Oleh Lyashko, perhaps Ukraine's most contentious parliamentary deputy, sits quietly in the corner of a salmon-and-gold-hued cafe in Kyiv. With its marble tables and smartly dressed clientele, it feels like it could be in Vienna. At a table nearby, a woman negotiates the terms of a loan from the European Union as other patrons haggle over complex financial and political deals. Just down the hill from the presidential administration and around the corner from the national assembly, the cafe has the unmistakable air of power-broking and deal-making.
Oct. 26, 2014 Parliamentary Election