January 21, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Me neither. There is, however, a potentially important election going on in Serbia today, which could lead to independence for Kosovo. And we all remember how contentious that’s been, right? To get an understanding of what’s going on, check out … Continue reading
December 1, 2006
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Two years and one week ago: confusion as the Orange revolution kicked off, as supporters of Viktor Yushchenko – now the president – took to the streets to protest apparent vote-rigging by the then prime minister Viktor Yanukovich (now prime … Continue reading
August 6, 2006
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Somewhat busy… Neeka has a roundup of Ukraine news responses in the wake of President Yuschenko teaming up with ex-President Yanukovych (the guy who supposedly poisoned him). Surely the Orange Revolution is dead? Is this simply yet another temporary alliance, … Continue reading
July 26, 2006
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OK, so they’ve got a set of identical twins running the country – unusual, but not necessarily mad – yet they do seem to be ushering in some potentially worrying electoral changes and acting somewhat vindictively towards political opponents. Now … Continue reading
July 17, 2006
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Following last Wednesday’s worrying Ukraine update, more rather concerning analysis from Scott at Foreign Notes: “in a country where there is no rule of law, and Kushnaryov’s statement that they would install Yanukovych as PM no matter what the president … Continue reading
July 12, 2006
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For those who haven’t been keeping up, Ukraine’s Orange Revolution of November 2004 – optimistically and wildly inaccurately lauded at the time as a triumph of democracy over the forces of post-Soviet repression – has had rather a rocky time … Continue reading
May 12, 2006
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A handy round-up of what’s been going on in Ukraine since the elections back in March. It’s not exactly stable over there just yet, what with them still being without a Prime Minister and all…
March 27, 2006
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Looks like the Guardian has recommended this place as a source for Ukraine info thanks to my liveblogging of the “Orange Revolution” back in November/December 2004 (see here for the relevant posts). I am, however, massively out of touch with … Continue reading
March 11, 2006
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Considering I don’t believe in the death penalty, I have only one thing to say to the news that Slobodan Milosevic has just been found dead in his cell in The Hague: good.
January 2, 2006
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You can be fairly sure that Russian claims that Ukraine is “stealing Europe’s gas” are bollocks, and that this is indeed “the Putin regime’s answer to the Orange Revolution”. This little spat could, however, severely affect large chunks of Europe … Continue reading
October 6, 2005
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Well, after Turkey and Croatia, now it looks like Brussels is turning its attention to Ukraine, with Orange Revolution head Victor Yuschenko’s Prime Minister (no, not the fit one, she’s gone – the new one…) heading off for talks in … Continue reading
August 4, 2005
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Out with the old… And in with the pro-growth, pro-business new Europe. (Via) – interesting stuff: “it’s not only former Communist countries that have put rapid growth at the top of their priority list. In fact, since the 2004 enlargement … Continue reading
March 4, 2005
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Berlin Sprouts has a nice overview of some potential post-Orange Revolution developments on Europe’s easternmost fringe, three and a bit months after it all kicked off in Kiev, which nicely complements this Washington Times piece. Ultima Thule, meanwhile, has some … Continue reading
January 20, 2005
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Announced on the day Bush’s second term officially begins – how rare! Russia’s Vladimir Putin also seems to be trying to patch up relations, releasing a congratulatory message to the guy he was opposing to the extent of sending in … Continue reading