Tag - Petro Poroshenko
Why Ukraine's anti-oligarch bill is so problematic
Soso Dzamukashvili
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky promised to curb the power of the country's oligarchs. However, a new anti-oligarch bill might be more about consolidating his own position. On November 5, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed an...
Despite its reformist agenda, Ukraine's government shows little commitment to LGBT+ rights
Pride parades are now commonplace throughout Ukraine, but beyond the rainbow flags the government's support for the rights of the country's LGBT+ community...
Georgia and Ukraine are talking again, but little else
The strategic relationship between Georgia and Ukraine – strained for years – has shown some signs of revival, but much of the progress is little more than...
What's next for Ukraine after strongman interior minister's resignation
Ukraine's controversial long-standing interior minister Arsen Avakov resigned on July 13 — to widespread surprise. But many are sceptical about how much will...
'I could have done more': Wałęsa on Ukraine
Andrii Kutsyk
US President Joe Biden on June 14 made it clear that Ukraine still has some way to go before it can realistically hope for NATO membership. A former Polish president...
Ukraine's comedian president gets serious about the country's oligarchs
Can a proposed new bill really break the stranglehold of Ukraine's oligarchs? Ukraine's president, Volodymr Zelensky, has finally submitted a long-awaited...
Which way will post-Lukashenko Belarus go?
Andreas Umland
Current events in Belarus could be leading to an outcome similar to that of the 2018 Velvet Revolution in Armenia rather than the 2013-14 Revolution of Dignity in...
Why can't Central Europe win Eurovision?
Emerging Europe Staff
Our weekly digest of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which caught our eye and all of which are well worth your time. Listing them...
Comeback king Mikheil Saakashvili set to become deputy PM of Ukraine
Mikheil Saakashvili, the exiled former president of Georgia, is set to return to frontline politics in Ukraine having been nominated by the country's president...
Ukraine's land reform: One stroke against the tide
Christopher A. Hartwell
The coronavirus pandemic is unfortunately giving authoritarians and would-be authoritarians globally an excuse to aggrandise power, evidenced by the recent "emergency...
Fighting corruption in Ukraine and Armenia
The question of whether the 2014 Maidan Revolution in Ukraine and the 2018 Velvet Revolution in Armenia produced significant reforms, goes into determining their...
The jury is out on Ukraine's new leaders
The new Ukrainian government has outlined an ambitious agenda for the country's future. With expectations high, much will depend on whether the new Ukrainian leadership...