has refused to sell F-16...
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Published in: oDRUkraine's Euro-2012: life as an economic miracle
Feted by everyone from politicians to prostitutes, the prospect of co-hosting the Euro 2012 football championships...
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Published in: oDRUkraine, Belarus, Russia — family reunited?
Ukraine is busy absorbing the news that opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko has been arrested under corruption...
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Published in: oDRAn open letter from Aleksey Matsuka
Last Sunday, unknown arsonists attempted to torch the apartment of oD author and investigative journalist Aleksey...
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Published in: oDRBeyond sticks and carrots: Western policy towards Ukraine
Ukraine’s intellectuals are locked in binary discussion about how to deal with the country’s anti-democratic...