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Analyses | | Tadeusz A Olszański, Wojciech Konończuk

Crisis in Ukraine the first step towards compromise

The first concessions by President Yanukovych confirm that the option of violence is now no longer being considered.
Analyses | | Wojciech Konończuk, Tadeusz A Olszański

Escalation of the situation in Kiev

In its current form, however, the protest does not pose any real threat to President Yanukovych’s rule. The continuance of the Maidan protests may even be beneficial for the authorities.
OSW Commentary | | Wojciech Konończuk, Tadeusz A Olszański

What do the Maidan protests tell us about Ukraine Diagnosis and prospects for Ukrainian politics

The expectations of political and social change produced by the Maidan rallies among large parts of the Ukrainian public will not disappear.
Analyses | | Wojciech Konończuk

The government and the opposition in Ukraine are still far from reaching a compromise

The round table talks between the government and the opposition on 13 December failed to bring about a breakthrough in the political crisis.
Analyses | | Wojciech Konończuk, Tadeusz A Olszański

The political crisis in Ukraine

The government has adopted a strategy of playing for time, hoping that the opposition’s weaknesses will see the protests weaken.
Analyses | | Wojciech Konończuk

Ukraine withdraws from signing the Association Agreement in Vilnius The motives and implications

Kyiv’s decision should be seen not only in the context of increasing pressure from Russia, but mainly that of Ukraine’s domestic conditions.
Analyses | | Wojciech Konończuk, Tadeusz A Olszański

Pressure mounts in the Tymoshenko case

On 4 October, Yulia Tymoshenko issued a statement in which she agreed to go abroad for medical treatment without the requirement of legal rehabilitation, while insisting this does not mean she has formally emigrated. This is an important…
Analyses | | Wojciech Konończuk, Tadeusz A Olszański

Ukrainian parliament adopts part of European laws

In September, Ukraine’s parliament passed part of the ‘European laws’ necessary to sign the Association Agreement with the EU. The unprecedented tempo with which the regulations expected by the EU have been passed indicates that the…
Analyses | | Wojciech Konończuk, Arkadiusz Sarna

The presidential family in Ukraine is developing its business base

On 21 June the leading Ukrainian media holding UMH announced that it had sold 98% of its shares to VETEK, a company owned by 27-year-old businessman Serhiy Kurchenko. UMH owns dozens of newspapers, radio stations, internet portals,…
Analyses | | Wojciech Konończuk

The Ukrainian government wants to lift the ban on privatising Naftogaz

On 26 April a government draft bill was put forward in the Ukrainian parliament providing for the lifting of the ban on privatising the state-owned company Naftogaz. The main objective of the proposed changes is to remove the existing…