Archive for September, 2006

Remembering Moroz

Thursday, September 21st, 2006

Yes, its that time of year again. No, not Christmas, which, at least in Britain means little of anything spiritual but lots of drinking and shopping. No, it’s a far more sad occasion, the annual anniversary of the kidnapping and subsequent murder of Ukrainian journalist Heorhiy Gongadze. Without Gongadze’s ultimate sacrifice, ...

Ukraine and NATO

Thursday, September 14th, 2006

Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych is flying to Brussels this week in an attempt to convince NATO and the EU of Ukraine’s continued sincerity in its desire to join both organizations. After all, Ukraine is not Russia, the title of Leonid Kuchma’s 2004 book. A prime concern for those who follow Ukrainian ...

Are Ukrainian politics to be taken that seriously?

Thursday, September 7th, 2006

My two weeks in Ukraine in late June proved to be eventful. During the first week, Kyiv was awash with rumors that there would be a Grand Coalition of Our Ukraine and the Party of Regions. The atmosphere was bleak in Kyiv with rumors of a pending Grand coalition being ...

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