Section: The American Center for a European Ukraine (USA)
“You Have Not Defeated Me and You Never Will!” Ukrainian Fighter Pilot Nadiya Savchenko Tells Russian Court
Savchenko didn’t beg for leniency and refused to be exchanged for the Russian military intelligence officer captured in Ukraine, deeming such a swap unfair. Savchenko threatened to start a “dry” hunger strike if the court drags its feet. Her earlier experience proves that she is capable of carrying out her threat. If she dies in […]...
After Ukraine, Kazakhstan Wary of Ethnic Russians Broaching Autonomy
There is no separatist rebellion in northern Kazakhstan, but the ethnic Russians, who make up more than a fifth of the country’s 18 million population, are feeling increasingly insecure and some sympathize with the separatists in Ukraine. VOA: After Ukraine, Kazakhstan Wary of Ethnic Russians Broaching Autonomy …read more Source: The...
UKRAINE TO STAY OUT OF EU AND NATO FOR 20 YEARS, SAYS JEAN-CLAUDE JUNCKER
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has dashed Ukraine’s hopes of joining the EU and NATO anytime soon, estimating that it will take at least two decades before the former Soviet state is a member of either. Newsweek: UKRAINE TO STAY OUT OF EU AND NATO FOR 20 YEARS, SAYS JEAN-CLAUDE JUNCKER …read more Source: The...
Pentagon: Despite Minsk II, More Than 400 Ukraine Troops Killed
More than 400 Ukrainian troops have died in fighting since the Minsk II cease-fire agreement was adopted one year ago, with Russia playing a major role in the violence. VOA: Pentagon: Despite Minsk II, More Than 400 Ukraine Troops Killed …read more Source: The American Center for a European...
Yaresko agreed to head government
After a week of prior negotiations, Natalie Jaresko agreed to become head of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. The information was provided by sources in the Presidential Administration. The strategic seven that consists of people closest to the President and Prmie Minister continues to persuade Arseniy Yatsenyuk to resign. Natalie Jaresko...
SBU accuses Ukrgasbank’s former co-owner, deputy chairman of fraud
One of the former private owners of nationalized Ukrgasbank and a former deputy chairman of the bank’s board hacked the bank’s database to withdraw property from collateral and removed restrictions on its sale, the SBU Security Service of Ukraine said. The state-owned bank had two plots of land worth almost UAH 55 million in Kyiv […]...
Courts refuse to consider petitions from the Prosecutor’s Office
On March 1, the investigating prosecutors lost their authority and the State Bureau of Investigation has not started working. As a result of the conflict in the law, despite official statements made by Prosecutor General of Ukraine, the investigation is completely blocked, because courts do not accept requests from investigators, particularly in...
The corruption that fueled Ukraine’s 2014 revolution won’t go away
After two years of a pro-Western, pro-reform government, corruption is once again fueling political crisis in Kiev. At stake are billions of dollars, much of it siphoned from state-owned enterprises, and interests that allegedly extend to Ukraine’s leadership, including business circles close to both President Petro Poroshenko and Prime...
How Moscow Is Subverting Ukraine’s Bid for Freedom
Rather than separating the government from the oligarch class, or demolishing the old state apparatus, the top priority was to ensure that everyone — no matter how unsavory — would stay in the fight against the Russians. FP: How Moscow Is Subverting Ukraine’s Bid for Freedom …read more Source: The American Center for a European...
Poroshenko signs “party dictatorship” law
Today, Feb. 25, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed notorious “party dictatorship” bill No. 3700 into law, which will let parties delete party candidates from their election lists after elections, according to an announcement on the page of the law on the parliament’s official website. Despite the fact that lawmakers had refused...
