Section: The Ukrainian Weekly (USA)
Svyatoslav Vakarchuk speaks on civil society in Ukraine at Fordham University
NEW YORK – Svyatoslav (Slava) Vakarchuk delivered a guest lecture, titled “Ordinary Citizens in Extraordinary Times: Civil Society in Ukraine,” at Fordham University on November 20. This event was sponsored by the Department of Political Science and the deans of arts and science in an attempt to advance the understanding of world politics among...
IN THE PRESS: Op-ed by Turchynov
“Allying with Putin against the Islamic State would be a devil’s bargain,” by Oleksander Turchynov, secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, The Washington Post, December 3: …it is understandable that Western governments should want to form the broadest possible international coalition, including with Russia, to...
Ukraine is not a bargaining chip for Putin’s support against ISIS
Two months ago, while travelling along the frontlines of eastern Ukraine, I predicted that the Minsk II ceasefire agreements would not be respected by the Kremlin and its puppet Peoples’ Republics. It was clear to me – in spite of a tentative ceasefire put in place on October 2 – that the situation in the […] …read more Source: The...
Biden’s message to Kyiv
The Obama administration sent Vice-President Joe Biden on yet another trip to Ukraine (his fifth as vice-president and his fourth since the Euro-Maidan) to reassure Kyiv that the U.S. stands with the people of Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression. The trip was meant “to provide a strong signal of our support for Ukraine […] …read more...
December 17, 2013
Two years ago, on December 17, 2013, President Viktor Yanukovych signed a series of agreements with the Russian Federation and the Russian state gas monopoly Gazprom, with many of the terms of the agreements withheld from the public. Many speculated that the deal was meant to shut the door on Ukraine’s Association Agreement with the […]...
Belavezha accords: not just about the past
Twenty-four years ago, on December 8, 1991, at the Belarusian resort of Belavezhskaya Pushcha, the presidents of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine signed a document, known as the Belavezha accords, annulling the 1922 union treaty and thus marking the end of the USSR – an event that continues to be a source of debate in both […] …read more Source:...
Activists call for united front against Ukraine’s corrupt oligarchs
KYIV – If there’s anything that Ukrainians can agree on, it’s that the country’s headed for an enormous crisis next year that promises to alter the current state of affairs, particularly the ongoing domination of the nation’s corrupt oligarchy. Not only have Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Arseniy...
Candle-lighting remembrance is first to be held at new Holodomor Memorial
WASHINGTON – This year’s candle-lighting remembrance ceremony in Washington for the millions of people who died in Joseph Stalin’s genocidal famine, the 1932-1933 Holodomor in Ukraine, was unique. For the first time, the annual commemoration took place at the site of the Holodomor Memorial, constructed this year and dedicated three...
Russia warns of penalties on Kyiv after failed trade talks
Russia is likely to penalize Ukrainian imports starting in January after negotiators failed to agree on ways to address Moscow’s objections to Kyiv’s free-trade agreement with the European Union. “It is a very probable scenario that there will not be an agreement before January 1,” when the EU trade pact goes into effect, and that […]...
Former U.S. ambassadors, generals, members of Congress demand more funding for Ukraine
On November 18, a diverse group of military and foreign policy leaders released a letter urging Congress to enhance and expand U.S. economic, military and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine as part of the final negotiations on fiscal year 2016 appropriations. The signatories include former ambassadors, military leaders and officials in Democratic...
