Archive for September, 2008
Sunday, September 14th, 2008
Over the weekend two signals appeared that were dangerous for Ukraine. Firstly, Ukrayinska Pravda warned of the return of "Kuchmism" through the use of administrative resources by the president and government in their new conflict. Secondly, violence broke out in Lviv between BYuT and NUNS supporters.
The election fraud and anarchy ...
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Thursday, September 11th, 2008
Yesterday President Yushchenko gave an interview to many regional media outlets in which he described the 2 September voting in parliament by BYuT and Regions as a 'state coup'.
I remain confused.
Why is a coalition between Our Ukraine and Regions a coalition that unites Ukraine but a coalition between BYuT and ...
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Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
Yulia Tymoshenko could win the 2010 presidential elections. That is what the polls have told us all year. Why then is she reducing the powers of a position that is hers to win?
One of the often repeated stereotypes about Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is that she is an autocrat that ...
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Friday, September 5th, 2008
The Yulia Tymoshenko (BYuT)’s voting with the Party of Regions is not the main factor behind the decision of Our Ukraine-Peoples Self Defense (NUNS) to withdraw from the orange coalition. Yushchenko’s and Our Ukraine/NUNS negotiations and cooperation with Yanukovych and the Party of Regions have been long standing.
In the seven ...
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
In yesterday's blog I made one mistake. I ignored the fact that one political entity did actually recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia - the terrorist organization Hamas.
Will the Party of Regions and Communist Party now follow their vote with a second resolution entitled 'Ukraine Should Establish ...
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