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Democracy Works in Ukraine: Oleksiy Haran about Presidential Elections in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenski has accepted the concession made by Ukraine's incumbent president and is now set to become Ukraine's next leader.
24 April 2019

Ukraine media demands access to runoff frontrunner Zelensky

Open letter by 20 news outlets calls on presidential candidate to stop avoiding journalists ahead of runoff vote.
16 April 2019

Who will be Ukraine's next president?

Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky and incumbent Petro Poroshenko among 39 candidates in the running.
4 April 2019

Ukraine after Euromaidan: Increased Pluralism amid Patronal Politics

Illiberal and Authoritarian Tendencies in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe
1 April 2019

What has Russia gained from annexing Crimea?

Five years ago Russia annexed Crimea, then began a conflict in eastern Ukraine that has claimed 13,000 lives.
19 March 2019

Europe's Joke Parties Laugh All the Way to the Top

These parties started out as satirists. Now the joke is on their mainstream rivals.
14 February 2019

Comedy star Zelenskiy rides TV popularity and populism into politics

Iryna Bekeshkina, director of the Democratic Initiatives Foundation, believes Zelenskiy stands a low chance of winning the presidency.
28 January 2019

On the Eve of the Big Election Year in Ukraine

Olexiy Haran (Kyiv-Mohyla Academy) discusses the political views of the candidates.
25 January 2019

National Unity Day Helps to Remember Russian Hybrid Methods of War towards Ukraine

On January 22nd, Ukrainians all over the world mark the 100th anniversary of National Unity Day.
23 January 2019

Putin may have won Crimea but he lost Ukraine — Olexiy Haran

After the annexation of Crimea, support for NATO in Ukraine skyrocketed.
11 December 2018