OP-ED
Mikhail Minakov, Isaac Webb: A new party for Ukraine’s euro-optimists?
Mustafa Nayyem (L), Serhiy Leshchenko (center, with glasses) take their place among other journalists and civic activists announcing their decision to run for parliament in the Oct. 26 election.
Ukraine has never been a land for liberals. In 25 years of independence, the country’s liberal, European integrationists have never had a legitimate political party to represent them. Numerous parties claiming to do so have operated as fronts for oligarchic interests or been too weak to affect national politics.