Ukraine

Opposition figure still detained without charge

The administration of President Leonid Kuchma is responding with time-honored tactics to an opposition drive to oust him and his government from …
Stefan Korshak

State to bail out of Bank Ukraina

Inspired by the halcyon promise of a massive World Bank loan, Ukraine's government began moving last week to put its banking sector in order. The …
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Shutdown of fertilizer plant privatization sprouts suspicion

The privatization of yet another of Ukraine's potentially lucrative state enterprises has been halted by the government – and the government is …
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A romance sealed with Obolon

ted a gaping void between swank nightclubs and dank bars without chairs where vodka is the only item always in stock. Enter Eric Aigner and Viola …
Katya Gorchinskaya

Police arrest suspect in Peace Corps murder

CHERNIHIV – In an unusually open and frank press conference on Thursday, law enforcement authorities showed their eagerness to soothe the fears of a …
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Bill's excellent Balkans adventure

It makes a difference where a Westerner enters Ukraine. I say this having just emerged unharmed, unrobbed and in good health from a road trip of over …
Editorial

The pros and cons of Moroz

The announcement of Oleksandr Moroz's intention to run in next year's presidential election comes as no surprise, although its earliness – …
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In Ukraine, Deere's running into nothing but trouble

They started coming into Ukraine in April of this year: 650 brand new, bright and shiny green John Deere tractors, each one of them headed to the …
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Moroz lays down the red glove

oroz has announced his intention to run in next year's presidential election, setting the stage for a formidable leftist challenge to President …
Katya Gorchinskaya

Letters To The Editor

Bridges in the desert The article on page 9 of the Sept. 18 Post that describes Ukrainian treasury bills as a pyramid scheme was right on the mark. …
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Volunteer teachers complain of misuse, exploitation by firm

Peter Rodgers is fresh-faced, idealistic, and broke. The 20-year-old British undergraduate spent a large amount of his hard-earned money this summer …
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State rescinds grain confiscation order

The Cabinet of Ministers has rescinded a decree giving the government first dibs on farms' grain in what appeared to be its first-ever …
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Remembering the Kyiv Inferno, 1941

Fifty-seven years ago this week, Kyiv suffered its worst destruction since it was sacked and razed by the Mongols in the 13th century. Almost all of …
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WB credit targets rural financing

The World Bank has given tentative approval to a $25 million loan earmarked toward developing rural financing in Ukraine. The loan, which is separate …
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Non-profit gives students chance to work in the West

Ukrainian students of economics and business looking to get some valuable work experience for foreign companies – either abroad or at home – can thank …
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Parliament blocks investment fund scheme

Ukraine's parliament has halted a government plan that would give ownership of huge swathes of Ukraine's industrial sector to two state-owned …
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When tryzub meets swastika

d to foreigners as anathema, and thinks the statues of Lenin in Kyiv should never have been torn down. Yet Babych is anything but a communist. He …
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WB credit targets rural financing

The World Bank has given tentative approval to a $25 million loan earmarked toward developing rural financing in Ukraine. The loan, which is separate …
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