Archive for June, 2009

Two Viktors (From Ukraine Analyst 19)

Friday, June 5th, 2009

A Tale of the Two Viktors by Taras Kuzio The resignation of Viktor Baloga was unexpected but long overdue. It had long been obvious to everybody – except that is President Viktor Yushchenko - that Baloga was a liability, not an asset. A former leader of the Agrarian Party told Ukraine Analyst ...

Coalition Thoughts

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

My own views on the formation of a grand or national unity coalition were outlined in great detail in my Moscow Times op ed last month. There I stated quite clearly that a coalition of all non-communist forces in parliament with the main purpose of combating the global crisis would ...

IMF on Ukraine’s Crisis (Movie)

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

http://www.imf.org/external/mmedia/view.asp?eventID=1501

Soviet Bank Deposits and and Fulfilling Election Promises

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

Soviet Bank Deposits The question of Soviet bank deposits lost to Ukrainian citizens after the disintegration of the USSR and during the hyperinflation of 1993 continues to be both applauded and condemned. On 22 May the Yulia Tymosahenko government issued a resolution to repay 250 million hryvni in 2009 towards the ...

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