Archive for September, 2006
Remembering Moroz
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, Viktor Yushchenko would not be […]
Ukraine and NATO
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 politics is to what extent […]
Are Ukrainian politics to be taken that seriously?
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 only offset by Ukraine’s early […]