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International observers say “most” international commitments were met in the first round of presidential election. International observers have given a positive...

This month's presidential election in Ukraine may not have the drama of 2004, but there is still a lot riding on the result. Five years ago, Ukrainians took to the streets...

Ukraine's constitutional set-up has left its politicians semi-paralysed in the face of the economic crisis, writes former president of Poland. Why is it that Ukraine has...

Ukraine's democracy is not old. Just a few years ago, the country was run by Leonid Kuchma, a Soviet-style president, until he was ousted in the Orange Revolution of December...

When Ukrainians elect the 450 members of their country's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, on 30 September, Western media will no doubt talk of a ‘landmark election'. But...

The EU decided last year to grant Ukraine market economy status. But, despite a pro-democracy revolution and efforts to secure a position on the world stage, Ukraine remains...

Viktor Yanukovich, the man whose attempts to rig Ukraine's 2004 presidential elections led to the 'Orange revolution', is to visit Brussels in the coming weeks. Yanukovich,...

At 3 am on 3 July 2004, just months before the Orange Revolution, Ukrainian steel magnate Viktor Pinchuk gathered about him a handful of advisers in a conference room at...

Six months after the Orange revolution, politics in Ukraine is surprisingly mundane – which is both encouraging and a little disappointing. In a matter of weeks, Ukraine's...

A consortium hired to bring Ukraine's passport service up to western European standards has complained to EU leaders about how its contract has been cancelled through a...

With the Orange Revolution just two months old, hopes were high at a January meeting between the EU and Ukraine in Brussels that a new era in relations was beginning. Alas,...

The drama of Ukraine's disputed presidential election was obvious to all. The contest between Viktor Yanukovich, the Russian-backed candidate, and Viktor Yushchenko, the...

To Westerners, he is the guy with the horrifically disfigured face and the orange scarf. To his acolytes, Viktor Yushchenko is something akin to a messiah. For several years...

The prospect of large-scale state privatisations in Ukraine is currently the subject of fierce and occasionally violent debate. During the presidential election campaign...

Yes I did go to the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, and yes I did come back with lots of other people's ideas that I can pass off as my own, albeit most of them...

EU political directors will tomorrow (21 January) discuss the appointment of a special representative to Moldova, to deal with the ‘frozen conflict' in the separatist...

UKRAINE'S eastern and western parts are as much apart as they can be. Everything divides them: history, religion, language, economics, social experience, mentality and the...

UKRAINE faced a growing likelihood of a fresh presidential election last night (1 December) after the country's parliament voted to oust the government led by Viktor...

“I am happy to have been able to bear witness to the values in which I believe and to suffer for them.” Italy's Rocco Buttiglione, withdrawing his candidacy for the...

Ukraine is unlikely to make any serious progress in accession talks with the EU while Leonid Kuchma remains in power. But the president may be around for a few more years...