Archive for November, 2008
Saturday, November 29th, 2008
Viktor Yushchenko was elected head of Our Ukraine replacing the ineffectual and intellectually challenged Vyacheslav Kyrylenko. This is like deciding to jump from dry land onto the sinking Titanic.
What does President Yushchenko expect to gain by becoming head of Our Ukraine?
Our Ukraine has 2 percent popularity, only slightly less ...
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Thursday, November 27th, 2008
What struck me about the 75th anniversary was that even among well informed Ukrainian-Americans there was a similar view to that heard commonly in Ukraine that the president had over-focused on the issue to the detriment of contemporary political and economic concerns. I have to agree.
The president ...
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Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
Nov. 22 was the fourth anniversary of the Orange Revolution and, in the West and in Ukraine, fatigue is growing with Viktor Yushchenko, Ukraine's president and erstwhile Orange Revolution hero.
On Ukraine's domestic front, Ukrainians blame Mr. Yushchenko for four years of political instability that have led to ...
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
The removal of Arseniy Yatseniuk as parliamentary speaker on 12 November is not the most surprising and intriguing aspect of the event. What is the most surprising is why the presidents chief of staff Viktor Baloga remains in his position after Yedyna Tsentr's 10 votes assured the vote's passage. ...
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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
As Ukraine approaches the fourth anniversary of the orange revolution it is important to analyse what has happened, the achievements and failures and unfulfilled expectations of the last four years. In the next2 weeks this blog will do this from different angles.
An often repeated claim that President Viktor ...
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