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Russian Aggression
February 9, 2018

Still Behind Bars: Who Are the Ukrainian “Prisoners of the Kremlin”?

On 16 January 2018, Volodymyr Balukh, a Ukrainian who lives in Russia-occupied Crimea, was sentenced to three years and seven months in a Russian prison and given...
Reforms
February 1, 2018

Green Energy Ukraine: Incentives or Obstacles?

Ukraine is trying to induce the use of green energy, but is often victim to corrupt schemes. In this article our aim is to delve deeper into this situation and see...
Ukraine
January 30, 2018

Paid Word: Who Owns Ukrainian Media

Oligarchs own the airwaves in Ukraine. More than 75 percent of Ukrainians regularly watch TV channels owned by Ukrainian oligarchs Viktor Pinchuk, Ihor Kolomoisky,...
Ukraine
January 29, 2018

Modernized Past: How Today’s Ukrainian Culture Combines Tradition And Modernity

In the 19th century Ukrainian culture was often perceived by its neighbours, like the Poles or Russians, as a land of deep-rooted folk traditions, where music, stories,...
Ukraine
January 16, 2018

“Little Russia”: What Ukraine Would Look Like If The “16 January Laws” Had Been Implemented

Exactly 4 years ago, on 16 January 2014, amid the Euromaidan protests, Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada attempted to adopt legislation which would legalise the dictatorship...
Ukraine
January 12, 2018

Ukraine: What to Expect in 2018

One should not have wild expectations for Ukraine this year. Although the country is more than a year away from the March 2019 presidential election, structural...
Reforms
January 11, 2018

“Green” Economy: How Ukrainian Cities Are Mastering Energy Management

The year 2015 marked the beginning of energy sector reform in Ukraine, which advocated the efficient use of energy resources and alternative sources of energy. The...
Ukraine
December 22, 2017

Ukraine 2017: Breaking vicious cycle?

Here we will try to make sense of what 2017 brought Ukraine. Many events and trends of the past year will certainly have consequences for what the future holds for...
Reforms
December 20, 2017

Ukraine’s Oligarchs Still Control the Media. Will Anyone Ever Challenge Them?

The oligarchs still control the airwaves in Ukraine. Ten of eleven national television channels are directly or indirectly connected to politicians and oligarchs....
Reforms
December 19, 2017

Business is cautiously optimistic about Ukraine, though many problems still remain

As the third year of reforms in Ukraine draws to a close, current and potential international investors are calculating risks with an eye on the economy failures...
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